Example sentences of "it [vb -s] [be] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since Ptolemy tried to solve this problem in the second century , it has been on the agenda of theorists of perception and is still , I understand , not fully resolved . |
| 2 | It has been on trial at nine branches and no decision has been made about whether to extend the service . |
| 3 | Also , much of the money for the campaign has come from the community itself , and where outside groups have provided assistance , either financially or otherwise , it has been on the terms of the YCCC rather than anyone else . |
| 4 | ( Everyone is someone 's cousin in Bala , and a great help it has been on several occasions . ) |
| 5 | IN MID SEPTEMBER , 28XX class No.3822 returns to the Great Western Society from the West Somerset Railway where it has been on loan since March 19th this year . |
| 6 | Leaf-roll sawfly This clever little beast is given a fair description and discussion in the answer to question number 52 on page 208 , which , with Figure 13 above , will enable you to spot that it has been on your plants . |
| 7 | Although some progress has since been made by the meticulous work of the late Sir Ian Richmond and Roger Goodburn , it has been on too small a scale to support any attempt at a chronology of the history of the site . |
| 8 | Will discussion of reform then be remitted , as it has been on several occasions from 1916 onwards , to a Speaker 's Conference ? |
| 9 | It has been on my conscience ever since . |
| 10 | It has been on my conscience ever since … |
| 11 | It has been on The New York Times best-seller list for thirty-seven weeks and on The Sunday Times of London list for twenty-eight weeks . |
| 12 | The city this morning is relatively calm , far quieter than it has been on many days in recent months . |
| 13 | The notion of marginality carries with it the sense of dualism , since it implies being on the boundaries of urban and rural society , but not integrated into either . |
| 14 | The subtitles are superfluous : it 's been on the telly umpteen times and the gestures say it all . |
| 15 | It 's been on the television news and it 's all over the papers this morning . |
| 16 | And it 's been on my conscience ever since . ’ |
| 17 | It 's been on Wish You Were Here . |
| 18 | And it 's been on my heart for a long time to save . |
| 19 | It 's been on the radio for hours . ’ |
| 20 | It 's been on my mind since Bruges . ’ |
| 21 | I do n't know how long it 's been on the bed , but it 's far too damp to sleep in . |
| 22 | ‘ It 's been on the Common looking for little green men has it ? |
| 23 | It 's been on T. V. now , destroying some of my mental scenery for ever . |
| 24 | Erm that in fact er whether it 's been on board accurately by the report er or not is , is a matter for er question , but it was something that they bore in mind when they where reaching their conclusion , so they believe that they have taken it into account . |
| 25 | Well it 's been on er consumer selling |
| 26 | It looks like it 's been on the M twenty five on a Friday night , and every tyre 's been over it . |
| 27 | It 's been on the drawing board for some time now but has n't gone ahead because of lack of investment . |
| 28 | It 's been on the cards for so long I think everyone 's had enough . |
| 29 | It 's been on several days recently . |
| 30 | It 's been on the floor ! |