Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [noun sg] be on " in BNC.
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| 1 | UPANG PLAT Consciousness that while one 's agonized actions undertaken for love are on the whole rather funny to oneself , they might even look heroic to one 's friends ; a play with a cast of three or less |
| 2 | We all looked forward to these occasions as it was a chance to meet and converse with V.I.P. 's on our own ground in the relaxed atmosphere of a cruising holiday . |
| 3 | The focus of much recent research has in fact been on the significant differences which exist between ‘ localities ’ , with the focus on the subregional level . |
| 4 | Most of the panels devoted to money were on the order of how-to sessions . |
| 5 | Babies of mothers who smoke during pregnancy are on average 200 gms ( 8 ozs ) lighter than babies born to comparable nonsmoking mothers . |
| 6 | All candidates accepted for training are on probation for at least six months and are made aware of this . |
| 7 | ‘ Help me get out of going to Gran 's on Sunday . ’ |
| 8 | It was a depressing start to Muck '89 , farming 's annual event where the latest technology to cope with pollution is on show . |
| 9 | AGRICULTURE ministry and Milk Marketing Board officials knew for weeks that milk contaminated with lead was on sale , Whitehall sources indicated yesterday . |
| 10 | The refusal by the Movement to let orthodox groups share In decision-making was on the assumption that their real aim was to dominate . |
| 11 | Of course , where the science fiction writers really go to town is on what happens if you do fall in a black hole , A common suggestion is that if the black hole is rotating , you can fall through a little hole in space-time and out into another region of the universe . |
| 12 | A Permit to film is on the way to OUP . |
| 13 | Disillusioned with the ministry before he had even entered it , Vincent now said damningly that to trade in religion was on a par with trading in art or tulip bulbs . |