Example sentences of "[noun sg] be on [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We just have to write one side on the rational and one side on the method and the third side 's on the results . |
| 2 | Perhaps an exchange type deal is on the cards . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Marriage , or engagement is on the cards for next February . |
| 7 | The highest death toll was on the islands of Kutubdia , Maheshkali , Sandwip and Chakori in the south-east . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | The technical college was on the outskirts of town , miles away from the cinema . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Where is the benefit in not raping when rape is on the cards , not killing when killing can be done ? |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Sue 's marriage is on the rocks |
| 15 | A more and more popular way for undiscovered artists to exhibit their work is on the walls of London 's restaurants and wine bars . |
| 16 | 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 : - ) |
| 17 | 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 : - ) |
| 18 | Some children do n't seem to do as much if their parent is on the premises so maybe parent help in the classroom should be restricted to only some activities , at specific times . |
| 19 | ‘ We knew marriage was on the cards . ’ |
| 20 | Her marriage was on the rocks , she had had a breakdown , her social life was in ruins and yet when she came to ask for his help she was wearing a sweatshirt which had the slogan on it , ‘ Christ is the answer ’ . |
| 21 | He was a good soldier , but his marriage was on the rocks . |
| 22 | That evening I did not see anything of Fontanellato because our new home was on the outskirts of the village and we drove straight there . |
| 23 | The stage hands thought she looked like a vulture waiting to pounce and would mutter that the old girl was on the sidelines again . |
| 24 | ‘ I went to Paris and I saw with my own eyes — either that or I was young and I dreamt it all — workers and students and young people together , fighting , helping each other-socialism was on the streets . ’ |
| 25 | Our inn was on the cliffs above Black Hill Cove , and was a wild , lonely place . |
| 26 | At about 3 in the afternoon , the first newspapers announcing England 's declaration of war were on the streets . |
| 27 | There was a series of scholarly exhibitions , but again , the main focus being on the pictures in the collection , and against that background I think the 1980s were a wonderful period . |
| 28 | It is included at this point on the grounds that its central focus is on the meanings and understandings that people use to make sense of their everyday lives . |
| 29 | However the main focus is on the Honours which are now on display in the Crown Room . |
| 30 | Here , the focus is on the temples ' place in the growth of the towns . |