Example sentences of "[noun pl] of [noun sg] be on " in BNC.
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| 1 | BIRDS of prey were on display with both static and flying exhibitions at Cressing Temple yesterday . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Amongst the girls I talked to , experiences of pregnancy were on the whole mixed . |
| 4 | Visit two or three different types of retail outlets and find out which varieties of potato are on sale . |
| 5 | A list of likely topics of discussion was on its way to him by post . |
| 6 | … the hounds of spring are on winter 's traces … |
| 7 | Neighbourhood Watch The Belmont Road scheme continues to work effectively although cars are continuing to be broken into especially when goods of value are on display . |
| 8 | Neighbourhood Watch The Belmont Road scheme continues to work effectively although cars are continuing to be broken into especially when goods of value are on display . |
| 9 | Your sources your sources of supply are on the other side of the room . |
| 10 | " The terms of purchase are on your receipt , sir . " |
| 11 | Ringbinders with ‘ George Heriot 's School ’ printed on the cover and A4 pads of paper are on sale in the School at advantageous prices . |
| 12 | Even within the same culture , comparative tests of intelligence are on shaky ground ; as has often been observed , all that IQ tests are good at measuring and demonstrating is the ability of individuals to pass IQ tests . |
| 13 | Vehicles that can provide 100 kilometres of driving from 6 litres of fuel are on the market , as well as in manufacturers ' laboratories , but few people buy a car solely because of its fuel economy . |
| 14 | What is inculcated in education for consumers of art is on the reception side and is a set of classificatory schema which enables the consumer to ‘ decipher ’ the work of art . |
| 15 | Several new types of homebuilt are on the way which will tax the minds of authorities expected to certify them . |