Example sentences of "[be] on a [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | and they do n't normally because they 're on a far-flung outpost of the British Empire at Skegness |
| 2 | look here well I , I know which one it is cos they 're on a separate page in the Argos book |
| 3 | yeah , but they 're on a real roll at the moment are n't they ? |
| 4 | Ironically , they 're on a never-ending search for the love they 've never had , ’ he says . |
| 5 | I 'm on a working party of the Haselhurst Committee , chaired by the Countryside Commission , with representatives from the National Farmers Union , the Ramblers ' Association , the Department of the Environment , MAFF , the Association of County Councils and the Association of District Councils . |
| 6 | and we 're off on Friday , I 'm on a half day on Thursday , so I think I should have my day off on Wednesday . |
| 7 | I 'm in a different , I 'm on a different planet to this one |
| 8 | In such a course the emphasis will be on a uniform coverage of all the subject areas , allowing specific individual interests to be catered for by electives . |
| 9 | First of all the guidance states that the accountant 's test checks should be on a limited number of accounts and files relating to controlled trusts . |
| 10 | Er secondly , land could be allocated to meet a range of needs in a variety of locations and after monitoring , if we had met a certain level of job targets , those jobs may be on a limited number of sites . |
| 11 | A telephone should be on a half-moon table in the hall . |
| 12 | Its internal structuring , however , may be on a geographical basis in terms of area offices and on a client basis in terms of individual officials having a number of cases to deal with . |
| 13 | For example initial expenditure by both partners could be on a first phase of access and servicing , with the grant receivable by virtue of that expenditure reinvested in a second phase , and so one . |
| 14 | Any one " event " is likely to be on a different scale from the one preceding or succeeding it and there are likely to be gaps between events . |
| 15 | The contention was that a co-ordinated approach was needed towards the treatment of offenders , and that it was not appropriate for the Home Secretary 's responsibilities for prisoners to be on a different basis from his other responsibilities . |
| 16 | Richmond will be on a three-man panel of soccer experts on the BBC2 North programme Leagues Apart at 7.30pm and followed by a local radio phone-in . |
| 17 | You had always to be on a level piece of ground , you see , with no rise whatsoever and we always had that ; we had an excellent stretch of green sward a short distance from the school , and we gathered there . |
| 18 | Scabies , which is spread by physical contact and is particularly prevalent in institutions and schools , happens to be on a periodic upturn at the moment . |
| 19 | The shop will be on a single floor in the central atrium of the new £27m Hallam University city centre complex — Campus 21 , designed to take the university into the 21st century . |
| 20 | If you are dieting in the long term , you may need to take multi-vitamin/multi-mineral supplement ( e.g. Diet Balance ) — if you need to be on a weight-loss programme for more than 10 weeks , or if you have to rely on prepared reduced-calorie meals , and especially if you have any of the signs of vitamin or mineral deficiency . |
| 21 | Taxes Act 1988 , s66(3) states that if at any time a person acquires a new source of any income in respect of which he is chargeable under Case III or makes an addition to any source of any such income then in the year of assessment in which the income first arises from the source or addition and the two following years of assessment the charge shall be on an actual basis in accordance with TA 1988 , s66(1) . |
| 22 | Action : A module X , which is not referenced by a user package and is known to LIFESPAN must be on an active DC in LIFESPAN to allow entry of the module . |
| 23 | D. A. I used to be on an adjoining beat in Cressington Park and I started at the park gates at one side of the road and there was a policeman on the other side of the road — you would n't cross the road to talk to him … you were n't allowed to talk to the public — that was gossiping , idling your time , failing to work your beat — three charges straight away and soon as the sergeant reported you . |
| 24 | While the national team were put through their paces at Fort Stanley , base for the Black Watch , who are on a two-year tour of duty here , the Scottish Survivors , a team largely consisting of former internationalists , drawn together by Iain Milne , were making their debut in the Carlsberg Tens competition at the Hong Kong Football Club . |
| 25 | The students are on a year-long course at the university as part of a joint sponsorship scheme between GBW , the British government 's Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the University of Leeds itself . |
| 26 | On County NatWest 's 1992 forecast of £15m profits and 4½p of earnings , the shares are on a forward multiple of 14 at yesterday 's 66p . |
| 27 | Assuming profits of £2.9m this year , the shares are on a prospective multiple of under 10 and are good value . |
| 28 | Portsmouth are on a great run at the moment . |
| 29 | In the conduct of business , most eyes are on a mooted change in the normal procedure for law-making , to encourage MPs to sit in select committees taking public evidence on bills before they discuss their details . |
| 30 | Both sides have a point to prove Saints that they can bounce back quickly from the Bradford disappointment ; Leeds that they are on a consistent run of wins . |