Example sentences of "[adv] they [vb mod] [be] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Apparently they should be on their way because Nottingham was er |
| 2 | So they must be on different sides . ’ |
| 3 | On that ground alone they should be on their guard against accepting any of the glib answers that have so far been put forward either by theologians or philosophers or biologists or even fellow anthropologists . |
| 4 | But soon they 'll be on a plane back to America on the orders of a High Court Judge . |
| 5 | They were nearly all men , show-business or gossip columnists , old hands at the game and professional cynics , which well they might be on an occasion like this . |
| 6 | Not because she could n't remember , but because it was such a long time since she 'd seen her and she felt strange , suddenly , knowing that this time tomorrow they would be on their way to Scotland and she would be waiting for them . |
| 7 | ‘ If we can get hotel rooms for them in Reggio then they will be on the flight . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Look , ’ he said , braking and getting out — at least they would be on the same level then , instead of her being ten frigid feet tall and him crouching six inches high in the driving seat of his car — ‘ about last night … ’ |
| 9 | Oh I do n't , I just , I remember that er if you walked down er Road at night you 'd see him with his mortar board on and his curate by his side coming down to post the letters , and then when all these ladies were in Sammy shop one night being entertained by Sammy erm Father and his curate went by , and old Sammy turned round to the audience and said well if dressing up will get him anywhere they 'll be on the first row in heaven . |