Example sentences of "[be] on [pers pn] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 " The autumn gales 'll be on us in a few weeks , and the volunteers wo n't be so easy to come by after that . "
2 He had a cup of tea at Carrie 's today just you know , checking the tape and making sure that people 's names are on it in the correct order and what did you do ?
3 machine until Monday and then though we 'll take him off , of course being on it for a long period
4 Now , as she came back to the present , Lady Merchiston 's own eyes were on her in a compelling look , demanding an answer .
5 AU eyes were on her in a bright red cretonne two-piece and Normandy satin hat with wide frill .
6 Whereby the task of the local planning authority , and the onus is on them without the initial negative presumption , the task before the local planning authority in refusing permission is made that much more difficult .
7 But it is certainly possible , at least , that he survived the Cross — if , indeed , it was he who was on it in the first place , rather than the substitute claimed by the Koran and by many early heresies .
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