Example sentences of "[prep] be [adv] on the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ At least you have the advantage of being here on the spot to sweet-talk him . |
| 2 | It was all question of being out on the track at the right moment close to the end of the session when it was drying . |
| 3 | Among the dozens of glues now available the arguments for and against are mostly on the grounds of ease of application , durability and cost . |
| 4 | Barcelona looked to be comfortably on the Wembley Way when , 11 minutes later , Eusebio fed Stoichkov on the left and the Bulgarian cut the ball back from the by-line for Bakero to score . |
| 5 | You ca n't go away on holiday , Helen 's got to be here on the day . |
| 6 | You can of course stay in one of our other hotels featured in this brochure but parking will have to be either on the street or in one of the municipal car parks . |
| 7 | Spain 's Santiago de Compostela is believed to have resubmitted its bid and others are likely to be also on the table . |
| 8 | She should begin by allocating days off , allowing the maximum numbers to be away on the days of least workload . |
| 9 | Most chairmen remained implacably opposed to any rethinking of their basic commercial philosophy as a result of the limited investigations which were possible , and Schiller 's results were deliberately and systematically suppressed , since they showed the outside critics to be right on the space heating load . |
| 10 | With the fighting so close , we had to be right on the border between Amal and Hezbollah territory . |
| 11 | The ‘ black-art of Kremlinology ’ was rejected ; the emphasis was to be not on the seating order of officials at Kremlin receptions but upon the careful analysis of policies and structures of power . |
| 12 | But if his ‘ true nature ’ is to be romantically on the rise , and to have ‘ ideas ’ , it is also his nature to occupy the middle ground . |
| 13 | You have to be continuously on the look-out for new steps , learning from others and creating your own . |
| 14 | We ca n't rely on television pictures of baby seals being clubbed to death , we 've got to be there on the streets where the things are sold . ’ |
| 15 | We have arranged for you to be there on the Feast of St Cecilia , the twenty-second of November . |
| 16 | I suppose , also , I have — well , one person in particular whose timekeeping is n't great — I mean obviously this sort of job it 's not important to be there on the dot of nine , but I think sometimes she slides . |
| 17 | Night Goblins are not the only creatures that like to eat fungus , so they have to be constantly on the look out for dangerous subterranean denizens . |
| 18 | There are more opportunities for quick thinking and it should make things very interesting with the need for players to be constantly on the alert . |
| 19 | By contrast , Jesus called us to be constantly on the move , moving as pioneers into new situations in which we have to rely on God . |
| 20 | They have to be constantly on the move , seeking the fruit and insects on which they live , but their babies , usually twins , are particularly large and have to be carried piggy-back until they are quite old . |
| 21 | Martin Bell is pleased to be back on the circuit , despite disappointing results early on after his knee operation |
| 22 | Now he 's hoping to be back on the golf course soon and singing again by the end of the year . |
| 23 | She was thrilled to be back on the trail again . |
| 24 | Once I had said my thanks and farewells to William and to the immense policeman who had silently accompanied us throughout the afternoon , I headed away down the rutted tracks , rather glad to be back on the road and off back to Panama City . |
| 25 | However , right now USL is believed to be back on the road to going public . |
| 26 | Well , it 's good to be back on the list and catching up on the mountain of messages . |
| 27 | ‘ Everyone thought I was marvellous to be back on the catwalk seven weeks after Amber was born . |
| 28 | Most agreed that they had moments of nostalgia and longing to be back on the island , and one man , when pressed about why he admitted to such feelings , thought for a moment and then said ‘ It was chust a far better place … ’ |
| 29 | They do n't expect the train to be back on the tracks until the turn of the century . |
| 30 | Shortwood attracts thousands of visitors and the idea behind the revival of the horse powered cider mill , is to demonstrate how life used to be down on the farm . |