Example sentences of "[noun sg] [is] on [num] " in BNC.

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1 The department is on two sites : in central Edinburgh close to the Medical and Science Faculties ; and at the nearby Veterinary Field Station with access to a large animal hospital and large animal accommodation .
2 If all the weight is on one side and being lugged along , it will upset the natural poise and balance of the body .
3 Final word from the Tick Tack Index until the next election : As of Monday morning , Labour is on 69 per cent ( down one point ) and the Tories on 31 per cent .
4 According to Harris for ITN , Labour is on 40 per cent ( down one ) the Conservatives 38 ( up three ) , the Liberal Democrats 18 ( down one ) , and others four ( down one ) .
5 WE can see from the definition of a tackle that : ‘ If the ball carrier is on one knee , or both knees , or is sitting on the ground or is on top of another player who is on the ground , the ball carrier is deemed to have been brought to ground ’ .
6 Built in 1775–9 round a large quadrangle , the hall is on two and three storeys with continuous colonnades , and consists of more than three hundred separate rooms or offices where cloth makers displayed their wares to the wholesale merchants on Saturday mornings .
7 The focus is on two particular topics , first , the Government/BSA Joint Advisory Committee which tried to regulate mortgage lending and house prices in the 1970s and , second , the new legislation itself .
8 Our next Parish Council meeting is on 2 April 1992 and it would be appreciated if I could have your reply before that date .
9 As for the Nehru , England 's first match is on 15 October , while India and Pakistan do not get under way until the 22nd .
10 Each link record is on two chains which connect the COURSE and LECTURER to it .
11 In Shakespeare 's sonnets to the friend , by contrast , the relationship is on one level only :
12 I know the station 's on one side , cos there 's light coming from there , so I go back that way .
13 The façade is on two levels the lower one with Corinthian columns in a contrasting colour that adds to the general attractiveness .
14 The emphasis is on one law for Israelite and resident foreigner alike .
15 The departmental library is on four floors with two large reading rooms and an extensive map and atlas store .
16 When the autoset lever is on 1 the ribber will knit , when it is on 0 the ribber will slip .
17 If the autoset lever is on 0 ( and the pick knob on — ) the ribber carriage slips even when the set levers are on 1 .
18 Their side levers are controlled by the cam lever and , whether the machine is on or off , when the cam lever is on 0 the pattern will be ignored and you will see a single wave motion .
19 The slip row of the cycle is alright as , when the side lever is on 0 , the carriage in effect ignores the card and all the needles still slip .
20 This program is on three disks which have catalogue numbers 2033A/B/C .
21 The pool is on five levels with swishing waterfalls , rockeries and even a Chinese-style bridge !
22 For bungalows and flats where the accommodation is on one level only , it is envisaged that one smoke detector will be sufficient , unless the circulation route ( escape route ) is more than 15m .
23 The new accommodation is on one floor , set round a pretty courtyard which echoes the traditional details of the existing structure .
24 All accommodation is on one floor with a kitchen , a dining area in the handsomely furnished lounge , one twin and one double bedroom and a bathroom .
25 It was noted that the 125th Anniversary of the Opening of the Bishop 's Castle Railway is on 14 October 1990 .
26 The cottage is on one side and something on the other .
27 Put this year 's on one pile .
28 The importance of studying government activity is on one hand methodological .
29 Right , Porridge is on twenty to ten L A Law on Granada which I hate !
30 On first consideration there is very little planning for such a trip — if the land is on one side and the water on the other , you must be on track .
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