Example sentences of "be on [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's just something that we ca n't do I 'm afraid so so we 're on five now |
| 2 | I E it , it , it 's it 's about a quarter so you , you 're on five , six hundred calories a day . |
| 3 | ‘ You 're the only two guests , so if you 're on separate floors it means you 've each got your own bathroom . |
| 4 | I sha n't draw breath or stop fidgeting until we 're on that train to Glenfarg … |
| 5 | Well you , you 're on that Regional Liaison Group in fact then |
| 6 | 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 |
| 7 | Just while we 're on that subject . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 |
| 10 | No , you 're on , you 're on that 's only tape one side B. |
| 11 | and they 're on that side . |
| 12 | You know once you 're on that system you 've got to have a light one and a heavy one |
| 13 | Oh we 're on that now are we ? |
| 14 | see till Sunday night they 're on that bus apart from the crossing |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | and we 're on all play all the time . |
| 17 | because you 're on all play you 're stuck there forever . |
| 18 | Well you 're on hundred and eleven now |
| 19 | S. H. When you join the job , you 're on two years ’ probation . |
| 20 | Here we 're on two till six and as the old man come and pick her up and drop her off at the bingo . |
| 21 | Arsenal 's jump to the top of the pile — they were last there in May 1991 — is ominous indeed , particularly as they 're on one of their famous rolls . |
| 22 | If you 're on one of the cruising courses you 'll be sleeping aboard your yacht . |
| 23 | You 're on one side of the road , and the child 's on the other . |
| 24 | Yes well i if you 're on one |
| 25 | No we 're on one side B. |
| 26 | You 're on one are n't you ? |
| 27 | No , you 're on thirty there because ten threes are thirty , you want another three , what 's that ? |
| 28 | Oh we 're on fourteen , area fourteen . |
| 29 | Until today only season ticket- and voucher-holders could apply for tickets for Monday 's Play-Off Final against Leicester , but now they 're on general sale . |
| 30 | thin ground I think you 're on dangerous grounds adjusting the formulations are n't you without |