Example sentences of "the [noun] is on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Data stored in RAM chips while the computer is on must be moved to a disc before the power is switched off . |
| 2 | With no chance of live football league coverage the fight is on for European Cup matches and other internationals . |
| 3 | Washington Comment : The fight is on for the Fed to reserve its independence |
| 4 | The march was headline news : " Women overcome terrorist attack " and banners calling for " Peace and Work " and " Forward Women — the fight is on " were carried by the marchers . |
| 5 | So the fight is on to save ship building on Tyneside . |
| 6 | THE fight is on to include an old power station site within a country park . |
| 7 | Then the adrenalin starts to pour , and the tussle is on . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Oh look , the light is on in here . ’ |
| 9 | The bathroom door swings open and the light is on , the bare bright bulb . |
| 10 | So make a point of checking if the aid is on or off before talking to someone who wears an aid , and speak slowly and clearly , with your face clearly visible . |
| 11 | Er , the recommendation is on about the fourth |
| 12 | Any work in the house or garden is completely spoilt when the shooting is on |
| 13 | To find out which position line , to or from the beacon , the aircraft is on at any given moment . |
| 14 | The tape is on . |
| 15 | So the search is on for an acceptable new arrangement for increased French involvement in the military affairs of the alliance . |
| 16 | Win a weekend away The search is on for a photo of Britain 's best windowbox , basket or tub . |
| 17 | Now the search is on for the best container display in Britain . |
| 18 | So the search is on for a more durable , ‘ horizontal ’ resistance to a variety of races of a pest . |
| 19 | Once more the search is on for the woman with the most beautiful hair — could it be you ? |
| 20 | Sometimes the image they create may be a long way from expressing their real character but the search is on — through fashions , chats with friends , reactions from boyfriends — to find a style that suits their temperament and physical type . |
| 21 | Right , the search is on for the person in the team who told me that Larry Adler 's birthday was today , and not February the tenth . |
| 22 | And the search is on to find the top dog among an entry of eight hundred collies , German shepherds and even poodles . |
| 23 | With Horton and his assistant David Moss gone … the search is on for a new management team … what happens now … that 's what managing director Keith Cox has got to decide |
| 24 | With Horton and his assistant David Moss gone … the search is on for a new management team … what happens now … that 's what managing director Keith Cox has got to decide |
| 25 | The search is on for a Conservative candidate to succeed the black barrister involved in a race row at the last general election . |
| 26 | If you know such a coach then nominate him/her now because the search is on to find the 1993 Coach of the Year . |
| 27 | He has now been accepted for a transplant operation at the Bristol Royal Hospital for Sick Children and the search is on for a suitable bone marrow donor . |
| 28 | THE search is on in Cleveland to find the best and most useful new device to crack crime . |
| 29 | The search is on for the best pancake tosser in the North . |
| 30 | The search is on for Darlington 's young sports winner for 1992 . |