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

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1 But my guess is that the Festival is on to a real winner in the merchandising stakes , having seen bits of the logo featured in imaginative guises on clothing , stationary , mugs , and even Festival cheques .
2 The hon. Gentleman is on to a weak point .
3 So any cream or potion which implies ( the advertising standards authority objects to claims that can not be proven ) that your skin will look more radiant and youthful is on to a good thing .
4 With Horton and his assistant David Moss gone … the search is on for a new management team … what happens now … that 's what managing director Keith Cox has got to decide
5 With Horton and his assistant David Moss gone … the search is on for a new management team … what happens now … that 's what managing director Keith Cox has got to decide
6 He has now been accepted for a transplant operation at the Bristol Royal Hospital for Sick Children and the search is on for a suitable bone marrow donor .
7 The search is on for a Conservative candidate to succeed the black barrister involved in a race row at the last general election .
8 The race is on for the spare hand-outs
9 And a battle is on for the divided loyalties of the younger McCloskey brothers , Jonathon and Martin .
10 And , Save our Sausage.The heat is on for the British Banger .
11 So the search is on for an acceptable new arrangement for increased French involvement in the military affairs of the alliance .
12 It does so by going to a series of intermediate goals , for example the junction of the branch it is on with the main stem .
13 what is on at the local theatre ;
14 Monumental Reputation : Robert Adam and the Emperor 's Palace is on at the National Library of Scotland from 1 June to 30 September 1992 , and at Kenwood , London , from 4 November 1992 to 28 February 1993 .
15 The Boat , Caravan and Leisure show is on at the National Exhibition Centre this week and so far it 's attracted record crowds .
16 Meanwhile , the race is on among the other cosmetic companies to come up with even more original ways of helping you to make the right make-up choices .
17 ONE OF Britain 's most successful offshore construction yards is in with a good chance of winning a major order that could secure its future for a year .
18 If that can happen to one of the most prestigious shopping streets in the world , we can be sure that dispossessin' is in for a good run .
19 There are fears that Wall Street , which this week hit a peak , is in for a torrid time in the next few weeks .
20 INTERNATIONAL flanker Denis McBride is in for a busy 12 months following his confirmation as Malone skipper for a second consecutive season .
21 Summers was quoted in national newspapers as saying : ‘ If Sugar thinks we are a run of the mill first division club , he is in for a big shock .
22 In my experience , perfect compromises are unusual animals , and I fear that the hon. Gentleman is in for a disillusioning experience if the tax is ever brought into practice .
23 It could be another sign that EASE is in for a tough few months , ironic when its annual report due to be published soon , will show that it made its first modest profit in 1992 .
24 Geoff Wildinson , assistant director for filed work , recognises the SSD is in for a tough time .
25 Tax band:Letters will start going out in mid-January informing all householders of the band which their home is in for the new council tax .
26 Chalmers will be at Netherdale this afternoon hoping to see his club finish off their Division I season with a win over Gala , but no matter what happens , Melrose — Andy Purves is in for the injured Gary Parker — will be presented with the Championship Trophy after the match by the Scottish Rugby Union president , Robin Charters .
27 The McBrides Fashions series is down to a two-horse points .
28 Yet only 30 miles or so away the " Purbeckian " is down to a mere 3 feet , with no obvious breaks , on the French cliffs near Boulogne .
29 This is down to a local council 's Engineers Department who provide the street names for new developments .
30 Saturday night socialising is down to the bare minimum since the children arrived .
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