Example sentences of "are [verb] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | What is also new is that they are building on and developing research in the various components of information skills . |
| 2 | Then the neighbours and family who are relied on to share some daily task become more evidently part of the social system , or family system of that elderly person . |
| 3 | Two passages are relied on to support that view from judgments of Lord Donaldson of Lymington M.R. in recent cases . |
| 4 | The initial writ requires to identify the licensing board 's failures and specify the circumstances which are relied on to show that the hoard erred ; it is not sufficient to recite without specification all the statutory grounds of appeal ( Sutherland v. City of Edinburgh District Licensing Board , 1984 S.L.T. 241 ) . |
| 5 | If there are no clubbers at all then any netted enemy are jumped on by the netters themselves , and damage is resolved with a strength of 3 as normal . |
| 6 | Andrew Holden , joint secretary of the Northern Examining Association , said : ‘ We will be looking at the position and seeing whether we think it is worthwhile to offer a similar scheme or whether we would prefer to cut the general level of fees so that we are competing on even terms . ’ |
| 7 | In any case , if any of the pupils are to go on with the language at A level , they will simply have to learn some grammar at some stage . |
| 8 | Loans from these institutions can not be rescheduled or written off if countries are to go on borrowing . |
| 9 | Does my right hon. Friend accept that if the major galleries of this country are to go on with their extremely enlightened and successful purchasing programme , it is essential that we bring in charging for entry ? |
| 10 | In fact , if you think you may end up wanting a second machine ( of a different gauge ) as well as a standard gauge , it makes sense to buy the model without a KnitRadar and then buy the KnitRadar as an add-on accessory which you can use with whichever machine you are knitting on . |
| 11 | ‘ Many families are struggling on , perhaps because they do n't want to consider residential care or because the right sort of care is n't available , ’ said Bill Barker . |
| 12 | They are hanging on by refusing to pay suppliers . |
| 13 | The reason they are hanging on until after the election is because both Labour and the Liberal Democrats are pledged to return opted-out schools to local authority control , with all that implies in terms of victimisation and possible closure . |
| 14 | Richard Spink , of the Citizens Advice Bureaux , said : ‘ Thousands are hanging on by the skin of their teeth . |
| 15 | But United are hanging on to ‘ Captain Marvel ’ leaving Derby boss Arthur Cox admitting : ‘ We made an inquiry for Robson , but United turned us down flat and said he was not available . ’ |
| 16 | Kurdish people are hanging on in the northern part of Iraq , desperately in need of support and aid that must come to them before a harsh winter sets in . |
| 17 | But … but I will worry if I think you are hanging on waiting , because it 's no good . |
| 18 | ‘ Perhaps it 's really you who are hanging on , loath to lose that last link with your mother . |
| 19 | But the interpretation from dealers and experts is that motorists are hanging on to their ageing cars instead of buying new ones . |
| 20 | It 's true that more people are hanging on to their cars and strangel ; y not paying for their servicing . |
| 21 | In Britain in nineteen ninety three we are hanging on to the remains of our welfare state by our fingertips . |
| 22 | The exaltation of Jesus to the Father 's right hand is not only God 's vindication of his spreading from Jerusalem person and his achievement ; it is the precondition of the coming of his Spirit upon the witnesses who are to carry on his mission ( Acts 2:32f ) . |
| 23 | Talks on the future of Northern Ireland are to carry on next week . |
| 24 | Contracts made by any agent in pursuance of the principal 's instructions are binding on , and operate for the benefit of , the latter . |
| 25 | Such covenants , so far as they relate to the premises leased , are binding on and enforceable by assignees both of lessor and lessee . |
| 26 | It is in the interview that many of these aspects of the post are checked on with the candidate . |
| 27 | The boys of Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School — four wins in four matches — are catching on to it . |
| 28 | Casual work is growing most rapidly in the service and retail sectors but even traditional manufacturing companies are catching on to the trend . |
| 29 | You do not have to be a Marxist to see that the official statistics of unemployment include only those who are signing on at Job Centres and are eligible for benefit . |
| 30 | because people who are signing on will er , well , pe he 's , he could still claim Income Support . |