Example sentences of "[vb pp] [be] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | CPRW has no doubt that in this particular instance a decision to provide planning consent would be quite disastrous , whereas a rejection would strengthen the value of National Park designation at a time when development pressures of the kind being considered are on the increase . |
| 2 | Heron can not have enjoyed being on his list but the prospect of negotiating with Mr Klesch can only encourage the company to settle quickly and generously . |
| 3 | He 'd have enjoyed being on this trip with us today , you know . ’ |
| 4 | The final way in which the decision might be varied is on appeal . |
| 5 | One project being actively considered is on household wealth and inheritance . |
| 6 | The garments being made are on order from stores such as C&A , Top Shop , and Wallace 's . |
| 7 | Loco workings have now slumped to nearly zero and the only locos seen are on civil engineers ' trains . |
| 8 | Engineer , David Ramsay , narrowly missed being on the flight . |
| 9 | Its report refers to the ‘ few minutes ’ in which broadcasters can consider whether what has been said is on the wrong side of the law . |
| 10 | The MPs said the only firing they had done was on two US teenagers — children of Panama Canal Commission employees . |
| 11 | The British Steel Challenge inspired him , too , although the only sailing he had ever done was on a windsurfer . |
| 12 | On top of this the only action Rick had seen was on his furthest rod , away in the corner by the dam out-flow away from our movements . |
| 13 | The last time they had met was on V.E. night in Berkeley . |
| 14 | His government argued that the small temples which it had demolished were on land belonging to the state tourist department . |
| 15 | ‘ The business I 've just bought is on the rocks , and you tell me that 's lucky ? ’ |
| 16 | Those that are employed are on low wages ; the majority are unemployed . |
| 17 | In an animal , she told herself savagely , it would be called being on heat . |
| 18 | The Party ordered 30,000 leaflets , capable of being used as window posters , and then discovered that the ‘ imprint ’ publisher 's details which must , by law , be openly displayed was on the wrong side . |
| 19 | She had always found being on stage an incredible joy , but this was nothing less than a nightmare , every second seeming to stretch for an eternity , and her usual spontaneity had completely deserted her , leaving her painfully self-conscious , horribly aware of every word she uttered . |
| 20 | Other cities where papal government might have settled were on important trade routes which might have added to the pope 's powers and security : but Rome remained the favoured city of the popes and , in spite of all the difficulties of controlling the city , the senate and the people , the popes were prepared to suffer all sorts of indignities in order to stay in Rome . |
| 21 | Lt.-Col. Sekhobe Letsie , who had also been arrested was on March 21 formally charged with the murder of two former government ministers and their wives in 1986 [ see p. 34789 ] . |
| 22 | Oxford ladies kick-off at the university ground in Iffley Road at 2 on Sunday … they 're playing the district line from Ealing … lets hope United are on the right tracks … |
| 23 | Expansion in the number of users and disk storage supported are on there way . |
| 24 | ‘ You ca n't deny that the only advantage to be gained is on your side , ’ Travis countered coldly . |
| 25 | Although well equipped , he had intended being on the mountain for just one day , and had taken only a packed lunch , water , and some chocolate with him . |
| 26 | Yeah I 've got one you see but I 've put been on it . |
| 27 | The picture of Christ eating with his disciples shortly before he was crucified is on a long-term loan from the Royal Academy in London . |
| 28 | If I 'd not blocked or she 'd not blocked out that time in that way , what would have happened is on the thirteenth , er , of the month , erm , Red would have called me from the Health and Safety Executive would have called me and said , Ricky we 've got er , a remedial leadership weekend on the top of Snowden , and er , on that , on the last weekend of the month , and we 've got a one hour slot for you , that 's just a golden opportunity . |
| 29 | The chance that Britain would work with the French on the new air-launched nuclear missile they have developed is on again , after Mrs Thatcher had all but made up her mind to buy American . |
| 30 | Even knowing she looked ridiculous , she 'd enjoyed it after that first entrance , had loved being on a stage again , singing with the company . |