Example sentences of "[am/are] [not/n't] on the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When even the milkmen and the postmen are not on the streets , he sets off for his daily three hour run , then swims for an hour before finally starting his day 's work as a leather goods salesman . |
| 2 | If they are not on the goal-line five metres from the mark when the kick is taken and they then illegally prevent a try being scored the referee 's decision would be the award of a penalty try . |
| 3 | ( If they are not on the shelves , you can always request them on inter-library loan . ) |
| 4 | PEOPLE who help buy the homes they live in but whose names are not on the title deeds should be able to stop the legal owner selling over their heads , the Law Commission for England and Wales recommended yesterday . |
| 5 | Do we have enough information over , say , a single map sheet to be able to plot all the potential ley markers including those that are not on the map ? |
| 6 | Any other business allows matters to be raised which are not on the agenda . |
| 7 | They look upon people as an important resource so they actively involved the children in thinking about the future whereas children are not on the agenda in Britain . |
| 8 | ( 3 ) Further discussion of items from the minutes of the previous meeting is now permitted , provided that the items are not on the Agenda for the current meeting . |
| 9 | The facts are , aerobic classes are not on the syllabus , facilities for the disabled are highly commendable but not practical in premises where most classes are held in upstairs locations . |
| 10 | On the twenty seven part-time stations where the people are not on the station , they 're at home , they 're at work or elsewhere , each one carries a little alerter with them , erm tiny little gadget in his pocket , and by means of this erm radio communication I was talking about earlier , by pressing the right button for the appropriate station , er er it triggers off these alerters and the men respond to that call , come to the fire station , where the telephone is live waiting for them and the message is passed on that way . |
| 11 | As for those remaining at Smiths they can only hope that the recession has done it 's worst — and that further job cuts are not on the horizon . |
| 12 | British people are not on the dole in Germany ; they are on the dole in Britain . |
| 13 | Opt for central purchasing of forms that are not on the word processor . |
| 14 | Dawyck Gardens could be an expensive taxi journey from Peebles as they are not on the back road to Innerleithen ; the Southern Upland Way is 212 miles long , not 202 ; Dunslair Heights can best be reached from Lee Pen by sticking to the ridge and taking a firebreak from the south ; and the suggested route from Byrness to Chew Green along Harden Edge saves no distance over the normal route outside the fence , while taking the walker one kilometre inside the MOD warning signs . |
| 15 | Crisps , peanuts and many convenience dinners are not on the menu at all . |
| 16 | The Code provides that the search should be discontinued if it is clear that the goods are not on the premises unless the police have the right to continue the search under different power . |
| 17 | Contact your ward councillor and try to interest him or her — even if they are not on the committee they may be able to influence the councillors who will take the decision . |
| 18 | They are not well off , but they are not on the breadline and it is to our credit that we have a structure that supports people when they are between jobs . |
| 19 | Lord Armstrong wrote in his letter : ‘ We do not apply the arm 's length principle to the national museums and galleries , and we are not on the whole much troubled with allegations of political interference in curatorial or Museological policies … ’ . |
| 20 | They are not on the whole involved in direct teaching and , second , each of them has to have a separate viewpoint because the focus of the job is mainly outside that of any school . |
| 21 | While these problems are not on the scale found in Zambia , they are becoming more acute . |
| 22 | Just to add to what 's been said erm there , there have been some points raised er along the lines I 've mentioned and as a result of that erm it is felt that erm notification to members who are not on the application sub-committee of applications which affect their ward area could be improved and that is er I hope to be the subject of a report to the next meeting of the Application Sub-Committee , so that er matter i is something which is , which is being picked up and will be considered by that sub-committee but it does give me the opportunity to say that erm the definition of a complaint i is certainly not a precise one and I certainly would n't want members of this committee to feel that I was being complacent er as a result of there only being three complaints that we received . |
| 23 | Maybe , but empty promises are not on the list . |
| 24 | Only the Russian brown bear and the American black bear are not on the list . |
| 25 | But there are many in hospital who are not on the list but urgently in need of proper treatment . |
| 26 | Those who are not on the spot will get their impressions firstly through television and radio coverage and then through newspapers . |
| 27 | Well quite obviously if you are going to curtail something like that , some of those who had been on the police authorities will now find that they are not on the police authority and therefore that causes understandable anxiety and therefore rumpus . |
| 28 | ‘ You 're not on the rota for cooking . ’ |
| 29 | We 're not on the air are we ? |
| 30 | No no no we 're not on the air . |