Example sentences of "be on [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I sha n't draw breath or stop fidgeting until we 're on that train to Glenfarg … |
| 2 | Well you , you 're on that Regional Liaison Group in fact then |
| 3 | Er but there are of course h n while we 're on that point there are , I 'm afraid , there are s people who take advantage of Marks and Spencers , erm because they know there 's going to be no problem about having goods exchanged so what they do , they buy something from Marks and Spencers wear it on one evening for , for a party or special occasion |
| 4 | Just while we 're on that subject . |
| 5 | Wh while you 're on that madam chairman , I 've had two persons er contact me as regarding , you know playing field and er it 's a no go for dogs is n't it , and th and we therefore the people have mentioned they had to go down the side of the playing field onto the onto the old , and er have we an obligation to er to pave not pave it but er make it , it 's a very steep bank , a very steep old ladies dare n't go down , and they know they 're breaking the law by taking the dog in the in the er recreation ground , and I just wondered whether we had an obligation to er . |
| 6 | yours truly did a bit of negotiation on that this week but more of that later maybe when we have er we have n't got any A O B's so while we 're on that subject |
| 7 | No , you 're on , you 're on that 's only tape one side B. |
| 8 | and they 're on that side . |
| 9 | You know once you 're on that system you 've got to have a light one and a heavy one |
| 10 | Oh we 're on that now are we ? |
| 11 | see till Sunday night they 're on that bus apart from the crossing |
| 12 | on the other side of the sun and the moon 's on that side and we 're on that side we 're in the light . |
| 13 | and we 're on all play all the time . |
| 14 | because you 're on all play you 're stuck there forever . |
| 15 | ‘ We 're on such a good deal it 's a joke , ’ David told me . |
| 16 | There are others he did n't buy and wants to unload , like Tony Cottee who cost £2.2m , but they 're on such big contracts other clubs ca n't afford their wages . |
| 17 | They 're on half term . |
| 18 | You come to the reprocessing plant posing as a journalist but really you 're on some undercover assignment for a powerful organization , maybe for a government . |
| 19 | erm employed people have a regular activity erm on a daily basis , and that activity is carried out with a time structure , so that the hours of the day are different from each other , the days of the week are marked out as being different from each other , the weeks are marked out by being different from each other as well , and also you 're situated in time in a different way — you 're on some sort of career , you can see some way in which your life is progressing . |
| 20 | Like , you can tell people who are , like , geniuses , you can almost tell to look at them , they 're on another planet . |
| 21 | er , it depends on one 's own tastes , I personally do n't like the open planned that I 've seen in very modern houses where , erm I , I do n't quite know how to express it but it does seem to me odd to be on one floor level and then two feet up you 're on another level and er , that 's one aspect of the open plan that does n't appeal to me and I do n't quite understand why it 's necessary to have everything that 's going on in one room with pieces of furniture designed to act as barriers between the different functions or purposes for which you give parts of the room . |
| 22 | ‘ Tell him we 're on another planet . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ He thinks we 're on another planet . ’ |
| 24 | Second year you 're on another assignment anyway so it does n't make no repeat . |
| 25 | Excuse me , we 're on another subject , but I will put you in the clear |
| 26 | It 's if you 're on enough books to be able to get supply for every day , if you do n't mind just flitting around . |
| 27 | ‘ I 'll talk to you for all the time we 're on this train . |
| 28 | So what I want you to do is to follow these little chips er dimples here , they 're on this stone there 're a few on that but not on here , so that bit it goes in that direction . |
| 29 | Now while we 're on this point about what exactly am I entitled to , erm we ought to say a word about credit notes cos there are a lot of shops who say well erm you know it is it is n't company policy to , it is n't our policy to offer refunds , but we 're quite happy to offer you a credit note . |
| 30 | As a matter of fact a fre fellow named lived in here and he was a traveller to er George he 's one of the best , biggest rim lockmakers in the town , anyway , they 're on this erm now and er he was going round for orders for regulars of his , for his firm and somebody , one day , asked him look here , we 've got a little awkward job here , you know anybody the can you do it ? |