Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun sg] be on " in BNC.
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| 1 | My heart is on the point of breaking |
| 2 | My chest was on fire . |
| 3 | ‘ My foot is on my native heath … |
| 4 | And my bark is on the sea ’ |
| 5 | The block is three storeys high and my apartment was on the second floor . |
| 6 | My money 's on Alastair Miles , currently stealing the show as Raimondo in WNO 's Lucia . |
| 7 | My money is on him against anybody . |
| 8 | My money is on Dench and Rigg — serenity , experience and vitality . |
| 9 | However , as the author most likely to come near Pratchett , my money is on Tom Holt . |
| 10 | Did I mention , by the way , that my money was on the Croat to win the Men 's Singles ? |
| 11 | And , while I was not in possession of definite proof , my money was on it coming from somewhere a little further away than the Fulham Palace Road . |
| 12 | My mum was on her own ! |
| 13 | There 'd be just us two , see cos all the others they was out , my sister was on the round |
| 14 | My jaw was on the carriage floor the first time I took the train to Mallaig . |
| 15 | ‘ No , you wo n't have to , ’ I told him , ‘ my luck 's on the turn ; it 's going to be a tremendous year , though it 's true that just now one 's recovering from a few debacles . ’ |
| 16 | I am dying , she thought , as her forehead broke out into a fine sweat , I do not even have to think of it , my mind is on other things , but there is a disturbance , quite plainly to be felt , in the mechanism of my heart . |
| 17 | For instance , I can not actively engage with a book unless I am mentally free to give myself to it — if my mind is on other practical affairs while I am reading or if my reading competence is inadequate then I shall not be able to submit to the experience . |
| 18 | I look like shit because my mind is on higher things , because I 'm so busy I do n't have time to wash my hair , because if you really love me you 'll love me like this as well . |
| 19 | He looked at her in silence for several moments before he said , ‘ It 's possible my mind was on something else — Miss Cornflower . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ I can not deny that I have had my troubles off the park , or that my mind was on other things for a while , but my head is down and I am concentrating on making a contribution to the team once again . |
| 21 | She says I would like to go up to Manchester soon and I 'm hoping my car is on the road because the trains to Manchester are pretty costly compared to the price of the petrol in my car . |
| 22 | My cell was on the ground floor — slightly below the level of the ground , in fact , so that the window had afforded me , on occasion , a view of a warder 's waist , belt , keys , and truncheon , as he marched by . |
| 23 | ‘ I know , ’ said Nichola , ‘ but my bedroom 's on fire ! ’ |
| 24 | ‘ My boat is on the shore , |
| 25 | She added : ‘ I did n't see anything , just heard a loud noise , and suddenly my home was on fire . |
| 26 | delivered daily do n't you I 'm going to have to go my lunch is on the table . |
| 27 | ‘ My telephone 's on the blink , and we 're revamping the reception area as you 'll have gathered . |
| 28 | My boss is on my tail the whole time ! |
| 29 | ‘ My marriage is on the fucking rocks , if you really want to know . |
| 30 | The rich get richer and the poor get poorer , my accountant 's on the fiddle and I 'm an overdrawer . |