Example sentences of "on [art] [noun] [v-ing] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well I got home , I got everything all sorted out , Gary even left a message on the answerphone saying that he 'd be home round about half past two and that |
| 2 | The Westport Parish Committee issued a leaflet on the issue claiming that Des Burke had ‘ admitted that they had no plan for the way in which the rehabilitation of the mine site ’ would be funded . |
| 3 | He concentrated on the women finishing and seemed to forget that the men 's race finished elsewhere . |
| 4 | Such employees are designated ‘ business users ’ and assigned a special code on the system indicating that they are out on business . |
| 5 | It means the cameras can focus on the lectern knowing that the speaker will always be placed in exactly the same position relevant to it . |
| 6 | Foxy was saying how they were all standing on the balcony saying that she really ought n't to wear those shorts cos she 's got such thunder thighs . |
| 7 | For instance the project will assess children 's understanding of the following situation : at a pedestrian crossing I can rely on the motorist stopping if I know that he has seen me , but I can not rely on it if I know that he has not seen me . |
| 8 | Securicor have joined the cowboys on the contract guarding and really I mean you must be getting sick of us getting up every time about security guards , but it 's an important problem and you must know that a lot of you must work at places where you 've got guards on the gate and we all should take a bit of interest in going to see these guards , find out that they 're working for two pound or two pound forty an hour , they 're working as many hours a week as they 'll actually work with no overtime rate , no night rate , no benefits worth having and I mean really I wish you 'd go to your companies and try and arrange site allowances , cos that 's the only way we 'll get any improvements , but when we talk about resolving grievances , we just took in Yorkshire region someone to a tribunal for constructive dismissal . |
| 9 | But even as she said this , as Lewis , rather dramatically , told her , the Standard was on the streets announcing that police were treating the case as murder . |
| 10 | Finally she had collapsed on the floor sobbing and at that point realized that she needed help . |
| 11 | And a one , two , three , four , five , six , seven , eight , ’ and with that he danced around the room , his shoes tapping rhythmically on the floor springing and twirling around and , as he tapped and stamped , he yelled out , ‘ Shuffle hop , Cramp roll , Buffalo . ’ |
| 12 | And we just lay on the floor laughing because it was just getting from bad to worse . |
| 13 | And then the official on the airport saying that you could n't carry out your Beatrix Potter books or your dolls ? |
| 14 | It dwelt on the problems arising when Irish suspects , caught in police trawls , turned out to be only Republican sympathisers rather than terrorists . |
| 15 | All Eva remembers is lying on the sofa wondering if she was going to die , and saying , " Well , Lord , if this is the end of my life I 'll just have to say how thankful I am , and what a wonderful privilege its been , but if it 's your will for me to live then I just give myself to you all the more . |
| 16 | The fool , a wise commentator , remarks on the instance showing that Lear can expect no gratitude from his daughters . |
| 17 | This is not to say , however , that prevention is impossible , simply that preventive programmes need to concentrate not only on the removal or modification of isolated stresses , but also on the factors surrounding and responsible for such stresses , for these may be of equal or even greater importance in the development of later psychiatric disorders . |
| 18 | otherwise , the camera should normally remain on the Member speaking until that Member has finished ; during Questions the director should show only the Member asking a Question and the Minister replying ; cut-away shots to show reactions would not normally be allowed , except shots of a member referred to by the Member speaking , and medium-angle shots are permitted to show both the Member who has the floor and another Member seeking to intervene ; |
| 19 | Barron 's National Business and Financial Weekly , on of the financial district 's most respected and oldest papers , in its Dec 27th issue did a major article on the subject claiming that the plane was sabotaged by either Gravier or by people whom he had swindled . |
| 20 | ‘ I 'd be on the beach sunbathing and he 'd be sitting there in a suit , collar and tie and black shoes . |
| 21 | If someone pulls you out the river when you 're half drowning , you just lie on the bank coughing and spluttering , and no one expects you to say anything . |
| 22 | Maggie awoken from dreams of flying , from dreams of women with long hair building houses of hair , sits on the lavatory calculating whether she can afford a new pair of tights this week . |
| 23 | The scenes-of-crime van was parked as near the site as it could get , planks had been laid on the ground approaching and under the scaffolding to preserve whatever evidence there might be , and the area where the body was had been screened off . |
| 24 | Even in cases in which a declaration is sought , such as the Schroeder case , the burden of proof appears to be on the party arguing that the restraint was reasonable . |
| 25 | But Jim , the chap who lives next door to them came over the other night to collect a pound from me as my contribution to the er , sign on the lamppost saying that this is a watch neighbourhood watch area , now it 's |
| 26 | Several of them thereupon left their carriages and placed their heads on the rails vowing that , rather than allow another train to pass by they would sacrifice their lives . |
| 27 | When people came to the doors they stood on the step talking and looking over at our side of the street . |
| 28 | Unless the offer is recommended and a shut-out ( see para 8.2 below ) is possible ( so that the offeror knows in advance that its offer will be successful ) , the offeror will normally wish to make the rights issue conditional on the offer becoming or being declared wholly unconditional . |
| 29 | In the end it was Rachel who was forced to give in and she swam to the side of the pool , climbed up the steps , and sat on the side watching as David completed several more laps . |
| 30 | Under the 1985 Pressler Amendment to the Foreign Assistance Act , US aid to Pakistan was dependent on the President certifying that Pakistan did not possess a " nuclear explosive device " . |