Example sentences of "are [v-ing] on your [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | During your lifetime and throughout your body , cells are perishing on your behalf . |
| 2 | You may like to check yourself when you are relaxing on your back on the floor as suggested at the end of Chapter 12 . |
| 3 | With regard to three guests that are staying on your premises for the nights of 6 and 7 June , Margaret Ainley , Tom Hutchinson , Rob Judges and Chris Templeton . |
| 4 | A heavy footfall , the cracking of a twig , or the mere vibration of a toe dragging on the grass while you are crawling on your belly can often be enough . |
| 5 | Others , however , are counting on your vote . |
| 6 | The special difficulty here is that since relatively little essay structure is signalled by the question itself , in your first paragraph you will have to make very clear to your examiner what shape you are imposing on your discussion . |
| 7 | A disabled doctor reported that patients would say , ‘ I 'm off work with a sore knee and there you are working on your crutches . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I merely wanted a word with my people who are working on your brother 's papers . ’ |