Example sentences of "[adv] [vb -s] [prep] be on " in BNC.
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| 1 | This house was indeed built for a gentleman — it just happens to be on an almost miniature scale . |
| 2 | But for all the changes , the prime emphasis in the retail market , so far as movies are concerned , still seems to be on the past , and predominantly on the mainstream Hollywood past . |
| 3 | It was a rare study ; most precipitation analyses of late have concentrated on a sexier topic , acid rain ( which also appears to be on the rise over the Chesapeake ) . |
| 4 | A shot at next month 's Carling Black Label Stakes at Cleveland Park next month , now looks to be on the agenda . |
| 5 | Digital Equipment Corp chief executive Robert Palmer expects to see some ‘ modest reductions ’ in the company 's workforce next fiscal , adding that the company could conceivably downsize to 85,000 to 90,000 employees — but ‘ The emphasis right now has to be on growing the business ; ’ DEC now employs some 98,000 , down from 137,000 at peak . |
| 6 | The local emphasis more often needs to be on the candidate , getting his name , face , personality and position known in the community and introducing him to key groups of people . |