Example sentences of "it [is] [v-ing] on [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's feeding on poor , dear Ma again . |
| 2 | Not too bright at all , I put just that bit of white in like you said and it 's coming on lovely . |
| 3 | The methods that she uses erm , and I think this needs to be done well before a disaster , unfortunately so often people only react at times like this and I think it 's such a pity that they do n't do it beforehand , but it 's working on basic assertiveness skills , communications skills like giving a language for feelings , erm building up support for each other , plus the creative work — getting things down |
| 4 | The answer is never one the minimum we 've come across in an organization is two the typical is five to ten and in some organizations it 's going on fifteen . |
| 5 | However , if one party is to bear the costs of the other it is important to specify this in the heads and ensure it is binding on all parties . |
| 6 | These are as follows : ( 1 ) Once a Court Scheme has been approved by the requisite majority of members and sanctioned by the court it is binding on all the members ( or the particular class of them ) and the company . |
| 7 | It is killing on both sides , Mr Gibson 's death is the fifty first this year , lives taken , families destroyed . |
| 8 | Gresham says it is working on similar deals and will also begin marketing the product itself to open systems transaction processing users . |
| 9 | The centre has most information and contacts on Europe and North America and it is working on those on the Indian subcontinent , Eastern Europe and Africa . |