Example sentences of "is on [det] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The onus is on each school to communicate its aims and justify its procedures to all parents .
2 HEARTH : Shelving for CDs is on each side
3 In addition there is on each side a characteristic sclerite ( 6 ) the gonangulum which is derived from the anterior part of the coxite of the 9th abdominal segment and articulates primitively with this coxite , the 9th abdominal tergum and the gonapophysis of the 8th segment .
4 There is just one window area in the cabin top and this is on each side of the companion : there are no windows lighting the settee area in the saloon .
5 I thought , would n't it be good though if they , if what they did is on that day we went they pick everyone who wanted like the jobs yeah
6 I ca n't remember what I ca n't remember what they charge , it is on that bill what they charge for a Saturday .
7 It is on that bill and I think it 's something like thirty pounds .
8 We now know what the Labour party 's agenda is on that issue .
9 Even a cursory glance at the operating economy of the early eighteenth century suggests that the supply and efficiency of transport services were the most widespread and basic limitations on its growth , for it is on that sector that both the supply of raw materials and the size of the market depend .
10 The police discretion and powers under the legislation already referred to will , as usual , bring industrial protesters and pickets into a relationship with the police and it is on that relationship that the quality of freedom to protest and its scope will be worked out .
11 Because it is on that occasion that you will already have , and will on your final visit , have made up your mind as to the nature of the northern part of the village of Skelton , the nature of the land immediately surrounding it , whether it be a paddock , or a small field , whether it be more associated in the minds of some with the open country , or in the minds of others with the village .
12 Yet it is on that flood and the damage to swimming pools and jacuzzis caused by it that the NRA relies so heavily to demonstrate the existence of a so-called Maidenhead factor .
13 Now that is a word you seldom come across in England , but away up in the Highlands and Islands being " fey " means that you have a certain sixth sense — you are the seventh son of a seventh son , or whatever the drama is on that score .
14 Perhaps the easiest way around this is to make a note of which side you started and only ever turn off the machine when the carriage is on that side .
15 Can anybody tell me how long it will be until A is on this side and is on that side ?
16 Because you went in our bedroom and nicked my torch , my torch which is on that table .
17 I am glad we have that partnership with all of you here and it is on that note , on behalf of the government , that I wish you every possible success as you embark upon your seventy fifth year .
18 It is a crucial part of their economic regeneration , and it is on that basis that other services can follow .
19 Nonetheless , I believe that the CA approach can get us further with the study of code switching than other approaches tried so far , and it is on that basis that I have chosen to use it in this book .
20 The light is on all night .
21 It is on such schemes that they intend to bring regional levels of unemployment back down to at least the June 1990 low point of 107,000 and lower .
22 However , where they are not , the valuation becomes more subjective ; it is on such valuations that this chapter concentrates .
23 It is on such occasions that the discretion can be exercised legitimately , that a sense of autonomy and real authority can be experienced .
24 Mr Major may be chancellor of the exchequer but he is also the member of Parliament for Huntingdon and is on most short-lists to succeed Mrs Thatcher as Tory leader .
25 The service is on most trains for either the whole or part of the journey .
26 erm it wo n't be engaged , they will get a er er er , a erm voice saying erm the caller is on another call at the moment please hold the line
27 ‘ Fascism is on another level all together .
28 As a replacement for the Bluebird , the Primera is on another planet .
29 I agree with you that it 's not feasible that Harley is on some kind of drug — even beta-blockers would n't help a golfer that much .
30 ‘ Boggers ’ takes us for science and he is , by common agreement , a bit of a wimp — at least he is on some days .
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