All lights selected on when entering (or crossing) the active runway, with the exception of the nose landing light. This is then selected to 'on' when T/O clearance received, and serves as a useful visual reminder (not that this is any substitute for confirming with ATC actual clearances if doubt exists).
Our airline also adopts the same policy when landing, with the nose light remaining off until landing clearance received.
Seems to work most of the time, but I guess it is type dependant.