Example sentences of "of the [noun sg] be on " in BNC.
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| 1 | And the Mark of the Dragon was on it . |
| 2 | One of the most spectacular parts of the route is on the stretch from Port St Mary to Port Erin where the rocky cliffs soar from the sea . |
| 3 | Part one featuring the first four days of the route is on page 18 and we 'll be publishing parts two and three in our August and September issues , so September might be a good time to do the whole thing — if you can wait that long . |
| 4 | But this year the condition of the soil is on our side . |
| 5 | Since all levels of the individual are interrelated and interdependent , treatment on these levels can also have an effect on the physical problems , and if the root cause of the problem is on the emotional or mental plane , then treatment at this level can offer speedy relief . |
| 6 | The next meeting of the Council is on Monday . |
| 7 | ‘ The expectations of the country are on me and sometimes I am not there . |
| 8 | My family were too poor ever to have a holiday together , and my first glimpse of the sea was on a choir outing shortly after my joining . |
| 9 | If the Macs of the mid-line are on song then I fancy the Scots to nail a win . |
| 10 | Nithard 's main focus was on Charles ; but in July 840 the eyes of most of the elite were on Lothar . |
| 11 | No I 've never heard of the mill being on anywhere different from where |
| 12 | ‘ Hilary Frome says he sees old Garfitt round the back door of the baker 's on her way to school in the mornings , ’ chimed in Pickerage . |
| 13 | Seventy percent of the expenditure is on staff who you do not employ and can not dismiss , a large part of the income , or all the income is through the fees that are set na nationally by the government . |
| 14 | The cornfields on each side of the road was on fire from incendiaries . |
| 15 | The emphasis of the day is on having a good time , but the aim of hospitality is not forgotten in the planning . |
| 16 | Advertising sales in the first six months of the year were on target . |
| 17 | The primary emphasis of the work is on the support networks of old people living in the community ; that is , all those people who provide company , advice , help and other kinds of support which make continued independent living possible . |
| 18 | ‘ You can tell me where you and the rest of the crew were on the evening Sabine Jourdain was killed . |
| 19 | At that time Venturous was undergoing engine repairs and some of the crew were on rest days when the call came . |
| 20 | The emphasis in the structure of the household is on independent living so the expectation is you 'll come and go as you please . ’ |
| 21 | Symbolically the worker has one foot on the edge of the bog , reaching out to hold the hand of the person trampling in it , but the second foot of the worker is on firm land , to help pull the person out . |
| 22 | But the court will presume that they have acted bona fide , and the onus of proof of the contrary is on those alleging it and is not easily discharged . |
| 23 | Most of the trip was on scheduled flights — all exactly on time ! |
| 24 | The next meeting of the sub-committee is on Monday 21st June in the school at 7.30 p.m . |
| 25 | The focus of the Bill is on the protection of children , and in particular it replaces the concept of parental rights with that of parental responsibilities in relation to the care of children . |
| 26 | While the main focus of the Survey is on basic payments it is nevertheless a crucial benchmark because both bonus and overtime payments are to an extent determined by the basic or standard wage . |
| 27 | Only once , in a fleeting reference to Matisse is there a sense of the boot being on the other foot , of art offering a sense of liberation from social ideology . |
| 28 | My hon. Friend the Member for The Wrekin talked of the boot being on the other foot . |
| 29 | With Jenny Blyth nowhere to be found — vindictive press reports claiming that the marriage of the decade was on the rocks — he became embroiled in an unseemly dispute with his own club . |
| 30 | The goals of the organisation are on the whole shared or accepted by its members : only the means of achieving them are in dispute . |