Example sentences of "[conj] [noun pl] [modal v] be on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some LEAs are in the process of major reorganization themselves , so that heads can be on the receiving end of a stream of directives and initiatives that contradict and countermand each other quicker than they can be assimilated . |
| 2 | And it has installed control software to ensure that engineers can be on site in four hours if necessary . |
| 3 | Although accountants may be on hand , the surveyor at partner level in a growing practice , or one of a substantial size , may find himself in the anomalous situation of spending the major part of his time on management for which he received no training rather than on technical matters , in which he is expert . |
| 4 | The issue of conscription was a particularly tender one for the union , for it had for some time been under pressure from the Admiralty over breaches of the obligation of seamen , nominally enforced by the Board of Trade , that sailors should be on board their ships on time and hence not delay sailings . |
| 5 | If there are new housing developments in the neighbourhood contact the builder to see if copies can be on display in show homes . |
| 6 | Children 's wear and shoes will be on sale . |
| 7 | In addition , a range of contemporary jewellery , ceramics , glass and textiles will be on sale in the Concourse Gallery and foyers . |
| 8 | It 's quite true that er wheels from subsidiaries in Dagenham and bodies would be on the road inside two hours of having left another factory because they were on the same industrial site . |
| 9 | Olwen Jones ' new watercolours and etchings will be on display at Printworks Gallery , Colchester , from Saturday . |
| 10 | Bric-a-brac , cakes and toys will be on sale . |
| 11 | However , for exact comparability between bonds and shares , both coupons and dividends must be on a net-of-tax basis since this is what recipients actually receive . |
| 12 | The festival starts at 8pm and tickets will be on sale at the door . |
| 13 | Our team of wardens and volunteers will be on hand to help you . |
| 14 | From 24 January , new acquisitions by Monet , de la Tour , Roudin , Chagall and Beuys will be on show . |
| 15 | With Hewlett-Packard Co heading for $18,800m turnover this year and Fujitsu Ltd at around the $26,000m mark , while Digital Equipment Corp looks hopefully to Alpha to rocket it off its $14,000m-a-year launchpad , the contenders to take over leadership of the mainstream computer industry from IBM Corp are lining up — and a major new round of mergers and acquisitions could be on the way . |
| 16 | The shoes and socks might be on the floor if the patient is capable of reaching down for them . |
| 17 | But changes could be on the way . |
| 18 | Anyone wishing to know more about the society is invited to attend its annual meeting at Stockton Town Hall next Thursday at 7pm , when tickets will be on sale for a French wine-tasting . |