Example sentences of "[noun prp] [modal v] be on " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a few months , however , the Lynx should be on sale here , and the tables will turn . |
| 2 | It is a compulsive stop for cars and coaches , the large parking places on the roadside often being taxed to capacity , but despite the inevitable crowds , Eilean Donan should be on the itinerary of all who pass this way . |
| 3 | The optimists tried to suggest that Garner and Holding might be on the wane ; the realists knew better . |
| 4 | But we said oh we 'll stay cos Donna 'll be on her own |
| 5 | Any minute David Fairfax would be on the doorstep . |
| 6 | yeah yes I wondered if David would be on bus , I saw Wendy having a he worked later today because he 's got so much done on front of the er that weather he could n't er , do any decorating outside still we never got nobbled down street providing the er canvassers |
| 7 | As a QANTAS flight was due to come through the following day , they hoped that Koepang W/T would be on the air before their arrival at Timor . |
| 8 | She could not sleep and , remembering that Ronald Travis would be on duty , decided to wait until her parents had gone to bed , then slip outside and go to the signal box to see her lover . |
| 9 | D J Mike Read and guest Cliff Richard will be on hand to capture the excitement of the first day and hopefully set the mood for a week of high quality tennis — and not a little fun ! |
| 10 | Yes er , Richard will be on that board and er , and we also accept , expect erm , further outside appointments . |
| 11 | Philip Treacy 's day at Harrods will be on Thursday April 30 . |
| 12 | Highlights of that match and erm tonight 's game between Arsenal and Aston Villa will be on Central tonight at 10.40 ; the final live on Central tomorrow at 2.35 . |
| 13 | If the final hurdle of this party congress is cleared , Hungary will be on the threshold of multi-party democracy . |
| 14 | WORKS by two of Ireland 's celebrated artists , Louis le Brocquy and Tony O'Malley will be on show at the Confex Centre , Stormont Hotel , Belfast this evening 6-9pm and tomorrow 11.30-8.30 . |
| 15 | A Swing Through Time : Golf in Scotland , 1457–1743 by Olive Geddes will be on sale in the Library shop from July 1992 . |
| 16 | WHITECLIFF may be on the site of a Roman villa . |
| 17 | If you 're looking for a beach style holiday Playa Del Ingles must be on your short list — it has over four miles of sandy beach stretching from the centre of town to the high sand dunes at Mas Palomas , with plenty of seclusion for those who favour the all over tanning method . |
| 18 | This communal support for older people in early modern England could be on a remarkably generous scale . |
| 19 | ‘ In 10 years ’ time Cammell Laird could be closed and yards in France and Spain could be on the crest of a wave because they retained their shipbuilding capacity . ’ |
| 20 | This downhill was set down the long-established OK course from Bellewarde to La Daille ; the two in February will be on the new Olympic piste carved down the precipitate north-east face on to the very heart of the village . |
| 21 | A Year at Saltram will be on view on Sundays to Thursdays from 11am to 6pm . |
| 22 | Tomorrow , all eyes in this far corner of Spain will be on Madrid . |
| 23 | The ancient university town of Cambridge should be on every visitor 's itinerary . |
| 24 | Rather than a shareholding , it was proposed that Wilson should be on an ‘ over-ride royalty ’ , whereby she would be paid a royalty for every record sold . |
| 25 | Any book on London that opens with Dickens must be on the right lines . |
| 26 | Mick and Paddy might be on their way . |
| 27 | Maybe he would n't be bringing the certificate today , but then again in ten minutes ' time Sampson could be on his way down to the police station with an open envelope . |
| 28 | Next Saturday , Jackson could be on the receiving end of a hammering from Christie , when the pair meet over 60m at the national indoor championships in Birmingham . |
| 29 | He had felt sure when he left his hotel room that every eye in Saigon would be on him that evening because he was wearing a white tuxedo for the very first time in his young life . |
| 30 | Distribution from Carnegie Mellon will be on CD-ROM , priced $100 . |