Example sentences of "[coord] [noun] be on the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Burks & Hare are on the road with the Addams Family and the cast of Macbeth — all the funeral of the fair ! — and you 're stuck with the Inspiral Carpets , The Real People and Family Gotown . |
| 2 | Ginny bought some milk from Mr Ahmet 's Corner Emporium & Newsagent 's on the corner . |
| 3 | The contents of her handbag and briefcase were on the table beside him , the Pan Am ticket conspicuous . |
| 4 | The president cares , and money is on the way . |
| 5 | Fruit and vegetables are on the ground and first floors , with flush on the floor below . |
| 6 | The association 's concerns have been backed by the National Rivers Authority who said in a letter : ‘ The site and building is on the flood plane of the River Eden and the flooding of the area and the building can not be discounted . ’ |
| 7 | Leeds possed this at the beginning of the season when Batts , Speed , Macca and Strach were on the field . |
| 8 | Many hotels and shops are on the borderline … this could put them out of business . |
| 9 | If attention and eyes are on the washing-up , it is unwise to try to speechread as well and frustrating to stop in the middle to look at the speaker ( possibly expensive in breakages too ! ) |
| 10 | In a country where teenage rape and murder are on the increase , do we really need this salaciousness and is it responsible to show a programme which lingers over the grisly reminiscences of a psychotic serial murderer ? |
| 11 | And when he came back he got a job in Marks and Spencer 's on the shop floor . |
| 12 | Cricket now , and Northamptonshire are on the verge of a place in the NatWest Trophy final at Lords.They bowled out Warwickshire for a hundred and forty nine in the semi final at Edgbaston , and were further helped by some disastrous Warwickshire batting . |
| 13 | Nor will notions of contagion and susceptibility be on the agenda when we meet them . |
| 14 | Rangers went ahead when a superb ball from John Brown allowed David Robertson to go down the line on the left , and McCoist was on the spot to whip home the cross . |
| 15 | Drilling operations had meanwhile been shifted to the south , and oil was finally struck in Masjid-i-Suleiman on 26 May 1908 , just as D'Arcy and Burmah were on the point of giving up . |
| 16 | Politics and sport are on the menu . |
| 17 | In the midst of the proceedings , when they have already been given the Ten Commandments and much besides , and Moses is on the summit of Sinai receiving more torah to relay to them , they rebel . |
| 18 | ‘ The economic circumstances are right and recovery is on the way . |
| 19 | In fact , I 've just flown back from the States today , and you 'll be glad to hear that the doctors assured me that Liz and Owen are on the road to a full recovery . ’ |
| 20 | They 've got to stop the wrot and changes are on the way . |
| 21 | He said : ’ the cities of Split and Dubrovnik are on the World Heritage List and are protected under the World Heritage Convention ’ . |
| 22 | The room had several unexpected creature comforts : mineral water and glasses were on the table , along with a coffee tray , ashtrays and even a vase of fresh flowers . |
| 23 | And Oliver was on the boat . |
| 24 | Tim and Oliver were on the balcony , their voices coming to her across the warm stillness . |
| 25 | Other work enabling Skerne to earn kudos and rupees was on the East India Railway , which was extended in 1873 . |
| 26 | Mahmud and Sheikh were on the floor . |
| 27 | For days afterwards anxiety and guilt were on the table for lunch and self-contempt at my own cowardice in avoiding him provided supper . |
| 28 | ‘ I feel I have another two years left and Saints are on the brink of achieving more success after their Premiership triumph . |
| 29 | Widnes , Blackburn and Greenock are on the list already , and the group invites suggestions from towns which do n't often get to see bands . |
| 30 | Although two thirds of the children born out of wedlock are registered by both parents , and illegitimacy is on the increase , we in Britain have not reached the position arrived at in Sweden where , since I January 1988 , partners who live together outside marriage are afforded the same legal rights as those who are married . |