Example sentences of "[conj] [v-ing] on [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It shows to be wholly naive claims that the problem of the patriarchal nature of the biblical literature could be solved by for example substituting certain female words for male words , or concentrating on those stories which concern women . |
| 2 | In Arenson v Casson Beckman Rutley & Co [ 1975 ] 3 WLR 815 an agreement provided that shares in a private company had to be sold back to the plaintiff 's uncle on the plaintiff leaving the business ; the price of the shares was to be the fair value as determined by the company 's auditors , whose valuation acting as experts and not as arbitrators was to be final and binding on all parties . |
| 3 | Their loving was long and sweet and fulfilling , a meeting and mingling on all levels , making from two separate minds and bodies and souls , one whole and complete entity . |
| 4 | Thanks to Sybille two local women were hired to do extra cooking and cleaning on these occasions , when it seemed the concept of the extended family had turned the Ashleys into hoteliers . |
| 5 | It still thinks that by interfering and pouring on more layers of bureaucracy and government it will achieve something that has eluded it for so long and will continue to elude it if it takes that path . |
| 6 | ‘ in a zebra controlled area proceeding towards the limits of an uncontrolled zebra crossing ’ 'Zebra controlled area' means in relation to a zebra crossing , the area of the carriageway in the vicinity of the crossing and lying on both sides of the crossing or only one side of the crossing , being an area the presence and limits of which are indicated in accordance with schedule 3 ( i.e. the general layout of the zig-zag lines , terminal lines where the zig-zag lines begin and give-way lines where the zig-zag lines end next to the crossing ) . |
| 7 | The Security Council also confirmed its support for the role played by Pérez de Cuéllar , explicitly requesting him " to assist the two communities by making suggestions to facilitate the discussions " , and calling on both communities to co-operate with him " on an equal footing " . |
| 8 | In the street , when greeting each other as friends or family , there is much handshaking and backslapping between the men and kissing on both cheeks between women , and between men and women . |
| 9 | Duncan briefed us on what was to take place and we staggered backwards into the harbour , barking like seals and standing on each others fins . |
| 10 | Who said and on which occasion : ‘ In church on Sunday it was lovely , and the sun was coming through the stained glass window and falling on some flowers . |
| 11 | Previously , picketing had taken the form of pushing and shoving on both sides , but the confiscation of union banners and the pickets ' public address system by the police led to the throwing of stones and bottles by strikers . |
| 12 | The mass picketing of Orgreave — a tactic used to discourage the British Steel Corporation ( BSC ) from increasing its daily supplies of coke to its Scunthorpe steel works above a quota already agreed with the miners ’ and steel workers ' unions — was initially characterised by good-humoured pushing and shoving on both sides . |
| 13 | The Library could budget for phased installation of entry level systems within the next three years by spending a proportion of its budget in each of these years , and working on these systems would give us the expertise to proceed to development phase . |
| 14 | In other words these legal rules simply reflect the agreement the parties would have reached if bargaining on these questions had taken place at arm 's length . |
| 15 | ‘ Clay [ he never called him Ali beeg now , ’ Sonny once said , while gnawing on some ribs . |
| 16 | But other readers will , I imagine , accept the general drift of what I have said , whilst disagreeing on many points of detail . |
| 17 | When working on such designs , it is important to choose a background with as much texture as possible , and a fairly substantial frame to set off the design . |