Example sentences of "[noun] [be] on the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | While it is clear what the publishers stand to gain by investing both money and effort in ensuring that their key titles are on the shelves at all times , there might be more reluctance on the part of the booksellers to accept this encroachment onto their territory . |
2 | They will continue to decline in numbers and mergers with their big brothers are on the cards . |
3 | But while all eyes are on the hot-spots of Eastern Europe the real action is taking place in clubland . |
4 | ‘ I do n't like to seem stuffy friend , but if Bonanza and Mahoney were on the outs I would know it . |
5 | It seems that in some areas schools lost interest in the DCSL visits once the books were on the shelves . |
6 | ( 2 ) improved staff interest in and promotion of the library , and greater awareness by colleagues of which books were on the shelves : |
7 | We just have to write one side on the rational and one side on the method and the third side 's on the results . |
8 | Perhaps an exchange type deal is on the cards . |
9 | Soon the subordinate zones shrink to narrow pattern-borders and all the concentration is on the figure-scenes , executed in a variety of techniques : outline , outline filled with white , a mixture of black and white silhouette , and sometimes black-figure , used with more colour than is common at Corinth and seldom for the main figures . |
10 | One of the dangers of the current climate for admission , which makes it more difficult than it has been in recent years for students to get into universities , is that the concentration is on the techniques of application , rather than on what lies behind the mechanical process . |
11 | The primary focus of research is on the records generated by the enforcement in the late fourteenth century of the labour laws , the earliest attempt at national wage regulation . |
12 | Marriage , or engagement is on the cards for next February . |
13 | As Ward has signed Lance Key on loan from Sheffield Wednesday until the end of the season , Marples is on the sidelines and will play again only if first choice Dean Kiely is injured , Key being unavailable for Fourth Division fixtures as he was signed after the transfer deadline . |
14 | The highest death toll was on the islands of Kutubdia , Maheshkali , Sandwip and Chakori in the south-east . |
15 | In the string , taking Shine On for a showpiece half-speed over five furlongs , riding home , her mind was on the implications of his message . |
16 | The technical college was on the outskirts of town , miles away from the cinema . |
17 | I quote from the graphic account of the wife of a teacher who suffered a false accusation of this kind : ’ An article about the allegation appeared in heavy type on the front page of the local newspaper and the headline was on the hoardings outside the newsagents . |
18 | You should teach the patient safety measures when going outside with the wheelchair : for instance , he must keep his hemiplegic arm safely on his lap , and he must always check that both feet are on the footplates before you set off . |
19 | The models are on the books of Alison Campbell Associates and Style Academy , both Belfast-based agencies . |
20 | Reductions in food , fashion and home furnishings are on the cards this autumn . |
21 | In spite of many attempts to extend the use of hormones to the treatment of other cancers , it appears that their important effects are on the organs which they normally control . |
22 | The main attachment points of these muscles to the bones are on the shoulders , the base of the skull and the middle of the back . |
23 | Then his feet were on the stairs and he was walking down the narrow , dark steps , which twisted sharply to the right . |
24 | Where is the benefit in not raping when rape is on the cards , not killing when killing can be done ? |
25 | His mother would introduce him as ‘ my darling son , Nigel — he 's such a talented writer , you know , and his marriage is on the rocks , poor dear . |
26 | If your marriage is on the rocks , the thing to do is throw a wobbly on a motorway at night so that your husband will put you out at the next lay-by . |
27 | Sue 's marriage is on the rocks |
28 | A more and more popular way for undiscovered artists to exhibit their work is on the walls of London 's restaurants and wine bars . |
29 | It might be nice to have a few of us go along , and I will drop a few subtle hints so a meeting with the players or at least a trip round the ground and watching a training session is on the cards : - ) |
30 | It might be nice to have a few of us go along , and I will drop a few subtle hints so a meeting with the players or at least a trip round the ground and watching a training session is on the cards : - ) |