Example sentences of "you are [v-ing] on [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whether you are leaving on a more or less amicable basis , perhaps just a luckless victim of business recession or a change in management style following a takeover , or in an atmosphere of mutual recrimination , it is usually possible sooner or later to strike a deal with the company which satisfies both sides . |
| 2 | I note you are getting on a bit . |
| 3 | This is the other way : you fix the expenditure first , and you hope afterwards ; and if it does n't come off ( which it is unlikely to , if you are gambling on an improbability ) , then the result is the monetisation of debt with the consequences which we know . |
| 4 | If you are writing on a complex topic a reader can easily become confused . |
| 5 | If we assume that you are writing on the right-hand page of an examination book or on loose examination sheets , bound at the top left-hand corner , then the identifying number of the question should be large so that it is easily seen and should be at the top right-hand corner . |
| 6 | It 's hard to keep your eyes away from documents people beside you are reading on the train , especially when they are X/Open Co Ltd internal memoranda : the one seen by a Unigram.X spy at Lewisham , South London last week promised in its first paragraph ‘ a 0% payrise ’ for unfortunate X/Open employees . |
| 7 | ‘ He says you are trespassing on the land belonging to the Maker of Clouds . |
| 8 | If you are riding on the road you just see different towns , but in the forest there is such variety , that an hour ride becomes what you want it to be . |
| 9 | Pete says there 's great freedom in the air … you can float to wherever you want to … the sensation is great especially when you are flying on the last wind of the day |
| 10 | For example , if you are saving on a monthly basis , the interest rate should be a monthly rate and the term should be measured in months . |
| 11 | As soon as the candidate has left the room make notes of your impressions of various abilities , making sure you have covered all the points used for the job/personnel specification , or the list of essential qualities and qualifications which you have drawn up if you are interviewing on a less formal basis . |
| 12 | The LM form of homœopathic medication is unusual in that once you are improving on the remedy you actually continue to take it even when you are feeling well . |
| 13 | ‘ Possibly you are meditating on the fact of my baldness . ’ |
| 14 | Beware if you are going on a pre-wedding diet . |
| 15 | I had already loosened the overcoat and was thinking as I looked at him , This very minute you are going on the longest journey a man ever takes and you have n't a frigging clue . |
| 16 | Perhaps you are going on an outing or meeting a friend . |
| 17 | One moment you are on a path by a stream , the next you are balancing on a carefully placed tree trunk to cross the stream for the hundredth time . |
| 18 | If you are recording on a Super-format such as S-VHS , though , the copying loss will be barely discernible , and you could go on to make a copy-of-a-copy ( ie third generation ) without noticeable fall-off . |
| 19 | However , unless you are climbing on a single 50 metre rope , it 's preferable to abseil direct down to the couloir rather than take the pendulum of the normal route . |
| 20 | There are six short vowels , as in the following sentence : You will take these in your stride without much ado if you are concentrating on the sense of the sentence , noticing the crisp consonants . |
| 21 | Annabelle and Steven , you are embarking on a wonderful journey , and you have many friends who will support you , and help you , and wish you well . |
| 22 | If you are working on a network , check with your teacher/supervisor . |
| 23 | If you are working on a flat surface , you could use any of the 100L airbrushes from Morris and Ingram , possibly the 100-4-SS airbrush set , which comes with a fine and medium assembly and needle and colour cups . |
| 24 | If you are working on a project with all of the relevant files stored in a single directory there is a fairly simple way of keeping a set of historical backups . |
| 25 | If you are working on a twentieth-century subject , you may find it helpful to use the enormous amount of information available about events in the twentieth century , organised by year . |
| 26 | If you are working on the floor , sit cross-legged if possible or kneel on a mat . |
| 27 | If you are working on the RM Nimbus network WAIT for the Command Menu to reappear and then : |
| 28 | Unless you are working on the switchboard or reception , you should also state your name . |
| 29 | This is because you are working on the main background colour . |
| 30 | If you are working on an angled drawing board , the best kit we supply is a 150-4-PK dual action airbrush , which comes in a wooden box and has all three head and needle assemblies : fine , medium , and heavy-duty , to suit all the media you are likely to use . |