Example sentences of "that [noun] [v-ing] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | I suspected that Kim sitting on his lap like that had perked him up no end . |
| 2 | The robust nature of the Acrylix brush also means that colour mixing on the palette is easy to do . |
| 3 | The MOH estimates that donor spending on recurrent costs rose from five to twenty four million dollars ( nine to fifty seven percent of the total ) between 1983 and 1989 ( Ibid . ) . |
| 4 | JIM ; No silly I 'm talking about that Council Tax you know that people living on their own are entitled to 25% off the bills . |
| 5 | Mintel the consumer trend watchers claim that consumer spending on DIY and garden products has gone up by 96 per cent between 1983 and 1989 ; while spending on furniture and furnishings has increased by 52 per cent in the same period . |
| 6 | He then goes on to criticise Labour for suggesting that priority spending on education and training can help overcome the difficulties of the balance of payments deficit — because such investment programmes take generations to work through the system . |
| 7 | The second row of Table 16–1 shows that government spending on transfer payments has also risen faster than national income . |
| 8 | Metropolitan Area Networks could form a market worth $2,000m worldwide by the end of the century , Siemens AG reckons : the company believes that hardware spending on the systems could soar , while customers using the systems could generate a further $10,000m of business : the remarks were made at a conference to announce a £3m order won by GEC Plessey Telecommunications Ltd , in which Siemens owns 40% , to supply metropolitan area equipment to British Telecommunications Plc , Reuter reports . |
| 9 | Wooden platforms or stages were erected at different levels , so that men working on the various portions of the vehicle were facilitated in their task . |
| 10 | Dr Cassidy put forward fairly Burmin 's assertions that gold mining on Croagh Patrick would in no way interfere with the pilgrimage : ‘ I say in all fairness that should planning permission for mining ever be granted Burmin have given me repeated assurances that there will be no interference with the Pilgrim Path , there would be no interference with Patrick 's Peak or that particular part of the mountain range . ’ |
| 11 | Halloun and Hestenes ( 1985b ) have found that students embarking on physics degree courses in American universities had quite mistaken notions of the meaning of terms such as ‘ force ’ , ‘ velocity ’ and ‘ mass ’ . |
| 12 | David notes that it is interesting that currency flying on the Vulcan — see news item — has been maintained . |
| 13 | Section 222 of the TCGA 1992 , provides that gains accruing on the disposal of , or an interest in , a dwelling house which is or has been an individual 's only or main residence ( together with garden or grounds of up to half a hectare in extent or other extent appropriate for the reasonable enjoyment of the residence according to the size and character of the dwelling house ) throughout the period of ownership ( but disregarding the last 36 months of that period ( TCGA 1992 , s223 ) are exempt from capital gains tax . |