Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] [noun sg] be on " in BNC.
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| 1 | A note blaming social services chiefs for ignoring their plea for help was on the dashboard . |
| 2 | I feel sorry for the little girl and I suggest to the writer that she consoles her daughter by telling her that the vile custom of killing wild animals for fun is on the way out , that almost all british people feel as she does , and are determined to end such cruelty , and that she can help to bring about its end by supporting the League Against Cruel Sports and talking about the work they do to her schoolfriends . |
| 3 | Industry , especially chemical and pharmaceutical , was no less involved in the great expansion , and the opportunities for research were on an unprecedented scale . |
| 4 | As in the psalms translation , he is much preoccupied with the Christian outcome of Old Testament doctrine , and his particular concentration of effort is on his own countrymen , and his own Church . |
| 5 | ‘ ECT is usually left to junior members of the staff … with little training and guidance ’ , A leading psychiatrist in the field told New Scientist that ‘ the commonest misuse of ECT is on people who are really unhappy , distressed or sad , rather than ill with a depressive illness . ’ |
| 6 | Animals were often offered for sacrifice in sevens , and the blood of sacrifice was on certain occasions sprinkled seven times by the priest . |
| 7 | Throughout the spring , talk of invasion was on everyone 's lips ; those who could help to fund the new military force did so , while others , providing they were householders or ‘ such other Persons as shall be recommended by two Householders ’ , were invited to enlist at the George Inn , ‘ … where such persons as are willing to join the Frome Selwood Volunteers , either cavalry or infantry , are requested to attend and sign their names ’ . |
| 8 | But here the main action of digitalis is on the heart , and the removal of excess water is a consequence of improving the circulation of blood and the transport of water . |
| 9 | But the weight of opinion was on the side of the man closest to the throne , murderous and oppressive or not . |
| 10 | The fire brigade from town was on the scene within twenty minutes of the alarm and got it under control very quickly . |
| 11 | The first hearing of the summonses at court was on 24 April 1989 . |
| 12 | You should note that a mandatory award for a new course is continued provided that the change of course is on educational grounds and that the change has been notified to your grant awarding authority within 16 months of the date of initial enrolment . |
| 13 | What we are stressing is that the disciplinary context is important to understanding what kind of contribution is on offer , and this includes understanding the special limited concern a discipline has toward the world , and is an essential consideration in evaluating its research and the data it produces . |
| 14 | The social worker may be able to free up some complex feelings ; however the emphasis in this kind of work is on the impact of recent events , not on trying to unscramble past jealousies and conflicts . |
| 15 | A new kind of documentary was on offer for viewers in Beijing : populist , slightly Wilcocksy people shows . |
| 16 | The integer declares what kind of information is on the next line , and the following lines gives a name or a numerical value . |
| 17 | The reserve of Folkstumyren is on Dovrefjell and , as the name suggests , is a large mire or marsh and one of the few places in Norway where cranes breed . |
| 18 | The inter-war years saw a good deal of activity in North Shields by the local branch of the National Unemployed Workers Movement ( NUWM ; see CDP , 1978 ) , whose main base of support was on the Meadowell . |
| 19 | BIRDS of prey were on display with both static and flying exhibitions at Cressing Temple yesterday . |
| 20 | The normal eighteenth century division of labour is on trial in this passage and , to a lesser extent , in the others quoted above . |
| 21 | Various areas of reform were on the agenda ; Lini , himself an Anglican priest , was known to be concerned at the proliferation of fundamentalist sects and cults in the country . |
| 22 | Amongst the girls I talked to , experiences of pregnancy were on the whole mixed . |
| 23 | Adult birds are symptomless carriers , and the reservoir of infection is on the ground , either as free eggs or in earthworm transport hosts . |
| 24 | The analysis , then , suggests the following : on the whole , the class is competent at spelling : even though there are some weird errors , the type of error is on the safe side , and the largest single category is that of reasonable phonic alternatives , which suggests that the pupils ' basic approach is sound . |
| 25 | This type of cover is on offer from Allianz , Legal Protection Group , DAS , IRPC and Hambro Legal Protection . |
| 26 | Polymers tend to be left late in chemical education , since for example the synthesis of PVC is on paper much more complicated than that of vinyl chloride . |
| 27 | The real wage rate is on the y axis and the quantity of labour is on the x axis . |
| 28 | While there has been a dispute about how quickly , if at all , this temporary sector of employment is on the increase , the results of the Spring 1985 Labour Force Survey are unequivocal about the extent and direction of change . |
| 29 | Alongside the much-publicised success and excesses of Gianni Versace and his ilk , a new diametrically opposed mood in fashion is on the rise . |
| 30 | The coupon for ordering is on page 154 . |