Example sentences of "a [noun sg] be on " in BNC.
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| 1 | A Squadron were on a training exercise in Vogelsang , B Squadron were providing the medical support to the Nijmegen Marches in Holland , and Private Johnson was on an individual medical attachment to BATUS ( the British Army Training Unit Suffield ) in Canada . |
| 2 | Although ministers have suspended moves to reduce subsidies until May , many dentists in the North-East say they still believe a reduction is on the cards . |
| 3 | Dastra in our last issue , has come forward to claim the £25 prize and a cheque is on its way to her . |
| 4 | The winner of the best adult joke is Mrs May Jones from Prescot , and a T-shirt is on its way to her for this the Echo office favourite . |
| 5 | The winner of the best adult joke is Mrs May Jones from Prescot , and a T-shirt is on its way to her for this the Echo office favourite . |
| 6 | ‘ The situation in which a surety is required to give a guarantee or charge property to secure the liability of a debtor to a creditor is on the authorities a fruitful area for the exercise of undue influence , particularly by the debtor over the surety to obtain the guarantee or charge the debtor needs to satisfy the creditor . |
| 7 | During the period of each step in which a foot is on the ground , the leg must be straightened ( not bent at the knee ) at least for one moment , and in particular , the supporting leg must be straight in the vertically upright position . ’ |
| 8 | There are so many disadvantages to a vet being on his or her own — on call for twenty-four hours , no time off , expensive locums for holidays , and everything depending on good health . ’ |
| 9 | We 've all seen pictures of Page 3 girls and pornographic images of women showing the female body in a constantly inviting , sexual way just walking into a newsagent 's on a Sunday morning often means you are surrounded by them ) and it is hardly surprising if girls themselves , as well as men , sometimes feel confused ; believing that girls might ‘ want ’ to be raped , or are asking for trouble , if they dress up to go out , or behave independently by going out or walking home alone . |
| 10 | My mother I remember there was a sale of work going on at Palfrey church once and bef I had just been made apprentice at Wolverhampton and of course I got amongst the , they , when they came the , the Derby day they were all having a bet on it so I , I said to the give them half a crown , so he said you ca n't have half a crown and he said what do you want it for so I said they 're putting it on a horse was on this horse it won , so of course this sale of work was in great progress when I gets off the train at station and thought well I could n't understand in er Palfrey Church Hall , so she was there in all her finery and I said we 've won , we 've won she said shut up , shut up she said but erm no I think the biggest character in Caldmore was Father . |
| 11 | On the way , just before Andover , he shot Spicer in the back of the head and as a result was on the run from police for several weeks . |
| 12 | Within the hour , a telegram was on its way to London claiming the reward for information as to the whereabouts of Patrick Lundy and his female servant . |
| 13 | For a skilled operator it is faster and easier to produce a new drawing , and once a drawing is on file , making changes and producing updated versions becomes much more efficient . |
| 14 | One a piece is on the board , it is never removed ; so the search space does not have cycles . |
| 15 | Jack had married the daughter of the Westward family , as unlikely a match as was ever known in the country , but necessary since a child was on the way . |
| 16 | A bouquet is on its way to this super lady from Slinfold , West Sussex , with my very best wishes . |
| 17 | And she 's had rats under that shed it ai n't that long ago she said , she said she had them so I mean I ca n't see anybody with an ounce of common sense letting a chicken being on the ground , ground |
| 18 | In the habitual contexts of English Literature teaching , students assume that if a work is on a reading list then it must be of approved quality , otherwise why is it there ? |
| 19 | Ca n't put the handbrake on and sit on your hands with the alarm bells ringing because a babuska 's on her way home with her son-in-law 's dinner . |
| 20 | When a glider is on the ground it does not pivot around its c.g. as it does in flight . |
| 21 | Moving furniture is always a sign that a move is on the way . |
| 22 | Sam 's business acumen , now even more sharpened , concentrated on further expansion ( Imperial Chemicals , take warning — a take-over is on the way ) . |
| 23 | ‘ There is n't a single economic indicator which suggests that a recovery is on the way . |
| 24 | Now Steve wanted to marry Maria Luisa and a war was on the cards when Fernando found out ! |
| 25 | When the time is ripe the mandate will go forward that the men will refuse to load and unload , to supply coal or cargo to any ship in a British port where a Lascar or a Chinaman is on board " . |
| 26 | A prostitute found murdered in a canal was on her way to meet a customer when she disappeared . |
| 27 | And so we were complimented by some of our colleagues on the shop floor you know , that , what a difference is on the place . |
| 28 | It is likely to be some years before such a product is on the open market . |
| 29 | Only occasional flakes came haphazardly down like white sifts of charred paper when a chimney is on fire . |
| 30 | If a chimney was on fire , you could n't just let it burn away . |