Example sentences of "[be] on [noun] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the S.M.O. was right , which he was bound to be , being a very experienced physician , then the crisis would come any time from the day after tomorrow — when I would be on nights ' off . |
| 2 | His focus is on teachers ' understandings of , and attempts to cope with the situations they experience in schools , and the various pressures and constraints that shape the teaching environment and over which teachers have little control . |
| 3 | Tomorrow 's Europe must have a Bill of Rights and a Thatcher Carta , she cried , despite being about as keen on a Bill of Rights for Britain and a Social Charter for today 's EC as she is on workers ' soviets |
| 4 | Whether the law is on Venables ' side is in the hands of the judge . |
| 5 | The first effect is on banks ' balance sheets . |
| 6 | What 's more , the law is on Littlewoods ' side in keeping its dominant position . |
| 7 | The diesel-electric submarine was on contractors ' sea trials some 40 miles northwest of Lewis when the incident occurred . |