Example sentences of "[noun pl] [modal v] be on " in BNC.
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| 1 | While it published scorching critiques of the diplomacy that had led Britain into war , MacDonald insisted that ‘ whatever our views may be on the origins of the war , we must go through with it . ’ |
| 2 | Part-timers may be on lower pay rates than full-time workers . |
| 3 | This includes the Installation , Process and Storage Directories ; the User accounts may be on any of the VAXs in the network . |
| 4 | In what is described as ‘ a key statement ’ , the report claims that : ‘ the onus in all cases should be on the social services authorities to show that the private sector is being fully stimulated and encouraged and that competitive tenders or other means of testing the market , are being taken ’ . |
| 5 | In the case of the postal orderly , his sixty situps must be on a cumulative basis . |
| 6 | ‘ What happens is that maybe I 'll just see the shape of some chords , or where my fingers should be on the frets . |
| 7 | For example , I saw you on deck the other morning struggling to open the lights from the outside , but of course all your storm fastenings must be on the inside . " |
| 8 | First of all the guidance states that the accountant 's test checks should be on a limited number of accounts and files relating to controlled trusts . |
| 9 | Was it Henry Longhurst who said that The Rules should be on the back of a cigarette packet ? |
| 10 | Your computers must be on the blink . |
| 11 | All the fans should be on board for that one . |
| 12 | And although the police say that crimes against motorists are still relatively rare , all drivers should be on their guard . |
| 13 | walking you will continue to support the Anti-Apartheid Movement and the A N C and Cosatu and others in South Africa that our eyes should be on the prize and that is to get democracy and the first democratic parliament in the country and after that to help in the horrendously difficult task of reconstruction and development and it is going to be a tough battle in South Africa as elsewhere and we will need to work not just for political democracy because you know so often democratic processes are misunderstood for empowerment of ordinary people and what democracy should really mean is that ordinary people have the opportunity to determine their own destiny and you know from your own advanced society and others how little power individuals have as a result of power of finance capital , of industry and of technology now . |
| 14 | Candidates must be on the party 's national list of approved candidates and require the endorsement of one of the party 's regional committees to get on that list . |
| 15 | IN the tense situation pending a solution of Russia 's constitutional crisis all eyes must be on the army , and above all the defence minister , General Pavel Grachev . |
| 16 | Entries must be on the back of a postcard or envelope no bigger than 5in × 6in . |
| 17 | Entries must be on the back of a postcard or envelope no bigger than 5in × 6in . |
| 18 | All entries must be on a proper entry coupon cut from IDEAL HOME and must bear the entrant 's own name and address . |
| 19 | Entries must be on a postcard or the back of an envelope no bigger than 5in × 6in . |
| 20 | All entries must be on an official entry form and legible . |
| 21 | Entries should be on A4 or A3 paper and sent to : . |
| 22 | FRIED 100-year-old sea monster in breadcrumbs could be on Scottish menus next year , depending on a £50,000 research project into deep water fish stocks west of the Hebrides . |
| 23 | Lifts could be on the wrong floor at the wrong moment . |
| 24 | The two offices would be on a ‘ similar site adjoining Charles Street , of which the Government was now in possession , with the exception of a very small portion indeed ’ , which would be the subject of another Bill to be introduced to Parliament . |
| 25 | Young women married to salesmen , for once , took an interest in where their husbands would be on the great day ; the older men , who ricocheted between various business interests , were lectured steadily , any time they put in an appearance at home , on the necessity of being in Tollemarche at this time ; and those males who were doomed to spend their lives in Tollemarche found themselves with intolerable lists of jobs to be done , from laying out backyard skating rinks to pinning up the hems on their female relatives ' costumes . |
| 26 | My coming appearance in The Jungle Book was meagre in comparison with Charlie 's triumph , but soon eyes would be on me ; it was a start , and I felt strong and determined . |
| 27 | A large number of dogs who end up in the rescue homes would be on the vet 's euthanasia list if they 'd had different owners . |
| 28 | He said almost half of Darlington 's homes would be on the lowest band and 60pc will be on the bottom two bands when the council tax is introduced . |
| 29 | On paper , however , the vessels would be on the order of the United States , enabling Israel to receive American financing and circumventing West German export restrictions . |
| 30 | In addition to the book a selection of the images will be on view at the Barbican , Level 3 until 11 August and afterwards from 12 August to 2 September at the Thorndike Theatre , Leatherhead , Surrey . |