Example sentences of "is [adv prt] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 With no chance of live football league coverage the fight is on for European Cup matches and other internationals .
2 The pressure is on for immediate safety improvements .
3 and as the going gets good … the race is on for top jockey
4 ‘ Did you mention when you wrote that he is in with some Cockney riff-raff ? ’
5 Sadly this is the last Sharpe , but he is in for major exposure as he comes on to television .
6 ‘ He is in for one hell of a battle and we will take him all the way to court if we have to . ’
7 According to popular folklore anyone who owns such a picture is in for bad luck .
8 They 're their , their animals that 's all like that chicken up the garden I mean I do n't know what it 's in , might be in a run , but being the place that is in behind that shed , there ai n't that much space with a rabbit as well is there , you know , I mean , there might be a run on the floor , it 'll be crazy to have a run on the floor because she 's had rats
9 Its the same as making a formula one car go at 200 miles an hour for each and every driver … handling is down to individual skill
10 Aluminium , though usefully strong and light , is not very resilient to the resulting shear forces from this situation , so do n't overdo it with the adjustment ; if it shears , then it is down to major surgery to remove it .
11 Tonight expected to be dry with mist and fog patches forming and a ground frost in many places , the minimum temperature is down to one degree Celsius , thirty four Fahrenheit .
12 When you consider that when a tyre is down to one point six millimetres there 's not enough rubber on the road when conditions are wet , in hazardous conditions .
13 After the surge in the share price on Friday the yield on Anglian shares is down to 6.1 p.c. on likely pay-outs for the current financial year to March 1992 .
14 And then it is down to serious show business with the climax on Saturday afternoon when the Expo champion is announced .
15 Whether you choose a mare or a gelding is down to personal choice , but it can pay to keep an open mind .
16 On the M forty between junctions four and five , that 's between High Wycombe and Stokenchurch , there are two narrow lanes in both directions , with a contraflow for a short stretch about midway between the two junctions , and it also is down to single line traffic at times , as required .
17 If a display does happen now that display is down to 2 handbrake turns and certainly no longer than 2 minutes , because of the success of the operation .
18 I see that the title is down as Historical Memory , but I would prefer to call it , if it must have a title , Memory of History .
19 The pound is down at one dollar fifty and up at two marks forty-five .
20 The pound is down at one dollar , fifty-four and up at two marks , fifty-two .
21 The pound is down at one dollar , eighty-eight and at two marks , eighty-four .
22 The pound is down at one dollar , eighty-six and up at two marks , eighty-four .
23 The pound is down at one dollar , fifty three and down at two marks , fifty .
24 The pound is down at one dollar , fifty two and up at two marks , forty nine .
25 The pound is down at one dollar , fifty four and down at two marks , forty nine .
26 The pound is down at one dollar , fifty-four and down at two marks , forty-eight
27 The pound is down at one dollar , fifty-two cents and down at two marks , forty-five .
28 The pound is down at one dollar , eighty and at two marks , eighty-six .
29 The pound is down at one dollar , fifty three and down at two marks , forty two .
30 The pound is down at one dollar , fifty one and down at two marks , thirty nine .
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