Example sentences of "[noun] 's [be] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well Gillian 's been on the phone |
| 2 | It was Bob Crayshaw who said peevishly : ‘ Trade 's been on the downward path since the war with America . |
| 3 | Lady Thatcher 's been on the road promoting her book and a couple of nights ago she was in Birmingham at a dinner hosted by the Birmingham Post . |
| 4 | But er Peter 's been on the ten day holiday abroad . |
| 5 | Aside from that , Meany 's been street skating in the Greater Manchester area , Duffy 's been on the lookout for new terrain and unknown people existent in the South West , and also discovers a totally hot indoor bowl with a secret location and impeccable construction . |
| 6 | There 's old adage ; one game at time , but for once when the pressure 's been on Swindon have done the business and they are looking very solid . |
| 7 | The list 's been on the listserv for over a week now , and everything seems to be going just fine ( with the exception of Declan 's wacky address : - ) |
| 8 | Penry 's been on the phone every few minutes to see if you 've arrived . |
| 9 | Barry 's dad 's been on the phone he wants to you to urgently book a bus so he co |
| 10 | yeah Roger 's been on telly |
| 11 | His mam 's been on the phone . |
| 12 | From everything she says , it 's clear this gilgul 's been on the scene for quite a while — there is no way she could have learned what she 's learned , cleaned up her act and become who she is now if the only time she 's had to do it in was the brief interval between our confrontation at the Mephistco stand and her appearance on the beach at Bournemouth . |
| 13 | That Ruby Wax 's been on this week has n't she ? |
| 14 | John 's been on jobs and he 's er |