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Example sentences of "is [adv prt] [prep] [adj] " 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	Platelet activating factor is on of lipid mediators that is generated in a variety of cells upon chemical or immune stimulation .
5	Sadly this is the last Sharpe , but he is in for major exposure as he comes on to television .
6	According to popular folklore anyone who owns such a picture is in for bad luck .
7	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
8	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 .
9	And then it is down to serious show business with the climax on Saturday afternoon when the Expo champion is announced .
10	Whether you choose a mare or a gelding is down to personal choice , but it can pay to keep an open mind .
11	now this year 's world powerboat championship is under way and the british challenge is down to local drivers
12	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 .
13	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 .
14	The pound is down at one-dollar fifty-seven , and up at two-marks , forty-three .
15	The pound is down at one-dollar fifty-six , and down at two marks forty-one .
16	Do n't you know that whatever was between you is over for good ? ’
17	‘ This is n't the first time in the past two years he 's stalked out of our house in a jealous rage , swearing that this time our relationship is over for good . ’
18	He says he 'll continue to wind the church clock — but a twenty four year old labour of love is over for good .
19	Now that the registration period is over for Interim Development Orders , I presume you have moved into the phase of validating the claims .
20	Election ‘ 92 : The agonising is over for floating voters
21	The pound is up at one-dollar fifty-one .
22	Er er that that o o order , order , it 's a very good question er but I fear not that it is up to individual members themselves to exercise some restraint and to and to u order , order , and to use the procedures of this house properly and correctly and not to abuse them .
23	Ultimately it is up to individual councils to decide who they are going to levy charges upon for the collection of waste .
24	ANL organisers say it is up to individual members whether they take to the streets to fight racism , but Safina Hussain has little doubt about what action is needed .
25	‘ It is up to Labour now , to all of us working together , to fill that void . ’
26	It is up to moral agents to decide how moral patients should be treated ; since animals , infants , and imbeciles lack self-consciousness .
27	The National Curriculum has given the basis , it is up to effective teachers to use their professional skills to translate this into a worthwhile and meaningful experience for each of their pupils .
28	I suppose it is up to old John Knox .
29	We do not yet know the precise figures required — that is up to British Coal .
30	The association has stated clearly that it is up to British Rail — and , perhaps , the Government — to take such dangers into account if they wish to increase railway speeds , as many of us would like , and to ensure that people can cross the line safely , even if that means the Government providing the money either for an underpass of for a bridge over the line .