Example sentences of "be [adv] [noun] on [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their styles — apart from those of the British West Indies — are generally variations on Renaissance themes , Italianate , Spanish , Second Empire , reflecting national aspirations and the pomposity of civic and national pride of many regimes . |
| 2 | ‘ It 's like saying an all-woman band are just vaginas on stage . |
| 3 | ‘ It 's like saying an all-woman band are just vaginas on stage . |
| 4 | ‘ Perhaps they 're only people on holiday . ’ |
| 5 | The Edinburgh library staff would like to remind users that there are still books on loan under the old manual system . |
| 6 | There are also machines on sale for measuring blood pressure , to be used at home . |
| 7 | There are also sections on entertainment , events and ideas for themed short breaks . |
| 8 | Aid agencies are warning of a severe shortage of food in Central Bosnia and with Winter approaching , an estimated one and a half million people there are now dependant on aid . |
| 9 | In the new spirit of partnership , there were also benefits on offer from contractors . |
| 10 | it is in those sectors of the housing market where government has taken most control and which provide cheap accommodation , that there is most restriction on entry for migrants . |
| 11 | ‘ To my way of thinking , ’ said an officer of wide experience , ‘ this is just paper — it 's only figures on paper , this is — to prevent the general public being able to prosecute the authority if a sewage works has the odd bad sample . ’ |
| 12 | It is just Paradise on earth . ’ |
| 13 | For those who happen to have a problem plant at home , or need some technical tips , there 's always advice on hand , plus a clinic on Saturday mornings . |
| 14 | There is also work on photorefraction — investigating the properties of certain fibre and structures — and spectroscopy , to help understand better the properties of doped silicate materials and substances like fluorides that are of major interest to developers of solid-state lasers . |
| 15 | There 's also information on sale items , transport and safety products available for hire . |
| 16 | and there 's also soccer on sunday … |