Example sentences of "[verb] on [coord] [pron] is " in BNC.

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1 and be counted , but I think we 've tended to stand back and just say well we know it 's going on but what is actually being done to these
2 As regards the concept of time , the poem is remarkable for its modern point of view : ‘ Similarly , time by itself does not exist ; but from things themselves there results a sense of what has already taken place , what is now going on and what is to ensue .
3 The debate , amongst both academics and practitioners , which emerged from these reports is still going on and it is this debate which is of interest to schools .
4 In addition to the crime of conspiracy , there is the civil wrong ( or tort ) of conspiracy , consisting of an agreement which has been acted on and which is made in order to attain either an unlawful object or a lawful object by unlawful means .
5 ‘ It is a bedrock of traditional liberalism to build on and it is here that we are likely to see the most substantial progress of all .
6 I could go on but there is n't space .
7 Erm the er most important item I think Chairman is the work programme for the future year which commences at erm about twelve and forms the second half of the report and I would be very happy to deal with any questions and it is very clearly in the light of things that we 've already said , the first part of er that latter half of the report er which er emphasises the erm principal activities er to the department er that of strategic policy in paragraphs thirteen one , thirteen two and thirteen three are therefore perhaps the areas to which I would er draw you attention er most , but the report as whole is er I hope a reasonably succinct summary of what has gone on or what is proposed to be done and er in order to avoid simply what is already in the report , I , I would leave it at that point and say I 'm happy to deal with any questions .
8 One thing is certain : we can not just amble on and it is going to cost us dearly — £40 000 million according to the National Water Council and others .
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