Example sentences of "are on [adj] " in BNC.
Previous page Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 31 | Loco workings have now slumped to nearly zero and the only locos seen are on civil engineers ' trains . |
| 32 | Those in the villa which houses the reception are on upper floors and therefore do not have an outside seating area . |
| 33 | Yeah yeah it 'll look like stripes that are on uneven . |
| 34 | Political parties spend vast amounts of money finding out who their supporters and detractors are and what their views are on key issues . |
| 35 | Hollies are dioecious which means that male and female flowers are on separate plants . |
| 36 | This can be most effective if this device can be dedicated to the file , but is still useful in normal multi-programming ; there is certain to be constant arm movement if the file and its high-level indexes are stored on the same device , while this is less likely if they are on separate devices . |
| 37 | The statues are on separate bases and the original disposition is unsure . |
| 38 | At 212½ p , down 111 2 p yesterday , the shares are on five times earnings assuming pre-tax profits of £43m this year . |
| 39 | The article goes on to quote from Michael Polaryi who , I am sure , would have been horrified to see how intent these researchers are on isolating emotion as something to be ‘ switched on ’ and ‘ portrayed ’ . |
| 40 | Both teams are on 44 points , Dortmund have 41 and Eintracht Frankfurt , who won 5–2 at relegation-threatened Bayer Uerdingen , are on 40 . |
| 41 | Again , you are on subjective grounds , but by just about any objective industry standard , Trantec are doing themselves a disservice paying for full pages for those ads . |
| 42 | Hence , their views , based as they are on personal first-hand experiences , form an important body of evidence about whether or to what extent Britain lives up to its reputation as a liberal democratic country . |
| 43 | VITAMINS , FISH OILS AND A TONIC FOR PROFITS Vitamins , dietary supplements and fish oils are on many shopping lists these days . |
| 44 | Eighty per cent of Halifax borrowers are on such ‘ budget ’ schemes . |
| 45 | ‘ I know what you 're saying , ’ said Mo , ‘ but a lot of the people working in those offices are on such low pay they 're on income support themselves . ’ |
| 46 | In Lindsey ( Eagles 1979 , pp. 177–8 ) it has been shown that 11 per cent are on such boundaries and 18 per cent within 500 feet . |
| 47 | It is important that those who are on such diets long term take care to ensure an adequate intake of essential nutrients . |
| 48 | The autoset lever overrides the set levers when they are on 1 ( but not when they are on 0 ) . |
| 49 | If the autoset lever is on 0 ( and the pick knob on — ) the ribber carriage slips even when the set levers are on 1 . |
| 50 | Erm t th certainly it makes me really angry that people have to struggle for the basics and I you know I I just do n't see how people who are on long term benefits , erm state benefits , can survive without getting into serious debt . |
| 51 | Most of the other 10 queens are on European thrones , but the thin blue-blooded line reaches as far as Queen Aishwarya of Nepal , and Queen Mata-aho of Tonga . |
| 52 | Secondly , their eyes are on eternal truth , of which each party deems itself the sole defender . |
| 53 | No , I was just thinking , we we 're , we 're debating the in the Commons at the moment , changing the parole board from having part-time members , to having salaried full-time ones , which are on limited contracts and that clearly puts those parole board members in a different position to the Home Secretary and one it 's ju you just do it because it 's a part-time activity , you may get some expenses that you think is important , and I just wanted to get clear whether the Chairman on a limited contract a large part of their work appointed by the employer . |
| 54 | to our are on sixty five , on |
| 55 | Mr Mel Russ , editor of Sea Angler magazine , said : ‘ A lot of anglers are on low incomes and many are unemployed . |
| 56 | The purpose is to exempt those who are on low incomes , pensioners and those who are suffering from ailments which require continual treatment . |
| 57 | And that goes back to what I said earlier , in that we just do n't see ourselves working internally , in meetings , in negotiations and report binding , with erm , with other officer 's , we see ourselves as a vocal point to get in information out , to , to people , erm and working with people , erm , and that 's erm again a major part of the work we do and just as an example of something that we provide , this is erm , this is the hidden divide , the bulletin of Harlow 's Anti Poverty Strategy Group , this is the latest edition , and it 's just an update on erm impact of eh living in Britain in nineteen ninety one today , the people who are on low income , but we , we 've produced that quarterly , erm , but there , we produce loads of leaflets , were always producing leaflets , and basically if there 's a major piece of legislation there be , there be something worth getting use on it . |
| 58 | These three groups share common characteristics which mark them out from the rest of the population , even from many of those who are on low income . |
| 59 | Those that are employed are on low wages ; the majority are unemployed . |
| 60 | Student nurses , other than those on Project 2000 , with apprentices and YT trainees , will be able to claim council tax benefit if they are on low incomes . |