Example sentences of "[be] [adv prt] [prep] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 My department 's equivalent of Inspector Morse has been on to the change-of-address problem .
2 I suspect , though , there can be no doubt about which side she would have been on in the public debate about fox-hunting prompted by last week 's Private Member 's Bill .
3 You definitely are on along the right lines .
4 you are on to a good thing , you 'll end up with knitteds that suit you because they fit .
5 Many directors who take dividends in lieu of salary may think they are on to a good thing .
6 Judging by the trade and the spirited bidding , Scotland 's hill farmers now know that they are on to a good thing .
7 ‘ We have been down to the bare bones before .
8 As one teacher said , ‘ I rather resent people coming in and criticising when they have n't been in on a regular basis ’ .
9 Could they have been in with the real Communist underground ? ’
10 I did n't know Julia had n't been in for a long while .
11 Check out Ian Marshalls rating … he s down as a central defender .
12 A third are down to the thermal imaging capability .
13 All that has long since changed and , while talent can still win the day , both fields are down to the hard graft of making money .
14 At the time of this Report , knitters ' order intake volumes for Autumn 1993 are down on the previous year , in part as retailers delay ordering and in part reflecting recessionary conditions in key export markets in Europe and Japan .
15 Instead of presenting a strong , clear answer to this misconception , many Christians show that their defences are down at the very place where modern unbelief is most devastating .
16 Although members are down in the senior section a greatly improved atmosphere now exists .
17 Although members are down in the senior section a greatly improved atmosphere now exists .
18 It 's nice to have new owners who do n't think we are down among the dead men . ’
19 ‘ We are in for a long afternoon , ’ he said cheerfully .
20 HAYDN-LOVERS are in for a good time this autumn : coming up are the Haydn at Esterhaza concerts at the Wigmore Hall ( part of the Magyarok Britain Salutes Hungary Festival ) ; already on display is the Haydn and England exhibition at the British Library ; and just started is the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment 's QEH Haydn series concentrating on his late choral works .
21 Thus we are in for a prolonged battle to win over public opinion .
22 PARISHIONERS and visitors to the Church of St John the Evangelist on Belfast 's Malone Road are in for a real treat next month .
23 Habitues of the Institute 's old restaurant are in for a big surprise .
24 LIGHT opera buffs in Londonderry are in for a musical feast with the return this year of the Derry Festival of Light Opera .
25 We are in for a tough time . ’
26 If he is back to his best , Haydock racegoers are in for a thrilling contest , but I prefer to wait until Playschool has shown his old sparkle before backing him .
27 If he is back to his best , Haydock racegoers are in for a thrilling contest , but I prefer to wait until Playschool has shown his old sparkle before backing him .
28 Anyone believing that the personal computer price wars have abated are in for a rude shock this week when Compaq Computer Corp brings out a plethora of new machines , including its first stab at a multimedia model , and cuts prices significantly on its existing products .
29 We are in for the long-term benefits which imply a long-term strategy and involvement ’ .
30 The gentlemen of the Pearl are taking off their jackets to fight the bid so the British insurer 's shareholders are in for an unpredictable time .
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