Example sentences of "[vb mod] [be] on [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dulles had warned ministers in Paris on 11 December 1956 that Nato " must have a measure of flexibility although our main reliance [ about 90 per cent of cases ] must be on atomic weapons in the event of a major attack " . |
| 2 | Research topics do not need to be immediately related to BP Chemicals operations but they must be on environmental matters . |
| 3 | So they must be on different sides . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ We might be on other planets . ’ |
| 5 | These could be on other planets , in artificial space colonies or even beneath the Earth 's own oceans . |
| 6 | FRIED 100-year-old sea monster in breadcrumbs could be on Scottish menus next year , depending on a £50,000 research project into deep water fish stocks west of the Hebrides . |
| 7 | Many acts of trespass , breaches of contract , violations of copyright , and so on , regrettable as some of them may be on other grounds , have no implications one way or another for the stability of the government and the law . |
| 8 | But there is some danger where co-operatives are created out of economic adversity , for the situation is then one of commercial crisis and , important though the rescue may be on general grounds , it is far from an ideal basis on which to promote the reputation of co-operatives generally , or of Co-operation as an alternative form of organisation . |
| 9 | There was no assembly but there would be on other days for my group . |
| 10 | She belongs to me ; this is no longer her home ; but we would be on friendly terms with you if — ’ |
| 11 | In the past , raising productivity often went hand in hand with increased production ; now the emphasis will be on encouraging practices which will reduce costs , save energy , improve living and working conditions , protect and improve the environment and raise the quality and value of products leaving the farm . |
| 12 | The emphasis will be on real situations , real problems and real solutions . |
| 13 | For elderly people this will be on two levels — a premium for people aged 60 to 79 , and a higher rate for those who are 80 and over or for younger pensioners who are sick or disabled . |
| 14 | Operation will be on all bands ( including WARC ) and VHF two-metres . |
| 15 | The main focus will be on ex-directory numbers , which mean that published directories are incomplete as listings of telephone-owning households . |
| 16 | He will be on first-name terms with many of them , and if he fails to contact his supporters individually in the course of an election campaign he will risk losing their votes . |
| 17 | All the main news and current affairs programmes from Today through to the Midnight News will be on both frequencies . |
| 18 | All the main news and current affairs programmes from Today through to the Midnight News will be on both frequencies . |
| 19 | Travel will be on scheduled flights with a choice of departure from either Gatwick or Heathrow airports . |
| 20 | Players who a year ago would have cost between £20,000 and £70,000 will be on free transfers this summer but will still demand good wages . |
| 21 | If modern man is to be persuaded , it will be on pragmatic grounds . |
| 22 | Equitable Life Assurance Society in Guernsey ( 0481 716021 ) has designed International Investment Plan written under Guernsey life law and which can be on joint lives ; while International Personal Pension Plan written under Guernsey pensions legislation can only be written on a single life . |
| 23 | With older , annular-type heaters , the tappings can be on opposite sides of the cylinder . |