Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] be on [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although the Scottish Council Development and Industry was formed in 1946 by the merger of the Scottish Council on Industry and the Scottish Development Council , the Scottish National Development Council — the word National was later deleted — came into being on 8th May 1931 and we look forward to marking our Diamond Jubilee Year with several special events throughout Scotland . |
| 2 | Although the Scottish Council Development and Industry was formed in 1946 by the merger of the Scottish Council on Industry and the Scottish Development Council , the Scottish National Development Council — the word national was later deleted — came into being on 8th May 1931 . |
| 3 | The Commission came into being on 1 April 1983 . |
| 4 | The European Economic Community , which came into being on 1 January 1958 , was much less supranational in form than the ECSC . |
| 5 | He quickly came to be on close terms both with Edward himself , in whose Scottish wars he regularly served , and with his heir . |
| 6 | He seemed to be on good terms with the people behind the bar . |
| 7 | She was still taking medication after her breast cancer operation but she seemed to be on top form and very bubbly and full of plans for the future . |
| 8 | Perhaps that was why every cell of her normally controlled body seemed to be on red alert in Rune Christensen 's presence . |
| 9 | I 've been interested at the strength of comments made to be on similar lines by people I thought out-and-out-royalists . |
| 10 | The 23-year-old Nortumbrian went off hard with South Shields Harrier Dave Beris and looked to be on record-breaking pace . |
| 11 | So it proved to be on this occasion . |
| 12 | In due course , these new laws were applied against the protesters who appeared to be on strong ground when challenging their convictions , since , in their haste to bring these laws into operation , the drafters had apparently acted ultra vires . |
| 13 | A high proportion were repeat visitors who appeared to be on good terms with the reception and service staff . |