Example sentences of "is [prep] a [noun sg] on [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The picture is of a body on a bier , mourners around ; that in fig. 2 the same , with warriors in chariots , part of the funeral procession . |
| 2 | In that sense , a young banker is like a soldier on the front lines : he is obedient , aggressive , and amoral ; his efficiency depends precisely on this very narrow view of the world . |
| 3 | Every region here got this problem because all of you , every one of you have got local authority workers and other workers and Tylers is like a flea on a dog 's back it 's creeping in and they going , getting everywhere . |
| 4 | He was perched precariously on the very edge of the precipice waiting for puffins to fly past , and when one came within reach he swung his long-handled fleygastong ( which is like a landing-net on the end of a four-metre pole ) to intercept the bird . |
| 5 | If the moment is before a lunch on the plane , it really ought to be a Bloody Mary . |
| 6 | The first comment is from a report on an in-service education of teachers ( INSET ) course on the National Curriculum run by the author , who is a local education authority ( LEA ) special education adviser . |
| 7 | Power means heat production , a situation made even more critical by the fact that internal space for heat dispersion is at a premium on a unit such as this , currently the smallest rackmount amp available with this power rating . |