Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [conj] [v-ing] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | The task , therefore , is to merge the Eastern and Western processes into a new paradigm that will unleash the creative potential and ‘ free-up ’ innovative activities while focusing on unified goals of the organization . |
| 2 | But in fact each sex is acting in good faith , unaware — as one might be with a foreign speaker of one 's own language — that the other is following different rules and acting on different assumptions . |
| 3 | The product development venture , SunSolutions , a new moon circling Sun Technology Enterprises , last week debuted its first product , ShowMe , its computer conference software : based on Open Look , it says it can be deployed for on-line meetings and collaborating on compound documents in real-time over a TCP/IP net work . |
| 4 | Prevents wet feet when working on the foredeck or on the lee rail in rough weather . |
| 5 | Emily Driver worked in dictionary publishing for some years whilst campaigning on the subject of child abuse . |
| 6 | The company built a new factory at Angered , 10 kilometres away , and began a lengthy process of reorganisation , pulling out of some businesses and concentrating on others — in line with wider changes in the Courtaulds Coatings group . |
| 7 | As children , we all got up to tricks like pinching a few apples or knocking on someone 's door and running away — all rather harmless , but if our parents found out , we would be in for a good hiding , a cut on the backside . |
| 8 | Further details and booking on 021-440 3838 . |
| 9 | IBM is now looking at different materials and working on the many technical problems of writing on , and reading , the memory . |
| 10 | ‘ So you see , what with the Church never keeping adequate records and relying on the personal network all the time and the patronage system doing the same but relying on a different network , we 're all rather in the dark . ’ |
| 11 | But because his value is limited to £1.5 million — another stipulation in the contract which first allowed him to move to Sampdoria — there is room for additional bonuses and signing on payments to be made available to him . |
| 12 | Final responsibility for such matters as deciding on the suitability of foster homes was devolved to twelve regional committees formed to coincide with the boundaries of the government-designated defence areas . |
| 13 | The strain of all this told , especially when he did such things as going on a submarine foray to the Bay of Biscay while the French coast was still in German hands . |
| 14 | Sessions cover such topics as living on a pension , investments , income tax ; staying healthy and active in retirement ; assessment of local community services ; employment prospects for paid or voluntary work ; accommodation and the pros and cons of moving house after retirement . |
| 15 | The plaintiff now seems to have the option of applying to join the new defendant in the existing proceedings as happened in Liff v Peasley [ 1980 ] 1 All ER 623 or starting separate proceedings and relying on Thompson v Brown . |
| 16 | We can simply summarize these ways as meditating on God 's word , living a life of prayer and praise , and growing in our love for God . |
| 17 | Frost — White spots or frosting on a dark background . |
| 18 | Fears for the political stability of the area , once the bastion of the Socialist Revolutionaries and bordering on Tambov guberniia , were also rising , though not expressed publicly . |
| 19 | He also said people had experienced electric shocks when working on roofs directly below the cables . |
| 20 | All I 'm saying is , I doubt if there are men practising the Black Arts and meeting on a regular basis for drunken orgies the way Parsons ’ and Dashwood 's men did . |
| 21 | ‘ The boy was a little shocked and had quite deep gashes but landing on the bed as he did certainly saved him . |
| 22 | Telling you , I thought we 'd of been clomping around on the bare floor-boards and sitting on orange-boxes watching a wee black-and-white portable for ever . |
| 23 | There are many situations when learning on the ward is better achieved in groups . |
| 24 | Despite some very good scores and striking on the night AIB Bank , Bindon Street , Ennis came out on top followed by their colleagues , AIB Bank , 63 O'Connell St. , Limerick in second place . |
| 25 | choice between using printed worksheets or working on screen |
| 26 | These factors may include the baby being too hot because of another viral infection , wearing too many clothes or sleeping on its stomach rather than its back . |
| 27 | From swimming in one of many pools or boating on the lakes , to riding , tennis , hiking or just soaking up a mountain dark tan . |
| 28 | At 1213 hrs the pilot contacted Luton Approach ; he gave his position as passing High Wycombe and requested VFR clearance through the corner of the zone at 2000 feet whilst transponding on code 4321 . |
| 29 | There is already a successful lower end of the market selling at under five pounds but competing on equal terms with the more familiar names |
| 30 | Simultaneously , Lilley and Clarke announced a similar scheme to allow students to gain higher degrees while working on industrial research , thereby fostering an increased flow of people and technology between academia and industry . |