Example sentences of "[be] on the [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | Now you 're on the run from the Army at the moment ? |
2 | So the next time I thought , No madam you 're on the settee on your changing mat , and er I 've got you . |
3 | I 've yet to see a lovable moptop Inspiral Carpet in the flesh , but obviously they 're on the verge of making it here when they 're staying in the same hotel as Bruce Dickinson out of Iron Maiden . |
4 | ‘ You 're on the verge of losing it anyway unless you start coming up with some answers . ’ |
5 | Okay so we are , w w we 're now in a position of , certainly by nineteen forty nine we 're , we 're on the verge of power , we want l we , land reform is not taking place any more , there are still some areas in the north it has n't taken place out in the far north west it has n't taken place , so we , we , we are going to need a new land reform document based on all the experience we 've got which will carry us through and , and it 's really that land reform document , document that we are going to implement for the whole of China , and it 's going to be that document which really is going to abolish feudalism and create some sort of equality . |
6 | Now they hope they 're on the verge of finally finding out what happened to her . |
7 | We 're on the trail of the Black Hairstreak . |
8 | If you 're on the equator of the earth , that means get twelve hours day time twelve hours night time . |
9 | and er , he 's been on the dole admittedly he did go on the dole If you 're on the dole for part of the year , your own salary is do they add your dole money to the salary , charge you tax on that , |
10 | I hope you have n't put you 're on the dole on there and drawing money for this ! |
11 | And it 's Richard at Radio Nottingham and you 're on the air at the moment , this is your wake-up call . |
12 | As we 're on the subject of complaints , I might as well say that we 've had one from Naomi Marks . |
13 | And while we 're on the subject of outrage , those sexy boys from FABULOUS had a curious welcoming committee in Bournemouth on the first night of their current tour . |
14 | The club can also boast a swimming pool , indoor golf lessons from a visiting professional , fencing lessons , scuba diving instruction , squash courts , badminton courts , bridge evenings , parties , summer floodlit barbecues on the patio … and while we 're on the subject of food , its restaurant offers extremely reasonable Table d'Hote and Executive Lunch menus , all waiter and waitress served . |
15 | And while we 're on the subject of missing musical objects , SCORPIO RISING have suddenly found themselves minus a bass player and interested parties , willing to relocate to Liverpool , should contact Marc on 051–608 2084 . |
16 | And while we 're on the subject of workgroup software , Apricot is offering users the chance to have Windows for Workgroups pre-installed on its S Pro and XEN-LS network-ready computers . |
17 | While we 're on the subject of Shareware will someone please tell those loonies who insist on putting their 50 page manuals on disk in Write format with lots of pretty graphic diagrams which take forever to print and kill my ribbons , to desist pronto . |
18 | And while we 're on the subject of law and order , were you planning to go West under your own name ? ’ |
19 | While we 're on the subject of can we clear |
20 | ‘ She was already at her ease , sir , and while we 're on the subject of putting people at their ease , my name is Sister Hennessy ! ’ |
21 | And while we 're on the subject of local football , Witney Town please answer the phone on Saturday afternoon because Phil Angel just does n't know your res , result . |
22 | So , if you 're on the lookout for a nice little earner , dust off the cobwebs and take your painting along to the professionals . |
23 | We certainly , if you look at the breakdown of our sales er , we only sell about a hundred and fifty er , million pounds worth er , of goods and services in Asia , Pacific erm , we would certainly like to make acquisitions in that area just as we did in North America er , in the seventies and eighties and we have now small Pearson er , office , for instance in Tokyo , it 's quite slow , erm , er , in that area but certainly we 're on the lookout for acquisitions in , in Asia , Pacific . |
24 | When you 're on the road to Wembley there 's always a song and a new suit … for the fans … |
25 | When you 're on the road with the Inspirals , you 're in a little corner of the globe that is forever Oldham . |
26 | I board the plane feeling no pain , eat the evening meal and continue with the G&T theme , land in Gatwick and make the connection via the smoking area of the bar and another gulped Gordon 's , then pass on the second offered dinner but not the accompanying booze and quietly pass out somewhere over the West Midlands , to be woken by a dishy blonde with an impudent , dimpled smile and we 're here we 've landed we 've arrived , we 're on the stand at the airport and I 'd ask her what she 's doing later because I 'm drunk enough to not care when she says ‘ No ’ as she probably will , but I know I 'm too tired and besides my left eyelid 's stuck again and I suspect it makes me look a bit like Quasimodo , so I do n't say anything except , ‘ Uh , thanks , ’ which is cool or sad , I 'm not sure which . |
27 | Two bars of ‘ Railwayed ’ and you 're on the edge of your seat . |
28 | We 're on the edge of what we call a no go area , if we try to sail any closer to the wind the boat will come upright , the sail will flap and we 'll slow down and stop and so the best we can make either side of the no go area is known as a beat . |
29 | You 're on the threshold of great things . |
30 | And you 're on the phone for ages and ages talking about A B and C , and all a sudden you think I can smell something burning . |