Be on
Be on verb - Appear in a show, on T.V. or radio.
Both terms in one sentence
- He has been known to make an impromptu map of a current battle using chess sets which happen to be on hand, and refers to major players in the war using chess metaphors.
Source: Surprise Checkmate - The Dragons of Earth in X1999 are not particularly evil after hours, they just happen to be on the opposite side of the Dragons of Heaven.
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The 501st did happen to be on board the station at the time and was tasked with stopping them.
Source: Literature / Death Star
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