Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] [prep] the air " in BNC.

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31 UNLIKE ANY other time in recent history , the whiff of revolution is in the air .
32 October 's chill is in the air
33 Political and social revolution was in the air and Koreans of all political persuasions longed for unity .
34 In France invasion was in the air at court and anyone who put forward a promising scheme was sure of an audience .
35 Good news is in the air for all you armchair viewers with satellite dishes as the battle of the TV channels begins in Olympic year .
36 Repentance is in the air .
37 During the 1970s television was on the air between thirty-five and forty hours a week .
38 Oranges had been peeled , and their dew was in the air .
39 The smell of Dada 's cut grass was in the air .
40 The stars were already pricking the sky , and frost was in the air .
41 Family planning was in the air ; newspapers and women 's magazines were openly discussing family planning by the 1930s in a manner which would have been considered outrageous just ten years before .
42 Precedents have been set by the Trans-Pennine Movement ( with an all-party MPs ' group in support ) , by the powerful counter-action in the North East when Scottish devolution was in the air ; the developmental spirit of the regional economic planning councils abolished by government in 1979 is abroad again , though unconnected , in all three regions .
43 Love is in the air and for this fab Valentine 's issue we have joined forces with Northern Hairdresser Of The Year , Gary Hooker from Saks to give you this superb wedding gift — a complete hair and beauty bridal make-over all in the comfort of your very own home .
44 Sophistication is in the air .
45 He used to say : ‘ I think music is in the air all around me : I 've only to take as much as I want ’ .
46 LOVE 'S IN THE AIR FOR ACE
47 Feeling of nostalgia is in the air like mist .
48 When romance is in the air , Anjou is on the table .
49 Sex was in the air all the time .
50 MAPLE LEAF SWAG Patrick Eggle JS Legend There is usually a bonding period of at least a couple of weeks between a player and a new instrument , but this time romance was in the air straight away and … what the hell …
51 But romance was in the air not only for the Royal Couple .
52 Meanwhile romance was in the air down the road at Slimbridge Wildfowl Trust with feathered flirting everywhere you looked .
53 British nationalism was in the air and patriotic sentiments ran high .
54 Apocalypse was in the air , and in strict accordance with the traditions of this connected history of fears of British decline , the ghosts of Rome were summoned to make their judgement .
55 LOVE was in the air when two lucky Canadians scooped first prize in a special bridal competition .
56 And of course being on the air current it went on its way back and what was waiting for it here ?
57 And excellent sight is most important if your world is in the air or your head is more than a few feet above the ground .
58 As singer Randy Barbato puts it : ‘ We wanted to do Desiderata because this cosmic thing is in the air . ’
59 Broadcasting via a system of street loudspeakers the radio is on the air for three hours each Sunday .
60 We all get along well , but when the pressure 's on the air can turn pretty red in here .
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