Example sentences of "be [adv] on [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their disadvantage is that the less exotic goods like fittings are rarely on display so you will need to know what you are after . |
| 2 | German secular songs of this period , like the religious ones , are preponderantly on tenor cantus firmi , the tenors usually being ‘ courtly songs ’ ( Hofweisen ) . |
| 3 | Security is a high priority in all military establishments , and sentries are constantly on patrol , twenty-four hours a day . |
| 4 | If the maritime portion does not take place in the first leg of the journey , the transport document can not attest to a loading on board the vessel when , in fact , the goods are only on board a truck or railroad car . |
| 5 | For slip stitch the main carriage is set to slip so the cam lever is on S on Silver and Knitmaster machines , both Part buttons are in on Brother and the selection lever or dial is set to the central empty position on the Toyota models 901 and 950 . |
| 6 | If you see a stranger acting suspiciously outside your home or your neighbours ( especially if they are away on holiday ) call the police . |
| 7 | Since his ‘ retirement ’ , Father McCarten has acted as supply throughout the Diocesan area , covering the parish priests while they are away on holiday and has provided a most useful service for many of his colleagues . |
| 8 | Many home pond owners are concerned about leaving their pond while they are away on holiday . |
| 9 | Well , just concerned about the usual thing that obviously many people are away on holiday then , er I I 'm wondering if th anyone anticipates any particular problems this year , or if anyone thinks we ought to do anything by way of special arrangements ? |
| 10 | Well I do n't expect they will , but er I mean if a number of them were interested enough , I mean people are away on holiday at that time , but , if we thought , if we got the response we could , what do you think ? |
| 11 | And the only key members of the department are away on leave , okay ? |
| 12 | It could be called ‘ spinning a yarn ’ but the blarney for once is true because seven Mums-to-be are away on maternity leave and more Mums are confirmed but not yet on leave . |
| 13 | Husbands or wives who are away on business tell their other halves which hotel they will be staying at . |
| 14 | As announced last week , I am away on holiday for the next two weeks ( you will notice that the weather has started to deteriorate … ! ) . |
| 15 | As I am away on holiday I have asked this letter to be sent off in my absence |
| 16 | As you know , I am away on leave as of this Friday but will be pleased to assist if you have any queries and will also be back from leave . |
| 17 | When I am not on tour , the Lyceum finds me . |
| 18 | And er , that we have , we have been largely on target with those items that were put forward , as has been the objectives and , and some of the targeting of the agreement itself . |
| 19 | Indoors , power supplies are generally on hand , and the camcorder can be run either directly off the mains via its adapter or on the battery which can easily be recharged between times . |
| 20 | Loans repayable in half-yearly instalments over two to five years are generally on offer at fixed or preferential interest rates . |
| 21 | She spoke as if Ruth had been away on holiday and must therefore have abounding strength and energy . |
| 22 | The latter , a cashier with the company , immediately protested his innocence and said that he had been away on holiday at the time . |
| 23 | Sunday was always the same in the Lewis home — now that it really was the Lewis home ; for the first ten years of Jo 's life her mother had been away making films and her father had been away on business so much that the main house had been a ghost dwelling ; the Chippendale and Sheraton furniture was draped in dust sheets . |
| 24 | No , no , I have been away on business for these past few months . ’ |
| 25 | But I was anxious to see Mr Rochester , who had been away on business , so I ran out of the quiet house to meet him on the road . |
| 26 | Mandru had been away on business for much of the time since Lucien had arrived , so performances had been few . |
| 27 | The teacher takes on a role as a member of the local council who has been away on business . |
| 28 | Notepad computers are already on trial in a hospital accident and emergency unit , and doctors and dentists surgeries are other potential markets . |
| 29 | They are already on patrol . |
| 30 | That was the boss ; all the other crews are already on task and D Squadron needs a new gearbox in one of its Chieftains — it 's about six miles from here so they 're sending out a truck with the spares and we 're to meet it there . ’ |