Example sentences of "[modal v] [adv] [verb] to [be] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bowler felt that Minton was happiest when painting and would have been content with a quiet life had he not been driven by a need for others and by the fact that he could not bear to be on his own . |
| 2 | But he does n't remain despairing for long : anger soon reasserts itself , and I 'm certain I would n't like to be on the receiving end of a truly hostile glare from those eyes . |
| 3 | Well then , I thought , if I believed in such a being which I had to confess I once did but no more — He ( She or It ) would certainly have to be on my side now , the game working out as it had . |
| 4 | Even if he is not frightened , he will still have to be on guard at all times — just in case you jump out and attack . |
| 5 | They will certainly need to be on a direct access device . |