Example sentences of "[noun pl] [conj] be on [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | But it was a little lane and there were all these allotments that were on this erm this little lane , and I 'm not sure I think my father had two . |
2 | Because the machine was so busy , just after the time he introduced it , the line was never available to do all the checks that were on that and it and Roland 's got them in a file there |
3 | But it 's worth looking for books and magazine articles that are on relevant topics — and these will certainly help in getting to understand the terminology . |
4 | One further possible cause of excess seats , and perhaps the most obvious , is the winning by a fortunate party of a very large share of a region 's constituency seats by majorities that are on average far short of being absolute and will be reflected in the modest size of its decisive list vote . |
5 | There 's a woman on the er family fortunes that was on last night . |
6 | When God made the plants that are on this Earth , first He made their stalks and leaves . |
7 | Most will be paid less than full-time workers and be on short-term contracts , I E monthly and in some cases weekly . |
8 | She had been out of prison for four years but was on two suspended sentences for shoplifting , and had recently been arrested for shoplifting again . |
9 | Can erm one of you look in this week 's Advertiser , and any sort of talks and things that are on this week if they 've got a phone number to contact , give them a buzz and see if they mind us recording it . |
10 | I think that recently we seem to have had such , so many changes in the health authority , so many different peoples in the post who all seem to be doing the same sort of thing , who 've got the Family Health Services Authority set up , but it would seem to me that some of the things that are on this piece of paper are things that I understood were being done by the Family Health Services Authority . |
11 | all the other things that were on this disc originally . |
12 | Yeah yeah it 'll look like stripes that are on uneven . |
13 | , that contract is now completed , the infrastructure contract on site itself has been let , and er , we have now resolved all the , the issues that were on that site , and effectively we 've already sold two of the plots off that site before . |
14 | We knew all the aircrews and were on Christian name terms with most of them . |
15 | It 's caused by a bacteria that 's on many of our skins . |
16 | Stroll past the pool , step onto the beach and enjoy all of the watersport facilities that are on this popular Club Exclusive Hotel 's doorstep , or , for those feeling slightly more adventurous , try a local Turkish boat trip to a nearby secluded bay for a spot of exclusive sunbathing . |