Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [noun] [v-ing] on [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr asked about traffic calming on new roads . |
| 2 | The exact unexpired terms of long leases are not so critical , but details must be given of time remaining on shorter leases . |
| 3 | X Window is certain to be a success because it allows for applications running on any manufacturer 's machine and any multi-tasking operating system to be used by any X-based workstation or terminal . |
| 4 | This type of ‘ client-server ’ architecture also makes it possible to provide a uniform way for users to talk to applications running on different platforms . |
| 5 | ‘ We have helped to create a new training culture in this country but that can only be done by businesses focusing on that in partnership with the government . ’ |
| 6 | From the early nineteenth-century this inscription inspired the local wits and the statue was frequently used for posters commenting on local politics or politicians . |
| 7 | For example the Philippines eagle is totally dependent on the rainforests , it nests in ferns growing on tall trees and feeds on flying lemurs , large snakes , hornbills , civets and monkeys . |
| 8 | Flat faces are produced by hand grinding on carborundum-impregnated papers ( ‘ wet and dry' paper ) in the dry . |
| 9 | They continued along the track , her eyes moving from ferns growing on moss-covered tree trunks to parasites thriving in the twisted tangle of overhead branches . |
| 10 | ( 9 ) Misrepresentation : safeguard against buyer relying on any representations except those made by you in writing ( eg in replies on property information form etc ) . |
| 11 | Back in prehistoric times , the river which we now call the Thames was created by rains falling on hilly ground on the western side of this country , and meandering lazily until it found its way into the sea on the eastern side of the continental peninsular which became an island by separating itself from the continent of Europe . |
| 12 | ( iii ) It is established by authority binding on this court that a corporation , or ‘ near corporation , ’ created by Parliament has the right to sue in libel for injury to its reputation : South Hetton Coal Co . Ltd. v. North-Eastern News Association Ltd. [ 1894 ] 1 Q.B. 133 and National Union of General and Municipal Workers v. Gillian [ 1946 ] K.B . 81. ( iv ) |
| 13 | The report stresses that the entire standardisation process could be devalued by inspectors concentrating on minor infractions of the rules and on monitoring products manufactured outside their own country . |