Example sentences of "is [v-ing] [noun] on [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | MODERN TIMBER technology is helping support on one of Wales ' most famous narrow gauge lines , the Vale of Rheidol Railway . |
| 2 | Macbeth is using language on two levels , one of which rebukes the other . |
| 3 | In searching for an alternative , OFWAT is canvassing opinion on three different methods : water metering , a flat-rate licence fee , and banding or stepped charges depending on the type of home in which you live . |
| 4 | So , while the Government claims that it is targeting help on those in greatest need , it is simultaneously increasing the numbers caught , in the Government 's terminology , in a ‘ dependency culture ’ . |
| 5 | The Government would like to introduce the new system from April 1994 , but is seeking comments on this timescale . |
| 6 | Other ideas are being followed up by the Supply Chain Management Project which is investigating ideas on promotional planning , information availability and customer service system enhancements . |
| 7 | Already over 400 people have been shed since the beginning of the year , and the Prime Computer Inc that is going public on revised terms and will change its name to Computervision Corp , will end up with 5,900 people , and annual sales of some $1,200m , mainly computer-aided design software and maintenance . |
| 8 | The club is chasing trophies on three fronts and today 's FA Cup tie gives them a chance of a quarter-final place and another money-spinning match against a big club . |
| 9 | The Conservation Laboratory of the British Library National Sound Archive is undertaking research on these lines at the moment , and the strongest candidate is a form of computer WORM disk ( Write Once , Read Many times ) . |
| 10 | I think that is it is the hon. Gentleman who is talking nonsense on this occasion . |