Example sentences of "[that] [adj] [noun sg] be on " in BNC.

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1 The Public Prosecutor 's office said that neither brother was on the list of those who had been detained and were facing charges .
2 It was conceded by the court that this finding was on a strict view irrelevant , since there was a break between the clearing of the premises and the assault with which the appellant had been charged , which was a separate incident .
3 And you do realize that this conversation is on a tape recorder ?
4 When it comes to really assist those who er of the so I I would be grateful if members would remember that this item is on the agenda because first of all petition received and secondly because there is no explanation in that not the time to discuss whether this application should be .
5 At the same time I became aware of the fact that this opera was on the stocks .
6 That , Bill says , is a sure sign that windy weather is on the way .
7 He says that a good doctor should always make the patient feel comfortable about examinations , but patients should also make sure that another person is on hand .
8 Elliot , real name Albert Hill , which is not so cowboy-like , mentioned the other day that another book is on the stocks .
9 Wagner can count some worthwhile benchmarks — from the Caring in Homes initiative to the forthcoming Children 's Charter and one or two legislative achievements — but it can also be justly proud of its part in seeing that residential care is on the political agenda , no longer a Cinderella service .
10 ‘ Having said that , there is no doubt that Australian rugby is on a high .
11 He stated that supporting evidence was on a videotape stored in a New York bank vault .
12 Barrister David Ashton , acting for the liquidators of the Isle of Man Savings and Investment Bank , told the court that good news was on the way for the mostly small depositors , many of whom lost their life savings when the Douglas-based bank collapsed seven years ago .
13 It is popularly held that juvenile delinquency is on the increase .
14 Meanwhile , it was feared , children in the cities were running wild like ‘ street arabs ’ ( as one official put it ) , without schooling or the protection of the school medical service ; there were fears that juvenile delinquency was on the increase as a result .
15 ‘ We are saying that higher education is on the point of collapse , and unless something very radical is done to repair that damage we are going to have a completely different type of education system in the future , ’ he said .
16 And do n't think , Michael , that any revolution is on its way .
17 What developed was a massacre rather than any battle , as disciplined and prepared thousands bore down upon a scattered , unready and largely leaderless crowd , which could have had no idea that any enemy were on this side of the river .
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