Example sentences of "be on [art] [noun pl] at " in BNC.
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1 | Eight such units were envisaged , and it was anticipated that between three and five would be on the streets at any given time ( The Guardian , 10 May 1991 ) . |
2 | The Army had fought enough battles about their right to be on the streets at the end of the last century when Salvationists had been imprisoned , ridiculed , despised and attacked by hooligans . |
3 | Mr Huntingdon ensures that at least two of these qualified staff are on the premises at all times . |
4 | 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 . |
5 | But when I got there I found I was in with kids who 'd been nicked for stealing or who 'd been on drugs or alcohol or glue , and girls who had been on the streets at 13 . |
6 | The aim is to ensure not only that all important titles are held in stock , but also that as far as possible there is on the shelves at any one time a reasonable coverage of material in all subject fields . |
7 | He 'd explained that his sister was on the pumps at the Smiling Service Filling Station , even though it was Good Friday . |
8 | Yet it is important to realise that in the last decades of the old régime in France the parlements were often expressing more or less accurately what public opinion there was on the issues at stake , and that they had frequently widespread popular support for their attitudes . |