Example sentences of "be [prep] [art] cards " in BNC.

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31 ‘ These new premises have been on the cards for some time . ’
32 Val Smith , 35 , who worked for the company for 19 years before she was sacked , said : ‘ Closure has always been on the cards .
33 Speaking to Irish state radio from Baidoa , Concern spokesman Michael O'Reilly said : ‘ Unfortunately this had been on the cards for some time .
34 It 's been on the cards for so long I think everyone 's had enough .
35 A mass-circulation paper was more risky , but it was much more exciting , and with the bigger sales that were on the cards , it could be very profitable .
36 Staff who 'd long feared redundancies were on the cards hear the news at meetings today .
37 Communication is through the cards , laterally rather than vertically , reducing planning and supervision , creating empowerment as workers ‘ do ’ for themselves .
38 It 's on the cards .
39 HOPE 'S ON THE CARDS
40 If you make the right noises about the wine — it 's on the cards that it comes from the proprietor 's own vineyard — you 're likely to find another bottle on the table gratis … .
41 I do n't like if I ca n't see what 's on the cards .
42 ‘ It 's on the cards , ’ David agreed .
43 I do n't know if , but it 's on the cards that one could .
44 Well , Birmingham 's on the cards cos Steve , Stevey-boy works there does n't he ?
45 Now , it would appear from this article , that this ideal is shattered and a two-tiered Europe is on the cards .
46 A repeat of the Stormseal UK final between Davis and Stephen Hendry is on the cards .
47 A repeat of the Stormseal UK final between Davis and Stephen Hendry is on the cards .
48 Cash is back … or why dearer credit is on the cards Notebook .
49 And those like Dave Nellist and Terry Field , who were dropped for their Militant views , are standing as Independent Socialists , sensing that in a hung Parliament re-recruitment is on the cards .
50 Links of this sort are intuitively likely to be stronger when local government has a major construction programme , with orders to distribute , or when large-scale development is on the cards and council co-operation is needed to ensure its success .
51 Another closure that is on the cards is of Marylebone station .
52 A certain amount of travel is on the cards so you must be ready for eventualities which erupt sooner than you expect .
53 THE offer for shares in long distance coach giant National Express is twice over-subscribed and a premium is on the cards when dealings start next Thursday .
54 ‘ He 's not a flash Harry or a cheat and if he does n't think another year is on the cards he will tell me straight . ’
55 Outsourcing of international as well as domestic network operations is on the cards .
56 A WIN on the Daily Mirror 's sparkling Diamond Bingo means a trip to Euro Disney is on the cards for David Hughes 's eight grandchildren .
57 The loss of reserve scrum-half Robert Davies to Aberavon is on the cards .
58 So a compromise is on the cards .
59 Marriage , or engagement is on the cards for next February .
60 Where is the benefit in not raping when rape is on the cards , not killing when killing can be done ?
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