Example sentences of "[adv] [pron] [verb] to [be] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was extraordinary , but suddenly we seemed to be on quite different terms . |
| 2 | So it proved to be on this occasion . |
| 3 | AT St James Park on Saturday just about everyone seemed to be on a winner . |
| 4 | Now I had to be on my guard against AIDS and the Devil . |
| 5 | Now it appears to be on the ‘ at risk ’ register , its reputation battered and bruised , part of it under review before it has even reached its first birthday . |
| 6 | ‘ You can get drunk and sing with the rest , and yet you like to be on your own . |