Example sentences of "[verb] that [noun sg] [be] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pre-war trends suggest that revolution was on the cards , but they bear little resemblance to the ‘ law-governed ’ process depicted by Soviet historiography . |
| 2 | When baby gets wind , it 's a comfort to know that Dentinox is on hand to relieve the pain . |
| 3 | In 1850 neither St Petersburg nor Constantinople nor the western powers realized that war was on the horizon , but with hindsight it is possible to see that the battle-lines were drawn . |
| 4 | Santa Cruz says that run as-is on the Pentium , applications performance will be improved by up to 54% . |
| 5 | SCO says that run as-is on the Pentium , applications performance will be improved by up to 54% . |
| 6 | The National Asthma Campaign says that asthma is on the increase — one in 10 primary school children suffers from it . |
| 7 | 1.38 Suppose time has slipped by and the plaintiff 's solicitor suddenly discovers that limitation is on him ; he can take comfort from the fact that the day the cause of action accrues is excluded from the three-year limitation period ( Marren v Dawson , Bentley & Co Ltd [ 1961 ] 2 QB 135 ) . |
| 8 | You should consult your health care practitioner if you suspect that mastitis is on the way but start with the following measures immediately . |
| 9 | Its sudden arrival on the scene must have been embarrassing for those who have been trying to deny that federalism was on the agenda . |
| 10 | Just as ‘ Prostitution is on the increase ’ is quite distinct in meaning from ‘ I believe that prostitution is on the increase ’ , at least when this latter is taken as a psychological statement rather than as a modally qualified form of ‘ Prostitution is on the increase ’ , so ‘ Prostitution is wrong ’ is quite different in meaning from ‘ I disapprove of prostitution at least when this is taken as a psychological statement . |
| 11 | But it came too late for him to do anything about it , for when he straightened up and turned towards the bank the bullet hit him in the chest and his body seemed to disintegrate and fly in all directions , and he knew that death was on him and that it was something that divided you into a million parts and each fragment screamed as it flung itself into eternity . |