Example sentences of "you [be] on [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or have you been on a re-training scheme ? |
| 2 | oh who 've you been on the phone to tonight ? |
| 3 | how long have you been on the name game , a year ? |
| 4 | Gerald come in and he said you been on the piss already ? |
| 5 | Have you been on the loo ? |
| 6 | You been on the shit again ! |
| 7 | ‘ Have you been on the run ever since then , Char ? |
| 8 | If you are on a call , and you hear another phone ring and there is no one else about to answer it . |
| 9 | If you are on a camping holiday and are stopped with a penknife or sheath knife on your belt and a rucksack on your back , most policemen would accept that you need the knife for camping . |
| 10 | When you are on a location shoot , in fact , it is always a good idea to take a few extra shots for possible use as cutaways to get you out of difficulties . |
| 11 | You are on a globe that looks like a crystal ball or a marble in a light bed of cotton wool . |
| 12 | You are er you are on a mission . |
| 13 | As you start to descend , you pass the Pousada dos Vinhaticos which is a very popular place to spend the night , particularly if you are on a walking holiday . |
| 14 | It is worth thinking about , because if you are on a wage of less than £60 a week , the difference in cost between paying 3.85 per cent and 5 per cent of your earnings is not very great . |
| 15 | ‘ For example , you are on a roller coaster and because you are having such a wonderful time , you produce Interleukin 2 . |
| 16 | You are on a low-calorie diet . |
| 17 | If you are on a site-recce and you hit on an idea or a way of solving your problem , do a dry run . |
| 18 | One moment you are on a path by a stream , the next you are balancing on a carefully placed tree trunk to cross the stream for the hundredth time . |
| 19 | Major repainting work now needs to be signed off by a qualified engineer — unless you are on a Permit — and this is one of the reasons . |
| 20 | At the time you are on a high and your just ca n't see it going wrong … |
| 21 | But you ca n't just go home and watch TV after the show because you are on a high . |
| 22 | ‘ I think the public will be better protected if for the next two years and possibly afterwards you are on a regime of medication which will ensure you do n't do anything like this again , ’ he said . |
| 23 | You are on a mountain . ’ |
| 24 | b ) Spontaneous — that is , new words heard when you visit neighbours or they visit you ; an insight into grammar gained while you are on a fishing trip with friends , and so on . |
| 25 | Unless you are told otherwise , you should meet the standards of appearance when you are on a training course . |
| 26 | If your dog is desperate to relieve itself while you are on a train journey , for example , and starts to whine , then it is difficult to deal with this situation . |
| 27 | If you are on the water just before daybreak you will often get an idea of the cyprinid population of the water especially on the smaller drains . |
| 28 | When the needle has centred , it indicates that you are on the centre line of the track set on the OBS scale . |
| 29 | You sit on the window seat and feel you are on the river . |
| 30 | You are on the threshold of new things . |