Example sentences of "[noun] [is] on [adv] " in BNC.

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1 The machine cranks into gear , and the spin is on once more .
2 From this map , this map work 's on here
3 Management is on much stronger ground in doing so , and the results are much more likely to be fair .
4 If this flag is OFF , any category which covers all the input is accepted as a valid parse ; if the flag is ON then only parses whose root category is an extension of [ T + ] are accepted .
5 Our disagreement is on how that is best achieved .
6 In Christian Ethics the focus is on how norms for Christian behaviour are derived and applied ; Practical Theology examines patterns of Christian praxis in church and society .
7 Here the focus is on how profitability was maintained until then .
8 Erm strictly in those terms by by district , mainly because much of the development across North Yorkshire is on very small sites er within urban areas , within villages , the extent to which you define them as green field or brown field sites becomes a very subjective one and I I think it 's a very difficult line to draw .
9 The Eddie 's on tomorrow .
10 Where a state is whatever the particular sub-pattern is on here .
11 Microphone 's on here .
12 No I 've only just put the , it 's just cos of the microphone 's on too much er I 've only just put the batteries in , some new batteries in .
13 The rain is on again .
14 George McCaw 's name is on just about every major bridge trophy in Ireland , but it 's in golf , Co Armagh golf , that he needs no prompting in times of nostalgia .
15 Or they 've kicked the base of a door to make sure their boot is on comfortably .
16 You 'll see my name 's on here Bernard .
17 Actually I 've been watching erm I go I 've got Sky Television and the Top of the Pops is on there
18 Emphasis is on both the process and environmental sectors .
19 With boards travelling at up to 25 knots , the emphasis is on not falling since in a few seconds the fleet will have zoomed past and gained a huge advantage .
20 Many hotels are showing enterprise and imagination by staging special events , such as golfing weekends and gourmet holidays where the emphasis is on specially prepared gourmet meals , trekking holidays , tudor banquets , etc .
21 Underground Earl 's Court Station is on both the District and Piccadilly lines .
22 Er , whatever price is on there less your discount terms of twenty percent .
23 The obligation of modesty is on both men and women ; men are also required to dress and behave in a modest way .
24 I mean the address is on there anyway .
25 Cambo is on both the river Nive and the main road from Bayonne to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port , and you might call it a centre .
26 Moya is on only his second RAC .
27 Mm , mum and dad , Brian and Lynn , erm , no , no not Brian and Lynn , Brian , Brian and Pauline , Bett , my piano lesson 's on there yesterday .
28 Its 200-page Environmental Management for Hotels : The Industry Guide to Best Practice , to be launched on Mar 21 , points out that energy conservation measures pay for themselves through cost saving and hence improve the business ' competitiveness ; that the pressure is on worldwide to demonstrate commitment to the sustainable development of tourism ; that staff will want to work for companies with good environmental practices ; that concern for the environment is shared by an increasing number of those involved in hotels ; and that a good track record in the field helps when developing new ventures or projecting a brand image .
29 erm they have not in the past proved themselves to be the most capable o of people to er to support these things so in conclusion I 'd say that we must put this as part of a shopping list , the shopping list is on there er it is something to bring London and the South East of England which includes Hertfordshire and to make it an economic and viable area and look at the evidence of the other cities and I hope that er all of you will support the motion .
30 Mu is on even shakier ground .
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