Example sentences of "are [adv] [v-ing] on [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some are already working on contingency plans to make sure patients in the North-East are referred for treatment . |
| 2 | The Croats here are not fighting on behalf of Bosnian independence . |
| 3 | A bit sentimental ( let's face it , two 35-year-olds mooching down the aisle are hardly embarking on life 's first great adventure ) but pleasant enough . |
| 4 | Over half are also collaborating on consumer research service specifications and service planning . |
| 5 | The purchasers are also taking on board £748,000 of Kemps ' bank borrowings . |
| 6 | We are also focusing on exploration projects which will give us the opportunity to find larger oil and gas deposits at lower costs . |
| 7 | Some of your Salzburg opera productions are also going on film , too ? |
| 8 | One of the major pitfalls that people face if they are willingly embarking on change — in their teaching , for example — is their own unrealistic or inaccurate expectations . |
| 9 | Two nil to the Seasiders , who are now sailing on top of the table , with Hereford left in the backwaters of Division Four . |
| 10 | Almost 1 million lone parents are now managing on benefit . |
| 11 | This was the second full year of operations for the company and chief executive , Robert Bauman , commented , ‘ the key objectives of the merger have been achieved and we are now focusing on growth and we have made dramatic strides in our new product programme ’ . |
| 12 | PRIMARY schools are increasingly relying on money from parents for a decent stock of books , according to government inspectors . |
| 13 | Schools are increasingly relying on money from parents to provide decent stocks of books , government inspectors report today . |
| 14 | Major hotels and restaurants are making the most of new ideas like these and , realising the need to invest in the best modern equipment available , they are increasingly relying on equipment manufacturers to fit out their kitchens with these innovations . |
| 15 | CO-OPERATION North — the organisation committed to cross-border exchanges — are again banking on athletics to help raise much needed sponsorship . |
| 16 | Although Martin has said that some bass players like to be able to significantly alter their sound while they are actually playing on stage , I 've never seen the need to have all the gubbins on the bass to do that , then have lots more gubbins on the amp to do more of the same . |
| 17 | Diets often fail in the long term because they are too demanding on will-power . |