Example sentences of "to be a [noun] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | To be a hero on the field and to aspire to the red jersey of Wales was far and away the most dashing thing you could do . |
| 2 | There used to be a sign on the tower which read ’ Anyone committing suicide off the top of this tower does so at their own risk . ’ |
| 3 | That was intended to be a pat on the back — as one of several others — for me . |
| 4 | anyone who expects this book to be a treatise on the history of landscape painting will be disappointed … in spite of copious rewriting , lectures these pages remain . |
| 5 | Not only did this appear to be a slur on the patriotism of seamen ; it also revived memories of the press gang and the imposition of fixed rates of pay without right to complain in any " starvation ship " with a money-worshipping owner . |
| 6 | The single most important factor seems to be a preference on the part of all parties present for using Creole . |
| 7 | But Hebbert was there , guide in hand , picking out the classics on the Left Wall ( he reasoned it had to be a route on the left wall to provide a contrast to the big slab route just completed ) . |
| 8 | There needs to be a willingness on the part of the professionals to change and an openness to identifying success and failure , trying new and innovative approaches , while keeping the goal , the cost and the time targets in mind . |
| 9 | There has got to be a willingness on the part of all the groups on this council and the officers of the various connected departments of this council to make sure that those teams are given the utmost support in delivering the youth and community service that the Highfields area needs and deserves . |
| 10 | There also seems to be a stress on the function of bishops which fits with Bethurum Loomis ' view of Wulfstan 's attitude to them late in his life . |
| 11 | There might seem to be a number of inherent problems in producing a journal on British Surrealism , namely that the possibility of live interviews will diminish as the first generation of these artists and writers die off in the next few years ; secondly , there seems to be a tendency on the part of those who produce surrealist literature to make it look surrealist , although the rather bitty appearance of the present journal is probably as much to do with its very low budget ( a small grant from the University of London ) as with its artistic affiliations . |
| 12 | It used to be a ha'penny on the front row , you see ? |
| 13 | Many today consider the CMEA to be a drain on the Soviet economy : to the tune of $80 billion between 1971–80 if the calculations of one recent study are to be accepted . |
| 14 | And , rather than allow Eldorado to be a drain on the Corporation for years to come , the show is expected to be the first on his hit list . |
| 15 | ‘ This action is brought by the mayor , aldermen , and citizens of the city of Manchester to recover damages from the defendant in respect of that which is alleged by them to be a libel on the corporation . |
| 16 | An across the board budgetary cut of 10 per cent for all state departments was proposed ; there was to be a freeze on the hiring of state employees , a large reduction in the staffing of state mental hospitals and various other cost cutting measures . |
| 17 | In my ignorance of the situation , however , I conjectured that in these times of diminishing reactor safety research budgets , there might have to be a choice on the part of some countries between the two projects — but , ‘ tremendous hindrance ’ ! |
| 18 | When you say land is built-up , presumably you do not mean simply that there is a building that there has to be a building on the land . |
| 19 | Those who are new to childminding can take a while to become established , however , so do not assume several vacancies to be a reflection on the childminder herself . |
| 20 | It used to be a thistle on the little thruppenny |
| 21 | There appears to be a gimmick on the throttle causing it to idle at some 1200 rpm when cold , although it drops back to 600 rpm when hot . |
| 22 | ‘ This is not in any way meant to be a slight on the excellent brandy one gets here . ’ |
| 23 | I used to cut across this it used to be a field on the way home from |
| 24 | But there needs to be a commitment on the part of the college or course to give more time and greater attention to music 's role in worship . |
| 25 | In order to secure a private sector partner 's involvement there would probably have to be a preemption on the grant received , so that it could be reinvested in the project . |
| 26 | If there appears to be a dispute on the facts , I will prepare a valuation memorandum which sets out the factual information which forms the background to the valuation . |
| 27 | He said there had to be a curb on the ‘ smut ’ straw burning left on people 's homes , their clothing and on other farmers ' crops . |
| 28 | And then the last time ; that had turned out to be a walk on the wild side . |
| 29 | Are they there for some special purpose or just because there happened to be a nail on the wall for them to hang on ? |
| 30 | But I would dearly love to be a fly on the wall during his meeting with ‘ The Godfathers ’ to hear what answers they can dredge from their souls when faced with the ruthless and uncompromising compassion of that awesome man . |