Example sentences of "it [vb mod] [be] on " in BNC.

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1 But we employ thirty thousand people and therefore one has to look after the majority , however hard it may be on a relatively few — one thousand people in that particular case .
2 Care must be taken not to read more than is said into reports from others , particularly since the Regulations exclude access to the original report but a teacher 's use of it may be on the record .
3 It may be on a one-to-one basis or with a couple where one partner has impaired hearing .
4 It may be a light aircraft twenty miles away , in which case they will go in their own cars , or it may be on the other side of the world , in which case they will be on the next airline flight in that direction and might not be home again for several weeks .
5 It may be on the lendri 's scent , but the lendri will be underground by now .
6 It may be on one of the islands that surround the Antarctic continent or perhaps in Patagonia on the South American mainland .
7 In other words , the hegemony of the social representation of science can not possibly be total , and there is even evidence that it may be on the wane .
8 If an abstract is included , it may be on a separate loose sheet and can be used to give in some detail the contents and argument of the report to those who do not require to read the whole text .
9 PAMELA : I have a great desire that whenever the day is , it may be on a Thursday .
10 This attitude had provoked two serious crises in the 1840s , in both of which France was virtually humiliated , and while Napoleon III was resolved on bringing about an understanding , he was equally resolved that it should be on a basis of equality .
11 Franco Ferrero wishes to apologize for the delay in sending out his Kayak & Mountain brochure but by now it should be on the way to all who requested it .
12 As it should be on a ‘ 59-style Strat it 's a proper thick ‘ slab ’ board , not the curved veneer type , and it 's got reasonably authentic-looking plastic clay-type markers .
13 It should be on every binocular observer 's list .
14 I saw him move the mat so it should be on a slippery bit and then sort of pretend to slip on it , and then start to shout . ’
15 In the courts there may be argument as to the correct interpretation of the enactment : there must be none as to whether it should be on the Statute Book at all .
16 If you think it should be on my conscience that I take advantage of her ignorance , then it is only fair that I should tell you she has , in the past , been unfaithful to me . ’
17 Because really in my view it should be that once something like this happened then it should be on the owners to prove they have n't been negligent .
18 I think it should be on the counter of every tackle shop in the country — and yes , I will be sending a copy to those inconsiderate Holme Pierrepont users .
19 Formal just how it should be on the B B C thank you very much indeed to everybody erm joining in that debate .
20 To the extent that the purchaser is willing to accept this reduction of the absolute nature of warranties , it should be on the basis the vendor acknowledges that in all circumstances it has made full and proper enquiries and investigations ( see clause 13.6 of the standard sale agreement — Appendix III ) ; ( i ) to provide that the vendor shall not be liable if the purchaser completed the sale at the full purchase price despite the fact that it had knowledge of a particular breach of warranty .
21 It should be on the left .
22 It should be on top of the , erm , discard the erm , instruction sheet .
23 It should be on the table at the back .
24 Because it was on the other B B C one so it should be on this one as well .
25 It should be on the cover .
26 It should be on ability , on what you make of yourself , as you say .
27 If significant provision is to be made it must be on the basis of a genuine negotiation and interaction between educators and the community , involving both social understanding and careful curriculum development to meet the needs of each particular group .
28 Flexibility is bound to be required to take account , for example , of a sudden increase in a particular type of work , of a complex transaction of such importance that the partners dealing with it must be on constant standby , of parents wishing to be free during school holidays .
29 It it must be on er ante social hours though is it ?
30 Leith saw Naylor 's mouth firm and thought it must be on account of the anxiety that Travis was causing his mother .
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