Example sentences of "be [adj] [verb] [adv] on the " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | In theory it would be possible to rely simply on the professional background and training of corporate managers to act as a self-imposed limit on their discretion . |
| 2 | No longer would it be possible to travel home on the bus with your favourite artiste . |
| 3 | ‘ We remain ready for talks at any time and I hope the Chinese side will be prepared to settle quickly on the arrangements for such talks , ’ Mr Hurd said . |
| 4 | I told them , as I tell alumni wherever I meet them , that the best thing you can do for the University is to remember its strengths , and in your normal professional and daily lives to be prepared to speak up on the University 's behalf when you think it is appropriate . |
| 5 | Although the right had advocated foreign withdrawal they were well aware that the retention of some American troops was needed to prevent communist domination — ‘ Under Shtikov 's proposal , [ a ] strong Korean Communist Army in [ the ] North of Korea would be free to sweep down on the virtually unarmed south and quickly over-run it . ’ |
| 6 | It would be easy to do so on the basis that his fusion of science and religion was really a confusion . |
| 7 | Of course , on occasions , single parties may still be able to gain absolute parliamentary majorities but they will be likely to do so on the basis of much smaller percentages of the popular vote . |
| 8 | In challenging the idea of a natural separation of spheres , the nineteenth century feminist movement took up two major positions : first , that women wishing to enter the public sphere should be able to do so on the same terms as men , and second , that women 's domestic talents and virtues should be extended to the wider sphere beyond the home . |
| 9 | In this predominantly part-time area only 47% of wives would have tackled an emergency themselves yet 74% indicated a desire to be able to do more on the farm . |
| 10 | ‘ You 'll be able to go back on the streets , ’ she said . |
| 11 | I gather you 'll be able to leave here on the 15th . |
| 12 | Northern Ireland people will now be able to check up on the levels of ozone , nitrogen dioxide and sulphur dioxide from data compiled in monitoring stations throughout the province . |
| 13 | RESIDENTS in the Rock Ferry area of Birkenhead will be able to check up on the latest developments in health care at a special health awareness day . |
| 14 | Bear in mind that presentational matters are for the convenience of your reader , who will want to be able to check easily on the materials you have used . |
| 15 | At first you will only be able to crouch down on the board , but as you get used to pulling down on the booms to pull yourself up again , you will be able to get lower . |
| 16 | I wonder if you 'd be able to get in on the day without tickets . |
| 17 | I would be happy to work either on the sales side , or in the accounts office ; perhaps I could come in and discuss any possibilities with you ? |
| 18 | But it will be harder to crack down on the really powerful and harmful culprits in the shadow economy — the state bureaucrats who use their privileged access to goods heavily subsidized by the state to make fat profits for themselves . |
| 19 | Scramblers probably make up the majority of Munro-baggers , since to do them all you ca n't avoid scrambling , and will also be obliged to dangle once on the Inaccessible Pinnacle on Skye . |