Example sentences of "[noun pl] to be [adj] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | This echoes the general case made by Rychner for variation between closely related fabliau texts to be explicable on the basis of different intended audiences , although van den Boogard actually contradicted Rychner 's specific findings on the Anglo-Norman fabliaux , which Rychner found to represent only the common degeneration typical of " " transmission memorielle " " . |
| 2 | Some people might argue that responsibility restricts freedom : they are ignoring our needs to be dependent on others and to have others dependent on us — our sense of belonging . |
| 3 | Scotland coach Douglas Morgan repeatedly asked players to be positive on the ball and not to dither in their decision making . |
| 4 | Women were more likely than men to be dependent on poor relief . |
| 5 | In 1549 the citizens of Exeter believed the rebellious peasants to be intent on pillage ; Norwich merchants concealed their valuables and fled . |
| 6 | She tells her children to be careful on the swings , but that 's not unusual . |
| 7 | VG LIMS is the first Laboratory Information Management Systems to be available on the RS60000 series of IMB computers and represents a major breakthrough in this field . |
| 8 | For example , the behaviour of many species is assumed by ethologists to be dependent on motion-perception and object-concepts of some sort . |