Example sentences of "[v-ing] on the [noun sg] of [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Major , addressing the Welsh Conservative Party conference on June 14 , dismissed those " sulking on the fringe of talks about the destiny of Europe " and declared that " the British government and the British parliament would only move to a single currency if they took a further , separate and explicit decision to do so , not just when to do so but whether to do so at all " . |
| 2 | It is rather one of lack of understanding on the part of others , of ignorant if well-meaning insensitivity towards a sensitive child and adolescent . |
| 3 | No , I guess checking on the number of balls left in the over I think . |
| 4 | They were also able to establish control over the Social Accounting Service , which is the official body through which all enterprises have to make their bank payments , and which has the specific responsibility of checking on the validity of bills of exchange . |
| 5 | He said : ‘ A senior partner of a national firm of insolvency practitioners recently said , and I quote his very words , ‘ we are parasites living on the misfortune of others ’ . ’ |
| 6 | Moreover , the major source of under-recording on the balance of payments up to 1949 was invisible trade . |
| 7 | Lan 's face had turned pale with apprehension and she stood open-mouthed , one tiny hand raised to her check , her face trembling on the brink of tears . |
| 8 | Another librarian , remarking on the logistics of dispersals , said : |
| 9 | Two Cellophane-wrapped sprays that she had been unable to deliver were lying on the bouquet of roses she had prepared for her rival . |
| 10 | ‘ Excuse me , ’ said Madge , and left him alone pondering on the strangeness of women and of Madge Grimsilk in particular . |
| 11 | Reporting on the progress of five-year-olds in foundation subjects such as history and geography in a meaningful way taxes most teachers . |
| 12 | The fry remain in the streams for a few weeks , feeding on the flush of insects and crustaceans that appear in the warming waters . |
| 13 | You are essentially gambling on the willingness of others to do something you would normally do yourself . |
| 14 | If the Tiebout mechanism is relevant , then there should be some effect of the costs of moving on the pattern of preferences ; that is , when there are many localities it is easy for individuals to move to the one they most prefer , and hence there should be a greater homogeneity of preferences within those localities . |
| 15 | A public revenue approach to costing was to be adopted , which meant focusing on the cost of services received , and excluding the cost of housing , personal living expenses and informal care from the main calculations . |
| 16 | Everyone 's guide to tulips , daffodils and lilies ; August 1 Focusing on the splendour of camellias , rhododendrons and magnolias ; |
| 17 | Project 1 explores the origins and emergence of the legislation ; Project 2 examines the implementation of the legislation by three education authorities , focusing on the formulation of guidelines , the establishment of appeal committees and the provision of information about schools ; Project 3 comprises a survey of parents designed to elicit why some parents choose particular schools for their children and others not ; Project 4 is a study of appeals which seeks to explain why some disappointed parents use the appeal procedures and others do not and how decisions are made by the appeal committees ; while Project 5 attempts to identify the characteristics of ‘ popular ’ and ‘ unpopular ’ schools . |
| 18 | The education of nurses is now much more student-centred , focusing on the consolidation of skills already mastered , and on the gradual introduction of new and unfamiliar techniques by practice and experience . |
| 19 | Although , inevitably , broader comparisons need to be made when allocating the whole health care budget , the homogeneity of the underlying studies is undoubtedly greater within more restricted boundaries , such as focusing on the mix of services for a given group of clients . |
| 20 | She reached for her bag , her hand closing on the bunch of keys , as Jacques brought the car to a halt . |
| 21 | This paper aims to identify the changes that electronic communication and recording are having on the world of records and will focus on e-mail as a leading example . |
| 22 | We will continue to reform the taxation of savings , building on the success of PEPs and TESSAs . |
| 23 | ‘ that on the evidence before the court the defendants have not satisfied the burden of proving on the balance of probabilities that [ the testator ] did truly have sufficient capacity to comprehend the extent of his property or the nature of the claims of those whom he was excluding . |
| 24 | Drawing on the work of anthropologists , linguists and historians , it seeks to provide a theoretical framework for an understanding of multi-lingualism and multi-culturalism , and through the Franco-British comparison to suggest guidelines for assessing the implications of multi-lingualism for contemporary social and cultural policy . |
| 25 | Ex-hacker Stephen Gold says he remains ‘ astounded at the arrogance ’ of the Law Commission for not drawing on the experience of others . |
| 26 | Politically , it was the master idea of the nineteenth century , drawing on the need of men to feel linked to other men at a time when market society tended to make them feel isolated beings . |
| 27 | Peas and beans can be grown in jars , supported by damp paper ; carrot and parsnip tops grow in saucers of water ; onions , potatoes and hyacinths resting on the top of jars of water will send roots down and make top growth ; cuttings such as Busy Lizzie and Tradescantia will produce roots when standing in water . |
| 28 | The glimpse of Johnson reflecting on the position of Slains Castle in relation to the perilous sea , displays a man with a capacity for the learned mot juste , surely a gift which Johnson polished , having discovered how he might impress with it . |
| 29 | The Forum will focus on four main topics — A VIEW FROM THE BROADCASTERS ( reflecting on the range of schemes now available in the regions for new directors , for example , BBC Bristol 's 10x10 ; TVS/Southern Arts — Take One ; — Shoot First etc ) ; NEW FICTIONS , NEW WRITERS — where are the opportunities for new dramas and new ways of telling tales ? ; |
| 30 | The difficulty of this task is likely to vary depending on the level of headings we wish to use , in other words the amount of detail that is specified in the course curriculum . |