Example sentences of "[vb mod] [be] on [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Using the above information , the manager calculates the number of service staff by grade who should be on annual leave for each week of the year .
2 There is some evidence in the papers on US , EC , and UK competition policy in this issue that despite differing objectives at the origination of policy , the growing consensus is that the focus should be on economic efficiency .
3 specify how many lines there should be on each page ; the minimum is 2 if no headings or footings are required , and if headings and footings are required the minimum is 8 .
4 Any patient who has vascular disease should be on long-term aspirin .
5 For example , it is suggested that : " The rooms should be grouped in a simple manner , easy for patients and visitors to find their way around ; the whole building should be on one level and should look as far as is possible both externally and internally like a house not a hospital : there should be a clearly defined main entry/exit point for patients , staff , visitors and supplies which should have a ramped approach and in which the main door should be lockable : WC and washing compartment should be shared between pairs of single bed rooms and should be readily accessible to the sitting and dining rooms ; the bathroom should be readily accessible to both day and night areas ; the WC and the bathroom should be equipped for wheelchairs and standing users : the sitting and dining rooms and the external enclosure should be accessible by wheelchair : rooms should be differentiated in colour and finish while remaining domestic in scale and character : an informal , welcoming and comfortable reception/waiting area is required at the entrance to provide shelter and waiting spaces for visitors : the area between main entrance and sub-section entrances is likely to be an extensive area of circulation and will be the hub of the building but it could also be , spaciously , rather than an enlarged corridor , a positive amenity and focus if designed as a conservatory , for example , to contain plants or even birds and fish providing a stimulus to patients ' visitors and staff , and , finally : the safe external enclosure ( to which I referred earlier , ) should take the form of a walled garden matching the materials of parent buildings , suitably softened with appropriate planting .
6 No they do n't I mean , the whole point is with P O A is what 's wh what we 're doing is sorting out should the customer be on P O A or should be on net list .
7 If he 's on P O A and he should be on net list , we need to change it , if he 's on
8 Experts argue these treasures should be on full view to the public , but instead they 're hidden away in storage because there 's nowhere to display them .
9 Experts argue these treasures should be on full view to the public , but instead they 're hidden away in storage because there 's nowhere to display them .
10 As much as 85% of the materials should be on open access , and stock relegated to store should remain there for a trial period of five years before being returned to the main library , or transferred to a permanent back-up collection such as the British Library .
11 The position that we have held ( and continue to hold ) is that the focus should be on retained recourse , which we would generally expect to write off , and on the retention of significant benefit in relation to the expected performance of assets .
12 I 'm afraid that this time he wo n't be so lucky … he wo n't come back and I 'll end up losing him to some atrocious person that really and truthfully I do n't think should be on this earth
13 Jean , that er antique fair should be on this month .
14 The emphasis must be on total patient care , whereby the learner has responsibility for particular patients .
15 mm still it 's all good money int it ? , must be on better money now than he was as a
16 Dulles had warned ministers in Paris on 11 December 1956 that Nato " must have a measure of flexibility although our main reliance [ about 90 per cent of cases ] must be on atomic weapons in the event of a major attack " .
17 ‘ What would my esteemed partner say must be on that land before it can become a resort ! ’ she asked .
18 Research topics do not need to be immediately related to BP Chemicals operations but they must be on environmental matters .
19 So they must be on different sides . ’
20 Flexibility is bound to be required to take account , for example , of a sudden increase in a particular type of work , of a complex transaction of such importance that the partners dealing with it must be on constant standby , of parents wishing to be free during school holidays .
21 Two , the ribber must be on full pitch ( pitch lever on P ) , even if the rib was knitted on half pitch .
22 The ribber must be on half pitch during knitting , but on full pitch while the stitches are transferred .
23 They must be on some sort of a one of the meters or somebody 's meter or somewhere .
24 ‘ They must be on some bonus for the FA Cup semi final — none of them want to miss it !
25 ‘ We might be on other planets . ’
26 Yeah well there 's a problem with that because they might be on different project number mighten they ?
27 I think three might be on another page .
28 Quilts were what you lay on to sunbathe that summer , not for warmth on beds , but slung for lounging comfort as it might be on some Damascus rooftop .
29 We 'll be on that boat up and down the River Tyne at the finish , that 's were we 'll end up I think .
30 You 'll be on all-day Drug Alert if you tune into the station of the nation who are tackling ‘ the growing use of solvent abuse ’ .
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