Example sentences of "be [verb] [pron] [noun] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the Amazon , the numbers of Indians declined , ceasing to be a threat to western expansion , so that by the second half of the last century , they were becoming more of a curiosity , regarded as anachronistic impediments to progress , which had to be educated on Christian lines on the one hand , the true lords of the territory to be given their freedom on the other . |
| 2 | For now he seems to be biding his time on the sidelines , ready to step in , should the UN 's effort start to crumble . |
| 3 | Essex Rivers Healthcare health promotion unit will be opening its doors on the day and will welcome smokers wanting advice on how to give up the habit . |
| 4 | His top priority this season will be to regain his place on the Ulster senior squad , and banish last year 's unhappy memories . |
| 5 | Ill be sending my comments on the Sunderland Match later — but a revolutionary idea we came up with was velcro shirts … with stick on everything … |
| 6 | In the next issue I shall be giving my findings on the diverse range of cordless power-tools sampled , with a few performance statistics , including a simple drill test . |
| 7 | He seemed to be focusing his attention on the group that Mr Malik was teaching . |
| 8 | He said that Dr Banda , who is no longer an elder , appeared to be losing his hold on the leadership . |
| 9 | Crime they say does n't pay , well you may have your own views on that but certainly across the breadth of variety of criminal activity we might agree that crime almost always hurt someone , more or less , we have a system designed to cope with the effects of crime and to deter future criminals , but it does n't seem to be making crime a thing of the past , so how good are we at dealing with crime , tonight 's hundred women have a broad range of experience as victims , law women , perpetrators , police and others , we 'll be hearing their views on the system and how it might be changed and asking why are we all so fascinated by fictional crime from Cell Block H to Agatha Christie . |
| 10 | This is a perfect time for us to be putting our foot on the accelerator and move ahead , ’ says Colin Mitchell . |
| 11 | The lovable but stupid lemmings will be making their debut on the Lynx in this classic save 'em up . |
| 12 | We shall be extending our research on the design of economic policy to consider how to make policy more robust , to allow for different degrees of credibility and to include the effects of incomplete knowledge about the economy and the intentions of the Government . |
| 13 | Sotheby 's will be pinning their hopes on the decorative arts market which is performing well in Europe and the States and accounted for 56% of business last year compared to 38% in 1990 . |
| 14 | ‘ We are committed to the development of rugby league in Wales and will be monitoring their progress on the international scene during their home fixtures with New Zealand and France next season . ’ |