Example sentences of "[conj] you [be] on [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | erm the surgery that you 're on the way . |
| 2 | When the needle has centred , it indicates that you are on the centre line of the track set on the OBS scale . |
| 3 | It hardly matters what you are angry about , so long as you convey clearly the message that you are on the point of a serious psychotic meltdown and anyone getting in your way is liable to be no more than a bag of pimply skin and bone shards lying in a pool of blood within seconds . |
| 4 | You let me think you had a serious boyfriend , that you were on the point of marriage . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ So you 're on a scholarship , then ? ’ |
| 6 | As Baroness Barmy has shown , once you 're on the circuit , you 've got it made . |
| 7 | Once you are on the course , be positive and give your horse the best chance at each obstacle , by giving him a good approach to each one and plenty of encouragement with the legs ( and voice and whip if need be ) . |
| 8 | True , there were few creature comforts behind the wheel and few concessions from the car itself once you were on the move . |
| 9 | You do that now and you are on the road . |
| 10 | You know , it 's bloody rocking about and you 're on a ship and |
| 11 | I know well it 's not your do n't wan na open the door and ca n't open the door properly cos the bed 's there , one step and you 're on the bed . |
| 12 | And you 're on the phone for ages and ages talking about A B and C , and all a sudden you think I can smell something burning . |
| 13 | Two bars of ‘ Railwayed ’ and you 're on the edge of your seat . |
| 14 | And it 's Richard at Radio Nottingham and you 're on the air at the moment , this is your wake-up call . |
| 15 | Add together a susceptibility to flashy packaging and a lack of any real interest in the substance of other people 's problems and you 're on the way to producing a ‘ designer carer , . |
| 16 | But you reach thirty in this game , and you 're on the way out . |
| 17 | I mean if you 've got your house on a mortgage and you 're on the dole , takes all your money too ! |
| 18 | But if , if you were here , and you 're on the bridge , and you get it 's your turn to look out for torpedoes , and |
| 19 | ‘ They ca n't cut until you 're on the spot . |
| 20 | As you start to descend , you pass the Pousada dos Vinhaticos which is a very popular place to spend the night , particularly if you are on a walking holiday . |
| 21 | If you are on a camping holiday and are stopped with a penknife or sheath knife on your belt and a rucksack on your back , most policemen would accept that you need the knife for camping . |
| 22 | If you are on a call , and you hear another phone ring and there is no one else about to answer it . |
| 23 | It is worth thinking about , because if you are on a wage of less than £60 a week , the difference in cost between paying 3.85 per cent and 5 per cent of your earnings is not very great . |
| 24 | If you are on a site-recce and you hit on an idea or a way of solving your problem , do a dry run . |
| 25 | If you are on the Pill , and suspect you have candidiasis , you should ask your doctor about changing to some other form of contraception . |
| 26 | I found keyboard control to be better because other keys such as ‘ weapon select ’ and ‘ shields ’ are only a finger stretch away if you are on the keyboard . |
| 27 | Similarly , if you are on the beach , you should discourage your dog from drinking the water , or plunging straight into an area where the swell may be dangerous . |
| 28 | If you are on the hop , there is an excellent selection of beers . |
| 29 | it said if you are on the dole or unemployed or whatever you must take this form down , because he 's entitled |
| 30 | If you are on the water just before daybreak you will often get an idea of the cyprinid population of the water especially on the smaller drains . |