Example sentences of "[conj] i [modal v] be on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Were you worried that I might be on the verge of getting married , too ? |
| 2 | I was nervous because I did not have any friends and I was worried that I would be on my own . |
| 3 | ‘ I reckon you need your beauty sleep , so I 'll be on my way . ’ |
| 4 | And I 'll be on my way . ’ |
| 5 | I would be putting everything I needed into the horse box until about ten o'clock and at about half past ten my horse and it 's tack would be in there as well and I would be on my way with my day to an eleven thirty meet at a pub nearby . |
| 6 | And I must be on top to let him take the full force of the impact . |
| 7 | I might find that by then my days have altered and I will be on the Thursday . |
| 8 | Sometimes I cough , as if I might be on the verge of tears . |
| 9 | I am asked if I can be on standby if transport is needed ? |
| 10 | If I want to but I wo n't cos I 'll be on a hundred and fifty a month anyway . |
| 11 | I was n't nervous , but I might be on the night . |
| 12 | I 'll probably miss the last shuttle , but I 'll be on the breakfast plane . |
| 13 | Ruth says : ‘ I 'm not nervous at the moment , but I will be on the day . |
| 14 | Since I 'll be on call anyway , it would seem more sensible for me to fill both roles . ’ |
| 15 | When the girl at the reception desk discovered that I would be leaving early in the morning , she insisted on refunding £2 , since I would be on the road before she arrived to cook breakfast . |
| 16 | If the S.M.O. was right , which he was bound to be , being a very experienced physician , then the crisis would come any time from the day after tomorrow — when I would be on nights ' off . |
| 17 | But as I shall be on the evening flight home … ’ |