Example sentences of "[noun pl] be [adv] on [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Zebra finches are always on the lookout for sex outside their ‘ marriage ’ . |
| 2 | Communication links have been established on the Administration and Library LANs for the exchange of computer data with financial institutions and bibliographic databases , and discussions are underway on the use of the JANET system for the exchange of scientific data between academic institutions . |
| 3 | More than 100 prisoners are still on the loose in 5 wings of the jail though police and warders today regained control of some sections including the remand block . |
| 4 | The disciplines are always on the move , generating new meanings and insights . |
| 5 | Game , local fish and fresh vegetables are frequently on the menu . |
| 6 | The authoritarian parent or dutiful child attitudes that so often characterized these relationships in previous generations are thankfully on the way out . |
| 7 | These three fungicides are already on a UK Ministry of Agriculture ( MAFF ) list of 100 pesticides up for review , that have not been subject to modern tests . |
| 8 | These studies would seem to support the view of a society in which sexual norms are slowly on the change . |
| 9 | The programmes are always on the look-out for live or taped interviews . |
| 10 | Today , emissions are again on the rise . |
| 11 | Whether the subject is the Royals or Nazis , researchers are immediately on the phone to hordes of ‘ ordinary people ’ , inviting them into studios all over the country to spout forth . |
| 12 | Meanwhile the temptations for tearaway drivers are there on every garage forecourt . |
| 13 | Because the Stormont trainers are always on the look-out for suitable dogs , they have in the past found that unscrupulous pet owners have taken advantage of their open-door policy to save on kennelling fees . |
| 14 | Electric cars are now on the government 's list of 400 environmentally friendly products , meaning tax breaks for companies that use them . |
| 15 | The student chooses their own subject ; most of these subjects are right on the fringes of the course , or overlap several different courses , and what surprised me when I sent round a questionnaire was how much the students said they enjoyed essay-writing . |
| 16 | Other designers were also on the track of trailing edge resonance . |
| 17 | They were used to heavy work as they had to run the crofts & do all the work themselves when their husbands were away on the boats . |
| 18 | After the summer of 1921 the Anti-Waste threat receded , but this was largely because Unionist candidates were now on the bandwagon with them , demanding cuts as loudly as anyone . |
| 19 | His eyes were now on the roof . |
| 20 | He was only a little taller than she and their eyes were almost on a level . |
| 21 | He came closer to the desk , sitting easily on one corner of it so that their eyes were almost on a level . |
| 22 | Ferguson was a man whose eyes were constantly on the future , but he would probably have approved , nonetheless , of the historical purpose of the evening . |
| 23 | Her ears were also on the go . |
| 24 | Later on , when wafts of sulphurous fumes from the volcano still so frequent that their chariots were constantly on the move , despite having their wheels chocked with stones . |
| 25 | But Charnov 's feet are firmly on the ground . |
| 26 | Yet their feet are firmly on the ground . |
| 27 | Yet their feet are firmly on the ground . |
| 28 | My feet are firmly on the ground . |
| 29 | Around 50 pubs are currently on the market . |
| 30 | Mr Alton says he has toured the centre , where trials are underway on a system to minimise the risk of a outbreak of the disease . |