Example sentences of "of [v-ing] on our " in BNC.
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| 1 | We discovered the joys of moleskin and the art of walking on our hands and knees . |
| 2 | What I think we had , and not me personally , as I say I had no proposals , but what I think some members of our group may have had was statements about what the Liberal Democrats were prepared to do , so there has n't been a negotiation , but it certainly has n't been a rejection of listening on our part erm . |
| 3 | But if we go grey within the normal range of time our reaction may be an indicator of our overall attitude to the whole effect of ageing on our looks . |
| 4 | We have been trying to stop the deteriorating effects of ageing on our skin since the times of the pharaohs . |
| 5 | For example , we need to know how the speech system gets information from the systems that programme other movements so that we are capable of commenting on our own actions . |
| 6 | He should have done that before instead of insisting on our groping our way up the Pan-Am Highway in darkness and bad visibility . |
| 7 | ‘ I know that we should be asking questions instead of sitting on our arses drinking cups of tea , ’ the DI told him , pushing his half-empty cup away . |
| 8 | Taking positive action and pleasing ourselves helps to capitalise on the advantage of retiring on our own . |