Example sentences of "[am/are] [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | You definitely are on along the right lines . |
| 2 | And the programmes that are on during the day , but erm this sort of thing is slightly more important I feel . |
| 3 | I do n't want to turn round cos the lights are on at the moment . |
| 4 | I think it 's fair to say that with this new computer erm the box office that we 've got a lot of information can be stored on that and in future we 'll be using a much more erm sophisticated in a scientific way for instance if you came here and book that seat that your sitting in tonight we would know on that computer what type of show that your discouraging coming to erm we can say to you we can send you out a leaflet saying the kind of er things that you 'd like to see are on at the playhouse on such and such a date and we could even say to you would you like the seat that you normally sit in . |
| 5 | All that has long since changed and , while talent can still win the day , both fields are down to the hard graft of making money . |
| 6 | All the increases that he has just quoted — in the number of pupils staying on to the fifth and sixth years and in the number of social workers — are down to the fact that all the regional authorities in Scotland are controlled by the Labour party and they see as their spending priorities the need to create educational opportunities for young people and to provide home helps for old people . |
| 7 | A third are down to the thermal imaging capability . |
| 8 | At the time of this Report , knitters ' order intake volumes for Autumn 1993 are down on the previous year , in part as retailers delay ordering and in part reflecting recessionary conditions in key export markets in Europe and Japan . |
| 9 | Sexual offences are down on the same period last year by 31pc . |
| 10 | Instead of presenting a strong , clear answer to this misconception , many Christians show that their defences are down at the very place where modern unbelief is most devastating . |
| 11 | In all honesty , you ca n't afford to try and play your way out of trouble when you are down at the bottom . |
| 12 | IF you are down in the South West sector of the region over the next weekend the Swanage Railway is having a Steam Gala weekend . |
| 13 | HOWEVER , if you are down in the South East corner , the Kent and East Sussex Railway invites you to return to the ‘ Good Old Days ’ on Saturday and Sunday at Tenterden Station from 10am to 5pm . |
| 14 | Although members are down in the senior section a greatly improved atmosphere now exists . |
| 15 | The children talk about you all the time : when we are down in the shelter , which we still are , often , they keep saying they wish Uncle Walter was here , to make it entertaining . |
| 16 | Although members are down in the senior section a greatly improved atmosphere now exists . |
| 17 | Today , for example , they are down by the river , observing the wildlife , the vegetation , the reflections in the water . ’ |
| 18 | It 's all in , I mean the days are down from the top to the bottom . |
| 19 | It 's nice to have new owners who do n't think we are down among the dead men . ’ |
| 20 | It is , Chairman , that actually they are down against the erm , Mill Stream , the three storeys site , some of them about three storeys high . |
| 21 | They are along for the duration . |
| 22 | On section eleven , yes we are along with the Liberals , we are trying to maintain the budget against the government cuts , but do n't anybody get away with the impression that that is going to maintain the service as it is at the moment , because we are really to pick up extra pupils . |
| 23 | situational humour , ie funny within the context of the situation people are in at the time so that people can relate to it through a common , shared experience |
| 24 | For the mobile unit , it must be well built and braced to allow for moving over uneven ground , if the birds are in at the time , then the extra weight on the floor will be 204 kg for the 100 bird house and 409 kg for the 200 bird house . |
| 25 | Eventually we can expect the central mark ( which tells us which region we are in at the moment ) to have moved to parts of the two sequences which are quite different . |
| 26 | The tenant may wish to limit its liability to the state and condition of the premises at the commencement of the term , in which case it would need to include a provision that it will keep the Premises in no worse condition than they are in at the commencement of the Term as evidenced by the Schedule of condition annexed hereto A schedule of condition would then of course have to be settled including , if possible , a portfolio of photographs . |
| 27 | There are a number of reasons why we need to make sure that we are in at the starting post in terms of links with Central and Eastern Europe . |
| 28 | ‘ But I do n't envy the position the jockeys are in at the moment . |
| 29 | The chances are , however , that whichever way the cookie is crumbled on April 9 we are in for the shake-up we were denied with the departure of Mrs Thatcher . |
| 30 | We are in for the long-term benefits which imply a long-term strategy and involvement ’ . |