Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] be on " in BNC.
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| 1 | There 's an oil stain beneath it , but I bet it has n't been on since last February . |
| 2 | Well of course it 's not on , it has n't been on for weeks . |
| 3 | The search for a proper definition has certainly been on in the House of Commons for several years . |
| 4 | Count down 's on to D-Day |
| 5 | Cos I says what you doing still working here , you know , that 's what we 'd just been on about |
| 6 | The space station , like every space station she 'd ever been on , had had its own almost imperceptible vibration and hum . |
| 7 | They had appeared together , Ken and he , in an early BBC TV show hosted by Gilbert Harding , but the first time they really worked together was on Beyond Our Ken , a show that he remembers somewhat less affectionately than the later Round The Horne . |
| 8 | I 've only been on since I read that thing in the square ball , and I suppose loads must have done the same as me and jumped on the bandwagon . |
| 9 | ‘ I 've just been on to Mallachy . |
| 10 | you 're a radio virgin are n't you , you 've not been on before ? |
| 11 | You 've not been on for a while have you ? |
| 12 | Good you 've not been on for a while either have you ? |
| 13 | He had dropped through the hole into a corridor that looked typical of every space station Ace had ever been on . |
| 14 | ‘ We were offered a gig at a festival in Denmark , which we did n't know anything about , turned up with the gear , and we were on after BB King , and before Robert Cray , plus Bob Dylan was on later on — definitely not the worst billing we 've ever been on . |
| 15 | one of the best panels I 've ever been on . |
| 16 | I 've never ev er the only one I 've ever been on , I went round Dorman Longs once |
| 17 | Crime Squad officers had quickly been on to the address in Wiltshire Lane . |
| 18 | Oh do n't it 's only been on for about er , the last half an hour it 's not it 's a cross a crucifix is got bigger on it . |
| 19 | He 's just been on to Maureen , got a couple of orders bearings and an Anglia contact . |
| 20 | What 's just been on ? |
| 21 | It 's not been on , no , I 've just switched it on . |
| 22 | The most scary flight I have ever been on was with Andy . |
| 23 | The Army HQ have also been on , trying to get us excited , but our Duty Pilot turned them off pretty effectively . |
| 24 | PET ‘ HOTEL HATES ’ ( THE FREQUENT ONES ) * narrow stairs and no lifts * low shower pressure * telephone kiosks built for left-handed midgets * only one plug , down on the floor under the bed and 5AMP * hairdryers on 1m fixed lead from the floor socket 3m away from wall mirror facing opposite direction * just two 40 watt lamps to read and work by * toilet rolls positioned for contortionists only * room service that brings each course separately throughout Dallas * radiators that have n't been on for years * radiators that wo n't go off * basins that take half an hour to empty after you 've cleaned your teeth and you want to shave * stoppers that hang under the cold water tap but do n't reach the drain * stoppers that have no chain so you wallow in the dirty water to find them * toilets where you can sit down or close the door but not both |
| 25 | I , I have n't been on but you 're the first people I 've told this to , I have been out with somebody who has been on |
| 26 | I mean we 've got to see it 's a wonder they have n't been on to us cos they 've stopped the er |
| 27 | Well he 's never been on before . |
| 28 | Yes , I mean it , erm , Mr is quite right , and I 'm very surprised at the length of time , I 'm not sure if he 's still in on planning , but he 's certainly been on and off it a lot , erm , has n't worked it out yet . |