Example sentences of "and [vb past] [prep] be on " in BNC.
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| 1 | PC John Timms , the local constable , was contacted and told to be on the look-out . |
| 2 | They were all grins and seemed to be on top of the world . |
| 3 | Maidstone had the best of the early exchanges but the Seasiders were under little real threat and seemed to be on course for at least a draw . |
| 4 | Murphy knocked in a break of 136 and looked to be on target for the £1000 prize which goes to the highest break in the Blackpool stage of the tournament . |
| 5 | Kernaghan suffered the agony or relegation and looked to be on the way out of Ayresome Park when he joined Charlton Athletic on loan last season . |
| 6 | The 23-year-old Nortumbrian went off hard with South Shields Harrier Dave Beris and looked to be on record-breaking pace . |