Example sentences of "was [prep] [art] cards " in BNC.
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| 1 | He took four of six rounds and yet without ever making his supporters believe that a decisive victory was on the cards . |
| 2 | He said that although speculation was mounting that a bid for B&C was on the cards , there was no evidence , so far , of stake-building and no offers had been received . |
| 3 | However an X-ray at 38 weeks revealed I had an enormous pelvis so a relatively normal birth was on the cards . |
| 4 | Hysteria in the Middle East was on the cards as Begin claimed that the war in Lebanon was ‘ divinely ordained ’ . |
| 5 | ‘ We knew marriage was on the cards . ’ |
| 6 | Perhaps a quick trip back to Aspen was on the cards , after all . |
| 7 | ‘ And here I was , thinking that a few hours leave was on the cards . ’ |
| 8 | Suspicion intensified that a sell-out of its principles was on the cards . |
| 9 | But the suspension of negotiations was on the cards even before the Americans ' decision . |
| 10 | He knew virtually nothing about European federalism , but here was Mrs Thatcher warning us that political union was on the cards . |
| 11 | Pre-war trends suggest that revolution was on the cards , but they bear little resemblance to the ‘ law-governed ’ process depicted by Soviet historiography . |
| 12 | He wrote and told me it was on the cards . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ It was on the cards for ages , so it was really only a question of making it official , ’ he explained . |
| 14 | It was on the cards that he should be drawn into the circle of dissent . |
| 15 | The scouse goal , when it came , was on the cards I 'm afraid to say . |
| 16 | I say it was on the cards because throughout the match the Scousers used the tactic of playing the long ball towards Rush and it was then quite simply a one-on-one race with either Fairclough or Newsome . |
| 17 | I thought it was on the cards ( Barnsley possibly ? ) during close season ? |
| 18 | The actual information you quote my Lord was n't known to me erm it was on the cards certainly and all this information was passed to Superintendent . |
| 19 | Now Steve wanted to marry Maria Luisa and a war was on the cards when Fernando found out ! |
| 20 | However no shareholder rebellion was on the cards given the satisfaction with the group 's recent performance and only a handful of investors voted against the proposal . |
| 21 | A third successive century was on the cards until he suffered a ‘ kick ’ on the pink in frame four with his break on 91 . |