Example sentences of "[adv] be [adj] [noun] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yesterday there had only been one dress on display . |
| 2 | It is possible that pollution affects their reproductive and immune systems , but there has only been piecemeal research on this subject . " |
| 3 | As a result , overall our sales were down , roughly in line with our competitors in the oil service industry , but there was continuing pressure on margins and profitability and there had obviously been some build-up on the international side in anticipation of higher sales . |
| 4 | Commercial microscope slides rarely meet this requirement and so are first ground on the flat lapping machine as described above for rock slices . |
| 5 | The road that ran along the shoreline on the eastern side of the course would be closed to traffic and for security reasons there would only be one pay-gate on that side . |
| 6 | NBthere can only be one party on each side of the deal . |
| 7 | This contrasts strongly with M.H. Long 's lively entry on " second language acquisition " . |
| 8 | Not only was this group on the increase but it embraced a complete cross section of society . |
| 9 | Fruit , surely , though there had not been much fruit on Ellen 's table , and bread , all children liked bread , familiar and comforting , but then Italian bread , baked with oil , was not English bread and she began to panic at the idea of him rejecting it and going hungry . |
| 10 | Later that day , All-India Radio quoted Narasimha Rao as saying that " there has not been much progress on the border issue with China " . |
| 11 | There has already been extensive research on these , at Exeter and elsewhere , using computer techniques of control , recording and analysis . |
| 12 | There have already been public attacks on the offices of the hated security police . |
| 13 | There have already been public attacks on the offices of the hated security police . |
| 14 | There have already been public attacks on the offices of the hated security police . |
| 15 | Once there had just been Trocchi drawing on the group 's ideas , there had been the sTigma exhibition in Better Books in 1965 , the obituary of Andrée Breton — one of the group 's intellectual roots — by Jean-Jacques Lebel in the first It fourteen months earlier . |
| 16 | There will now just be more pressure on the bigger hospitals . |
| 17 | Although a rational approach may produce the best policy , there may not be widespread agreement on it . |
| 18 | where the length of x is less than or equal to the length of y ( i.e. there must not be more symbols on the LHS of the rule than the RHS ) . |
| 19 | The floor should not be wet , polished or slippery , and there should not be loose rugs on it . |
| 20 | ‘ From Arsenal 's point of view , it 's good to have many players to choose from but Anders can not be happy sitting on the bench or up in the stands . |
| 21 | Inevitably , success brings its own problems and one or two will not be happy sitting on the sidelines . |
| 22 | If the shares are those if a listed company this anomalous position can be ended rapidly because , unless the shares are not fully paid , there will not be any restrictions on transferability and the personal representative will either obtain registration of himself or execute a transfer to a purchaser or to the beneficiaries . |
| 23 | Although there may not be any benefit on mortality from very good diabetic control immediately following myocardial infarction , it is clearly undesirable to have uncontrolled diabetes at this time . |
| 24 | You can tell if the property has a leaky tap problem because there will usually be tell-tale stains on the washbasins . |
| 25 | I hope he will still be Prime Minister on Friday . |
| 26 | ‘ There have also been major changes on antifoulings . |
| 27 | Earlier some engineers had derided this side of the business as mere ‘ ironmongery ’ , and there had also been political constraints on development . |
| 28 | There may also be printed information on the tag , which the assistant can read . |
| 29 | There will also be in-depth discussion on Northern Ireland and the Mr Clinton 's plan to send a fact-finding mission . |
| 30 | This is more likely , but there must also be some responsibility on the part of heads and governors . |