Example sentences of "we [verb] to be on " in BNC.
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| 1 | At this early point in the 1990s , we appear to be on the edge of ‘ something ’ . |
| 2 | ‘ We want to be on the cover of Smash Hits … and we deserve it , ’ announces bass-player Ian , resplendent in his rubber trousers bought from a Soho sex shop . |
| 3 | At times we seemed to be on an unavoidable collision course with menacing sharp edged rocks , only to be swept clear by the current at the last minute . |
| 4 | It was extraordinary , but suddenly we seemed to be on quite different terms . |
| 5 | We seem to be on firmer ground , however , if we suggest that a singer who draws upon a training in the English choral tradition will not readily perform in a way that is bogus , trivial or solipsistic , for the choral tradition is none of those things ; it embodies the results of countless individual strivings for the best results in conformity to a communal discipline . |
| 6 | We were most anxious to keep the full informed of what 's happening and we seem to be on top of the job as it were . |
| 7 | Yeah , er well put it under any other business Erm nothing more about that one other to say that we seem to be on course for finishing er about the zero mark which is what we 're targetting . |
| 8 | It merely hints that the world will be a better place if we support it because the unquantified benefits which will flow from it will put us on a level with Germany and France , assuming of course that we wish to be on a level with Germany and France . |
| 9 | We 've to be on our guard all the time really , we 've to be on our guard all the time , all the time |
| 10 | We 've to be on our guard all the time really , we 've to be on our guard all the time , all the time |
| 11 | We prefer to be on the river . " |
| 12 | ‘ I 'm afraid we have to be on our way , Colonel , ’ Bill Robins explained . |
| 13 | But there are many cases where the merging of meanings are more and we have to be on our guard . |
| 14 | But boss Atkinson warned : ‘ We need to be on our guard after giving Oxford the lifeline of a late goal at their place in the opening leg . |
| 15 | ‘ A lead of 2-1 guarantees nothing , except the fact that we need to be on our toes against a side who will relish the big occasion . ’ |
| 16 | We need to be on the look-out for unknown visitors . |