Example sentences of "be on " in BNC.
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| 31 | To April he explained , ‘ I believe they 're on different pipes to us so it 's just possible their water might be unaffected . ’ |
| 32 | They 're on tonight 's menu . ’ |
| 33 | ‘ So we 're on the second floor . ’ |
| 34 | ‘ We 're on our way to the mortuary ourselves , ’ Susan explained . |
| 35 | ‘ Peaks ’ is actually to give the wrong impression , anywhere else they would be no more than hills ; but on Amantani they give a commanding view of Lake Titicaca and make you feel as if you 're on top of the world . |
| 36 | ‘ But I see you 're on the same errand as myself . ’ |
| 37 | She used to show you a collection of photographs which she kept in her wallet as if they were family photographs , but in fact these pictures were all pictures of men 's cocks , she used to make them stop on the way home at the photobooth in the entrance to the station , she 'd make them stand on the stool with their trousers down , she never got caught — Greta , on seeing me leave with an especially handsome man : ‘ I hope you 're on the pill . ’ |
| 38 | And you 're on your way to Salisbury , I expect . ’ |
| 39 | If you 're on a motorway , look for the marker arrows and follow them . |
| 40 | While you 're on holiday your home can be particularly vulnerable — so do n't give the burglar an open invitation : |
| 41 | Cash is obviously a favourite with thieves ; try to avoid carrying large amounts — and if you 're on holiday take travellers cheques instead of cash — it 's simpler and safer . |
| 42 | We 're on our own . |
| 43 | We 're on our own this time . ’ |
| 44 | It 's also rather annoying if you 're on your own , a bit like watching someone eating a three-course meal when you have some dry toast and a pickled onion . |
| 45 | Rather it was precisely to change attitudes , to stress individual responsibility — you 're on your own , do n't expect any help from us — and to reduce the state 's obligations . |
| 46 | In the afternoon we 're on the Palmer charge and believe it or not he hits his tee-shot at the 17th to exactly the same spot again , and turns to me and says , ‘ Before you say anything , Tip , do n't tell me it 's a 6-iron . ’ |
| 47 | In the third round — do n't forget they played the third and fourth rounds all on one day then — we 're on the 6th green and Nicklaus is on the 12th right alongside , of course ( the greens at St Andrews meet where they add up to 18 ) . |
| 48 | He told me , ‘ You do n't speak a word to anybody else , and when I 've hit that ball , we 're on our way . ’ |
| 49 | The beauty of these is ( a ) they require very little labour from the person indulging in them : you leave that kind of thing to the toiling masseuse or sinewy aromatherapist ( b ) they 're prettily packaged and attractive to use ( c ) they often involve other people who can supply your spiritual needs by becoming a confessor to you while you 're on the slab/under the thumb/ getting oiled . |
| 50 | We read about your trip in the paper before we came on holiday and now we 're on our way back through Reggane . |
| 51 | ‘ D' you reckon we 're on the right track , Geoff ? ’ |
| 52 | We 're on our own . ’ |
| 53 | Our range of mortgages is designed to suit all incomes and needs — so whether you 're buying your first home , you 're on the move or you 're thinking of switching mortgages — we can find you an excellent mortgage deal . |
| 54 | ‘ They 're on their way , all right , ’ Epitot confirmed . |
| 55 | He does n't say , ‘ Where have you been and why are you late ? ’ because you 're on your way immediately . |
| 56 | One of the funeral fellows said : ‘ George , what you do is to lay in one of the shells [ coffins ] , take your helmet off , and we 'll drive round back of the cinema , and you 're on your own . ’ |
| 57 | S. H. When you join the job , you 're on two years ’ probation . |
| 58 | For instance , if you 're on a traffic junction outside a railway station like Lime Street , you wo n't be there five minutes before you 're approached by some hotelier saying , it would be worth your while to send them up to his hotel . |
| 59 | But its five miles long — HOORAY ! ’ when Henry suddenly looked out of the window , sat bolt upright and exclaimed , ‘ Hey , Jim , we 're on the bloody pavement ! ’ |
| 60 | We were following a long , straight road in visibility of about twenty yards , all of us hanging out of the windows in a vain attempt to spot landmarks , when a ghostly figure loomed up , saluted , and announced in long-suffering tones , ‘ Excuse me sir , Mr Mills , you 're on the main runway ! ’ |