Example sentences of "' [noun] be on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Reliance was apparently placed — I say ‘ apparently ’ because there is nothing in the papers which indicates clearly one way or the other what the view of the justices ' clerk was on this subject — I am told that reliance was placed on section 8(3) which provides : ‘ For the purposes of this Act ‘ family proceedings ’ means any proceedings … ( b ) under the enactments mentioned in subsection ( 4 ) . ’ |
| 2 | As a retired person living alone and needing to plan ahead , I need to know what the parties ' plans are on local taxation . |
| 3 | Crickets ' ears are on the " knees " of their front walking legs , while cicadas carry their ears on their bellies . |
| 4 | Clothes from top designers were offered for sale at £10 or 15 and High Street stores ' clothing was on offer at £5 . |
| 5 | After 75 years the founders ' aim was on the verge of realisation . |
| 6 | A policeman 's wage with ten years ' service was on £4. 10&shilling plus his lodging allowance — you were well on the way to the top of the money league . |
| 7 | The touch judges ' flags were on the pitch more often than off it in a game I saw recently here ( in Eastern Province , South Africa ) . |
| 8 | Her friends ' comments are on the level of rhetoric ; no-one can speak on the personal level of hurt . |
| 9 | AU British employees ' details were on file . |
| 10 | Degas ' sculpture is on the move : literally , in the sense that a complete set of the artist 's bronzes has been travelling the world for the past five years , turning up in Verona , Florence , Amsterdam and Japan ; metaphorically , in a sudden resurgence of interest in the sculptures themselves , after more than four decades of academic neglect . |
| 11 | THE next Waverley Singers ' concert is on Saturday , April 4th at 7.30 p.m. at St. Andrew 's Garrison Church of Scotland , Queens Avenue , Aldershot . |
| 12 | Although there had been no evidence on their computers of the shapechangers ' craft being on the planet , it had been monitored heading towards this unwelcoming world . |
| 13 | For credit managers , most of the Infocheck services are already available , Jordans ' will be on Prestel in the near future and Prestel also has the ability , not currently carried by Telecom Gold , to interrogate the BT Directory Enquiry phone- base . |
| 14 | HITHERTO there seems to have been an assumption in the minds of programmers as festive holidays loom that , for the most part , audiences ' minds are on vacation , too . |
| 15 | Previous pages : The visitors ' book is on the hall table . |
| 16 | The box of dolls ' clothes is on the table . |