Example sentences of "is [adv] on [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It will be appropriate to end this discussion by recognizing the fact that it is fundamentally on account of Christ 's maleness that still today , throughout the greater part of Christendom ( and in countries where women now play a leading part in public life ) , women may still not be ordained . |
| 2 | First team custodian Fred Barber is only on loan from Peterborough for a month , so there is a good chance that Munson will make his Division Three debut before the end of this campaign . |
| 3 | Since the female is only on heat for a few days and the males are often widely scattered , these scents are vital for bringing the sexes together at the right time . |
| 4 | The engine , built at Swindon in 1953 , is only on hire for the winter . |
| 5 | ‘ I hope you realise that it is only on account of the entreaty of Taheb that I see you , Huy , ’ were his words of greeting . |
| 6 | That , after all , is part of what we mean by ‘ professor ’ : x is so on top of his or her subject that he or she has something to profess , to convey , to teach . |
| 7 | Meanwhile John Aldridge , released by Liverpool at the start of the season , is apparently on song with his new club Real Sociedad , scoring in their defeat of the Spanish champions Real Madrid at the weekend . |
| 8 | It is too soon to be sure that any such desecration has been avoided , but the excellent scheme by Allies and Morrison which has now been adopted is already on course for completion by the arrival of the Tall Ships in 1992 . |
| 9 | Bridges , 26 , is already on probation for other offences . |
| 10 | The Sigma ( above ) has a 0.5ins higher roofline , and door pillars and window frames to European taste , unlike its sister Diamante model , which is already on sale in Japan where it has a six-month waiting list . |
| 11 | Fairclough is already on site at Newcastle University 's 192-room extension valued at £1.65m . |
| 12 | If some of these performances leave a little to be desired , it is largely on account of the issue that dogs all solo-voice performances of Byrd 's vocal music , Latin-texted or English : his music is too difficult to sing well on only limited familiarity , even by the best of musicians . |
| 13 | Help is always on hand at the press of a key anywhere in the program . |
| 14 | Marina Loheit of Germany is still on top with her horse the Sundance Kid … there 's a possee of Brits behind … |
| 15 | Austrian Gerhard Berger yesterday toasted his victory in the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal but insisted Britain 's Nigel Mansell is still on course for the title . |
| 16 | In the event of a claim in respect of item 3 — Permanent Total Disablement , benefit will be payable from the date of the Claimant 's disablement , even though the Claimant is still on holiday at that time . |
| 17 | Rodrigo de Triano clearly needed the run and is still on target for the 2,000 Guineas , for which he is now a top-priced 7–1 . |
| 18 | Apple Computer Inc says it is still on target for mid-1994 launch of its first RISC-based Macintosh after IBM Corp announced that it was now shipping the first PowerPC chips to Apple . |
| 19 | A ‘ DIETARY supplement ’ known as B15 , that is regarded as potentially dangerous by US health authorities , is still on sale in West Germany and Britain , says the EEC 's environment commissioner , Hans Narjes . |
| 20 | Opalka is still on display at Froment-Putman and ‘ Obsessions ’ ( Creten , Ming , Pensato , Segre and von Stockhausen ) at Anne de Villepoix . |
| 21 | The horn was taken to Caprington and is still on display in the castle . |
| 22 | In short , the Parisian public is hardly on fire with enthusiasm for contemporary art . |
| 23 | The pretty green-and-white single-seater is 181ins long and 72ins wide — about the size of an F3000 car — although its weight is more on par with an F1 car . |
| 24 | Ford , 20 , is technically on loan from Rotherham until the end of the season , but the Millmoor club are giving him a free transfer . |
| 25 | Sculpture is also on show at Thaddaeus Ropac with the most recent works of Anish Kapoor sharing the gallery with a series of works by Antony Gormley . |
| 26 | A prize is also on offer for the best pensioner 's garden — so get snapping ! |
| 27 | The Oxford and been a parts donor in the restoration of the RAF Museum 's Oxford l MP425 ( G–AITB ) which is now on show at the Newark Air Museum . |
| 28 | The great collection of classical sculpture assembled by Charles Townley ( 1735–1805 ) was purchased by the British Museum on the artist 's death and is now on show in the Townley Room of the Wolfson Galleries . |
| 29 | Recently restored , it is now on show in the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris . |
| 30 | Raleigh 's Activator Two , the first mass-produced bicycle with full front and rear suspension for better handling and greater control , which is now on show in the museum , was voted the Best Bike of 1993 at the Harrogate Cycle Fair . |