Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] be on [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At every C&P plant there is concern about energy conservation but emphasis in recent years has been on improving product quality — something which often uses more energy without increasing output . |
| 2 | That is precisely where we have been , which is why so many of the decisions reached in the past two days have been on British initiatives that have been accepted across the whole of Europe . |
| 3 | Loco workings have now slumped to nearly zero and the only locos seen are on civil engineers ' trains . |
| 4 | But many of the studies have been on non-diabetic subjects and the hypoglycaemic stimulus was not always identical . |
| 5 | Employees of the publicly owned public transport company EAS had been on indefinite strike since July 23 and the army had been running a reduced transport service in the capital . |
| 6 | A disgruntled father whose two sons have been on several skiing fortnights feels school trips are run primarily for the teachers ' convenience . |