Example sentences of "[is] [adj] [verb] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even if it does go outside , there is little to hunt on the manicured lawns , and no serious threat from feline neighbours . |
| 2 | PLANS for a voluntary split of business interests is among options which British Gas has proposed to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission which is due to report on the future of the industry next month . |
| 3 | Former North British 0-6-0 Maude No. 673 is due to return on the Bo'ness and Kinniel Railway after a year-long boiler overhaul . |
| 4 | A public inquiry is due to commence on the 16th of February . |
| 5 | Whether tax is due depends on the size of your overall estate . |
| 6 | At the same time , Health Secretary Virginia Bottomley is due to decide on the future of Bart 's . |
| 7 | An important class of surnames is that based on the pursuit of occupations or the holding of various civil or ecclesiastical offices . |
| 8 | It is usual to grow on the cuttings for a year so that the stock stems become somewhat thicker than a pencil but rather less so than your little finger . |
| 9 | In spite of a host of imponderables it is possible to speculate on the composition of some of the smaller properties . |
| 10 | It is possible to say on the basis of these figures that the higher the specification , the more likely it is that the housewife will be satisfied . |
| 11 | In this paper it is possible to expand on the subjects of vertical maturity profiles and inversion estimates based on new interpretations drawn from a suite of good quality vitrinite reflectance measurements for over 60 wells in the Southern North Sea Basin . |
| 12 | The worker 's personal feelings may need to be acknowledged first , before it is possible to embark on the kind of work in which a couple of the generation of the worker 's parents or grandparents are encouraged to express their sexuality and personal needs . |
| 13 | Our examination of one unremarkable sentence from Katherine Mansfield 's A Cup of Tea shows how it is possible to focus on the stylistic value of a piece of language by comparing with unwritten alternatives : " what might have been written , but was n't " . |
| 14 | ‘ Who 's that lying on the runway Who 's that lying in the snow It 's Matt Busby and his boys Making such a f***in noise cause they ca n't get the aeroplane to go ’ |
| 15 | The infamous ‘ Who 's that lying on the runway ’ got an airing from some as well , and was followed by a quieter chorus of ‘ One David Mellor , there 's only … ’ |
| 16 | I 'm all for loud singing and opposition-baiting at matches and other times , but I do n't normally Do The Dambusters , or worse still the ‘ who 's that dying on the runway ’ stuff . |
| 17 | Another great piece of illustration features in a book for younger readers , Who 's That Banging on The Ceiling ? |
| 18 | The justification for protection in these circumstances is that a businessman who is willing to deal on the other party 's standard terms and conditions is probably unable to negotiate a special deal due to an inequality of bargaining power . |
| 19 | Which standard is salient depends on the individual 's dispositions and the situation at hand . |
| 20 | All that Keay is prepared to say on the subject is that he will continue to coach Middlesex in the county championship . |
| 21 | If however , the mortgagee is prepared to rely on the wife 's covenant , the husband can be released from liability by the mortgagee , with the wife alone remaining liable . |
| 22 | Several major galleries now claim that they have ceased trading with Saatchi - ‘ I would n't sell him a napkin , ’ said one prominent figure in the New York art world — but since no one is prepared to go on the record with such an assertion , or to have their name directly linked to a quote , it is hard to avoid the conclusion that dealers and artists are hedging their bets . |
| 23 | Whether or not a ‘ flypaper ’ effect is prevalent depends on the relative size of the price and the income elasticities of demand . |
| 24 | routine or less important decisions are therefore passed ‘ down the line , to subordinates , and the superior is free to concentrate on the more important aspects of the work ( eg. planning ) ; and |
| 25 | erm I 've always believed that consistency is an overrated virtue so I 'm not gon na criticise the Conservatives for changing their minds but you have to ask yourself why is this recorded on the agenda today when the sub-committee , planning sub- committee has already met and discussed these matters and things have moved on a little further Well we we really have to look at how the resolution in this paragraph came about in the first place . |
| 26 | It is interesting to speculate on the possible reasons for his total obscurity during the intervening years of the Restoration . |
| 27 | It is interesting to speculate on the nature of this change if the Labour Party is able to form a government in 1991 or 1992 . |
| 28 | It is interesting to speculate on the likely effect of opting out on the present independent schools . |
| 29 | It is interesting to reflect on the value of a guide dog to a blind person as an aid to independence in the AL of maintaining a safe environment . |
| 30 | It is interesting to reflect on the members of the team and their fortunes since that afternoon in the draining Georgian heat . |