Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] is on " in BNC.
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| 1 | The man who brought us hits Like Ferry Cross the Mersey and You 'll Never Walk Alone is on a nationwide tour , but stopped off just long enough to talk to Mike Rowbottom . |
| 2 | Changes over time also indicate that living alone is on the increase as a feature of old age : the General Household Survey ( OPCS , 1985 ) shows that in 1973 , 40 per cent of those aged 75 and over lived alone ; ten years later the figure was 47 per cent . |
| 3 | Landscape here is on a grand scale , and in consequence paintings will become larger . |
| 4 | He 's invested heavily in this new venture … the only time … the only place where Nigel Mansell seems to change gear and slow down is on the golf course … |
| 5 | But if she thinks it 's worth the risk , then it 's up to you to try and contain that risk — make sure there 's nothing to trip over , and that someone who can react quickly is on hand to give tactful support where necessary . |
| 6 | But all those optimistic forecasts have been catastrophically wrong and the doomsters proved right , after all Britain has instead suffered the most severe and unremitting recession of the postwar period : and there is no evidence , even now , that the economy has bottomed out , let alone that a growth rate anywhere near the 2.5 per cent necessary to stop unemployment from rising indefinitely is on the horizon . |
| 7 | The question raised here is on behalf of the two nurses : are they entitled to a third each in the ‘ usufruct ’ of land ? |
| 8 | For instance , is it really important to realise that the ollie to nosepick above is on an exceptionally harsh bank in Nottingham ? |
| 9 | Erm , it 's a very long term thing , and John 's been working through the tenants ' action group on it so I personally do n't know what , what the kind of take up is on that , er |
| 10 | An and the next day of action as I said before is on tropical rainforests erm . |