Example sentences of "[am/are] [verb] on [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Britain , 15 per cent of the 18–24-year-old population are enrolled on higher education courses . |
| 2 | about joining the airport policy consortium to making sure that members and officers views are er sort of , er officer and member representation and to make sure that Hertfordshire 's views are heard on this policy consortium because as Peter quite rightly said , erm it 's made up of members and officers of County and District Council 's South of the river and yes although their com their main intention is opposing terminal five , regrettably yes they are considering expansion at Stansted er , er far more than an alternative . |
| 3 | In an editorial statement later this morning , Akira Kobayashi , the Chief Executive Officer of GenTech East , will explain how unreasonable and inefficient the Soviets are proving on this issue . |
| 4 | The fund 's assets are placed on fixed deposit with AA credit-rated banks . |
| 5 | Those of the dragonfly are placed on either side of the head and seem to act as horizon detectors . |
| 6 | Donkey Lane In answer to a letter sent by the chairman , the Department of Planning stated that no restrictions are placed on this road with regard to its use by horses . |
| 7 | Donkey Lane In answer to a letter sent by the chairman , the Department of Planning stated that no restrictions are placed on this road with regard to its use by horses . |
| 8 | Full details of how to enter are given on this page |
| 9 | ‘ So many runners are depending on this race to qualify for the Olympics , especially the Portuguese , who have been in invincible form in half-marathons , and I would not be surprised if the winner is someone no one has heard of . ’ |
| 10 | The soils are developed on freshwater alluvium . |
| 11 | Where the tucks occur , the stitches that are knitting on each side are pulled upwards , out of shape . |
| 12 | Aforementioned principles and provisions are binding on all Member State authorities , including the courts . |
| 13 | Huge piles of bones are stacked on either side of the room . |
| 14 | The two nations are collaborating on several satellite projects , including the L-Sat communications craft that British Aerospace is building for a launch in 1987 . |
| 15 | Because the phase windings are situated on separate stator teeth in the single-stack motor , the mutual inductance is small and the error introduced in neglecting its torque contribution when several phases are excited is rarely more than 10% . |
| 16 | Any aggressive actions against the USSR , the Soviet Government promised , would meet ‘ a retaliatory blow at the aggressor , including the bases of the aggressor that are situated on foreign soil ’ . |
| 17 | Some cattle are reared on permanent pasture on the lower slopes and a few fodder crops of grass , oats and potatoes are grown in the lower valleys . |
| 18 | Now it seems to me that they are challenging on that basis that they can it can be it can be detailed at the local level that individual boundaries can be challenged . |
| 19 | Thus farmers sell milk and young calves , as well as wool and lambs which are fattened on nearby lowland farms . |
| 20 | Many ailments which are blamed on old age could be avoided if everyone ate a healthy diet . |
| 21 | Most bonds have fixed or variable interest rates and are listed/quoted on major stock exchanges . |
| 22 | Its 135 year-old Gasworks are located on Irish Quarter West , near the centre of the town . |
| 23 | The crowd are climbing on each other 's shoulders to get close to them and the hippychicks are dancing acid-trip hand jives in pairs . |
| 24 | It all makes me even more angry at the injustice of the situation , and then I worry that I am passing on that anger when I 'm with the boys . ’ |
| 25 | These corner braces are curved on either side . |
| 26 | I am bashing on all speed with the job . |
| 27 | Paid political advertising on television is not allowed : each party is allocated a set number of 10-minute party political broadcasts that are transmitted on all television channels . |
| 28 | Use the best quality paper , and if you are getting several photocopies made make sure they are done on good quality paper and not ordinary photocopy paper . |
| 29 | If you are writing on this topic you can work out a list of different sorts of tragedy . |
| 30 | There was a well developed and long-lived post-Roman pottery industry in the area ( based on St Neots , Stamford and Ipswich ) and this means that , because the area is intensively ploughed , scatters of potsherds are revealed on former settlement sites . |