Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [prep] be on " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think we only want to be on the mainframe so that the divisions can access details in the middle of the night . |
| 2 | She did n't much like to be on her own . ’ |
| 3 | If you do not have a co-operative neighbour , your friends are all going to be on holiday , and you have no relatives , there are businesses that ‘ home sit ’ ; your local phone directory should list them . |
| 4 | It 's basically going to be on the Poll Tax in the elections and how Oxford against the Poll Tax sort of considers to be the most important element sort of determining people 's decision when they go in to vote on Thursday . |
| 5 | When you are helping them , you obviously need to be on your guard , and treat them with sensitivity and caution . |
| 6 | a bad scene that it 's only gon na be on certain jobs . |
| 7 | Yeah I know , do n't you think it 's out of order right that we er that we erm cos he said it 's only gon na be on Thursdays right and sometimes Tuesdays and it 's every fucking week . |
| 8 | Bruce Reynolds and Buster Edwards were eventually senetnced after being on the run in Mexico . |
| 9 | And the house no longer seemed to be on the defensive , she realised as she parked the car . |
| 10 | This house was indeed built for a gentleman — it just happens to be on an almost miniature scale . |
| 11 | Both men had leapt to their feet and had been restrained from using violence by the mates of the shop steward , who just happened to be on hand . |
| 12 | Within Christianity bread and wine are sacramental not because they just happened to be on the table for a Jewish meal but because they were signs of the covenant . |
| 13 | The grass was lucky if it grew , was shone upon and rained upon , and was not burned , and was not pulled up by the roots , or poisoned , or buried when the ground was turned over , and some bits just happened to be on a line that humans wanted to walk on , and so got trampled , broken , pressed flat , with no malice ; just effect . |
| 14 | I wanted to ‘ do ’ someone I knew a little , but when I approached my number one seed , he served me up Roy as a better choice ( Roy just happened to be on holiday so not able to comment ) . |
| 15 | Actually , I 'd been waiting for somebody else but I just happened to be on hand and I could n't just stand there and watch her struggle with all those boxes , suitcases , typewriters , bicycles , stereo systems and so on . |
| 16 | Some aspects are best appreciated by being on the train . |
| 17 | She just wanted to be on her own so that the lava of tears could flow unchecked , melt it all away . |
| 18 | The elderly do not always want to be on the receiving end , and any gift of food they offer us , whether it is a meal or just a pot of home-made jam , should be accepted with appreciation , for all such gifts are a part of the pattern of love in which they still wish to be involved . |
| 19 | He quickly came to be on close terms both with Edward himself , in whose Scottish wars he regularly served , and with his heir . |
| 20 | He was certainly an attractive man , with bright , smiling eyes and a face which always seemed to be on the point of laughter . |
| 21 | He always seemed to be on the move … |
| 22 | This situation went against the grain , as the top brass always needed to be on top of every situation and on top of every executive if they were to do their jobs to their own satisfaction ; not necessarily in the best interests of the Corporation , that is to say , but in their own best interests . |
| 23 | My long suffering colleague , Jenny Smith , who desperately needs a holiday too , and hopes my absence will allow her to get one , has nonetheless agreed to be on hand on Tuesday morning to check the final details with you via the phone and FAX . |
| 24 | to find time to do your work because your exams are still going to be on the same day are n't they ? |
| 25 | But if you 're in a situation where that 's not possible then you 'll do the very best you can , but you 're always going to be on the look out for the priorities as they change , cos once the person stops breathing they become unconscious , they stop breathing , their heart stops , then everything else has to wait and you have to try and get on with that , okay ? |
| 26 | But for all the changes , the prime emphasis in the retail market , so far as movies are concerned , still seems to be on the past , and predominantly on the mainstream Hollywood past . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | In the afternoon the pupils could relax playing games though the staff still had to be on their toes refereeing . |
| 29 | ‘ You never know who is coming into the building ’ , Margaret said , ‘ which means you always have to be on the alert to prepare a tray of sandwiches . |
| 30 | You still have to be on top of your stuff , though — judges expect a certain level of competence to staging a little-girl-lost act in court will do no good whatsoever . |