Example sentences of "be on [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is one other point I 'd just like because yo you 've been on about Labour controlled Councils . |
| 2 | It 's er in the report that we produced , most of the families are in fact single parent families , most of them are on Social Security benefits and have been on for considerable periods of time , but there are a number of people who are in employment or who have had periods of employment , but they are in low paid jobs , so when you 're talking about an income of one hundred pounds a week , with the sort of housing costs there are and other costs , then there simply is n't enough money to go round . |
| 3 | New works by her are on at American Fine Arts from 6 to 27 March ) while Michael St John , also smitten with folks from ‘ toon town , paints cartoon characters in the act of doing double takes against vast white backgrounds ( at Amy Lipton until the end of the month ) . |
| 4 | I 'm not on about houses I 'm on about main buildings like St Paul 's an' all that |
| 5 | erm I 'm on about big tins . |
| 6 | They 'd be on to central heating systems next . |
| 7 | Now the hunt must be on for tryp-killing drug molecules which will actually penetrate into the choroid epithelium . |
| 8 | We were on to Dead Lib again . |
| 9 | What 's on at Pallant House |
| 10 | If you survive it 's on to Nordic times to battle your way to Asgard ( are you getting on this ? |
| 11 | And then it 's soups starting at three forty five , five forty five and then it 's on to main course . |
| 12 | From the mountains it 's on to stunning waterfalls as you follow the Afon Hellte to Ystradfellte . |
| 13 | it 's on in black and white and fifties , it looks quite good fun . |
| 14 | With no chance of live football league coverage the fight is on for European Cup matches and other internationals . |
| 15 | The pressure is on for immediate safety improvements . |
| 16 | and as the going gets good … the race is on for top jockey … |
| 17 | Platelet activating factor is on of lipid mediators that is generated in a variety of cells upon chemical or immune stimulation . |
| 18 | ‘ Manchester United offered me a contract that was only just better than the one I was on at Ayresome Park . |
| 19 | With construction costs for purpose-built vessels so high , the hunt was on for production-type boats that would keep within reasonable limits of the budget . |
| 20 | but erm he was on about certain aspects that he picked up from her , but having been in gypsy caravans round here , as when they were on Line Brook you see we were always at Line Brook for one reason or another |
| 21 | She was on about general conversation , you should have it on the whole time . |
| 22 | sort of kick-offs if any there was on in transactional terms last year Royal Doulton month erm sorry eighteen month type basis ? |