Example sentences of "[verb] the [noun] [is] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | One relaxing way to see the countryside is on horseback . |
| 2 | Between R&D and manufacturing the overlap is on the design of the new product . |
| 3 | Now , I mean the emphasis is on development . |
| 4 | I mean the address is on there anyway . |
| 5 | ‘ I should think the boot 's on the other foot when it comes to corruption , dear girl . |
| 6 | ‘ Oh , Heather , d' you really think the hay is on fire ? ’ |
| 7 | What do you think the impact is on erm you know a community such as Flats when erm you know , when a majority of the people in the flats , are living on the poverty line , or below it ? |
| 8 | The details of public-sector funds ' investment in the stockmarket are kept murky , the better to make folk think the market is on the mend . |
| 9 | I do n't know the debate is on whether you 'll go to school , let alone whether you go swimming ! |
| 10 | But there are no such existences. 'That the cat is on the mat' does not denote an entity as 'the cat' denotes a cat . |
| 11 | On a day in autumn Ruth told her aunt , ‘ They say the cholera 's on the wane now . |
| 12 | But do n't let that put you off , because as with most cities , the only way to get to know the place is on foot . |
| 13 | He told the BBC 's On The Record that difficult decisions had to be made in the Budget . |
| 14 | She says the champagne is on ice . |
| 15 | Oxfam says the country is on the road to recovery . |
| 16 | consider the behaviour is on it |
| 17 | Oh we 've got the curtain is on the door itself . |
| 18 | The office is dark : she rummages in her jacket pocket for her key , then realises the door 's on the latch . |
| 19 | Having returned from his transatlantic jaunt to Peru , singer Lee Mavers leads THE LA 's on their biggest UK tour yet , to promote their current Go ! |
| 20 | He recalled , however , enjoying Ken 's warm-up to the audience before a show 's recording — ‘ For those of you who are not familiar with the studios , remember the Ladies is on the right and the Gents is on the left — no I 'm sorry , the Gents is on the right and the ladies is … oh , what does it matter ? |
| 21 | I know the station 's on one side , cos there 's light coming from there , so I go back that way . |
| 22 | Ardiles said : ‘ We know the pressure is on us because we are expected to win . |
| 23 | In literature teaching the emphasis is on shared experience rather than the conveying of information ; a lecture is supposed to provide knowledge , elucidation , or interpretation of texts on the assumption that the auditors have already read them . |
| 24 | The boil is on John 's elbow entails The boil is on John 's arm |
| 25 | Well that was on a Tuesday I believe the letter 's on the desk there . |
| 26 | No wonder they reckon the beer 's on the turn in here . |
| 27 | I suppose the television 's on all the time here . ’ |
| 28 | Entering the Masquerade is on view until 7 February . |
| 29 | How finely sieved the snow is on the ground , |
| 30 | I understand that the Secretary of State for the Environment is to develop the concept of ’ Tarzan 's folly ’ at a London Weekend Television seminar in a few weeks ' time , but the right place to develop the concept is on the Floor of the House . |