Example sentences of "[pron] be on [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She lived there with her family , some of whom are on a skiing holiday in Europe . |
| 2 | ‘ There are lots of priests at Manchester United , ’ he said in typical Docherty style , ‘ and some of them are on the board . ’ |
| 3 | I been on a boat once with the school . |
| 4 | I been on a train with the school once — we went to the seaside and I cut my toe . |
| 5 | I dare not go to again but there is a Tie Rack where Werewolf and I are on a promise with the girls serving there . |
| 6 | It will also answer your two questions — why Van Gelder and I are on the wagon and why the six survivors have been — well , locked up out of harm 's way . |
| 7 | I am on a beach , clean white sand , soft under my bare feet . |
| 8 | I am on a swing in a small park with my brother . |
| 9 | In August I had a job , now I am on a shortlist . |
| 10 | I voted Tory not because I want to earn lots of money ( I am on the dole ) , but precisely because I object to the facile cynicism as witnessed above . |
| 11 | So maybe we would have been great to have the skills before I did it , and that 's why I am on the course this Erm , the only thing that I can think of that 's erm , something that I do believe and I am committed to getting changed , is er , a system in our offices , in one of our departments , but I do have erm , authority over the people that I would be talking to , so , I know at the end of the day , I could just say , do it , but I 'm trying to get them to believe in changing erm , and just sort of certain benefits of it . |
| 12 | When I am on the Government side of the House it will be my turn to answer questions . |
| 13 | Even though I am on the Pill . |
| 14 | Rainbow , slower than I am on the uptake , inches away from Anya , and looks appalled . |
| 15 | Besides , I want to protect the remains of my privacy ; I do n't want to appear cold-hearted or stubborn ; but I know that when I try to make my life give me its answers to how I have come to my current concerns , I ca n't do it without feeling that I am on the edge of a dangerous fiction of self-description . |
| 16 | The outfits are also useful for training ; when I am on the back straight at West London , Ron can see what I 'm doing quite clearly , especially on the video afterwards . |
| 17 | The first brimstone of the year is a messenger of spring , and from then onwards I am on the look-out until the very last peacock in October . |
| 18 | By the time I am back in the tent I am on the borderline , cold enough to wake Tony with disjointed movements . |
| 19 | I am truly scared I am on the scrap-heap — and it HURTS . |
| 20 | Probably when I am on the bus I am sitting in someone 's special place . |
| 21 | I am on the bus for Fifty-five minutes and the journey begins to get quite boring . |
| 22 | I am on the conain ( What ? — Ed ) and feeling sweet . |
| 23 | And during this time I am on the monitor studying the whole thing so that we can make our plans and adjustments for our filming with the real orchestra . |
| 24 | I am on the side of the one who 's going to be killed . ’ |
| 25 | I am on the side of the angels — that 's what you wanted to be reassured about ? ’ |
| 26 | " Well , I 'm not a detective , but I am on the side of the law . |
| 27 | Now I am on the tower 's battlements , which are square . |
| 28 | I HAD to retire early after several operations but because I am on an invalidity pension , and not income support , I do not get mortgage , rent , poll tax , dental or any other sort of relief . |
| 29 | I 'm on a roll at the moment I feel nice and good , well balanced and I 'm stinging . |
| 30 | I 'm on a run now . |