Example sentences of "[am/are] [adv prt] on a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've just asked him about the collaborative review the focus is apparently on national curriculum so that means maths , English and , but they want to look ge more general issues and because they 're in on a Wens Tuesday and a Wednesday he said that they would go in a look at , three of them would go in a look at taught tutorial lessons they will want to talk to me about the tutorial programme I would hope that that would involve somebody else cos I 've got the bit of the fence that I sit on and ask one or two of you to give your opinion if , if you 're available . |
| 2 | ‘ We 're off on a call — hold the fort , eh ? |
| 3 | You 're sweating and nervous and you know you 're out on a limb here , you 're in the process of taking some terrible risks and the luck , the flow that comes from being justified and in tune and not taking too much for granted , not being contemptuous or disrespectful of fate ; all that 's in danger here because you 're pushing the envelope , you 're maybe relying on one or two too many things going perfectly . |
| 4 | So you 're out on a limb . |
| 5 | ‘ It 's a funny thing , my son , but I 've noticed that , when you 're about on a Friday , my counting is all wrong . |
| 6 | If your camcorder has a record-review button , you will find this to be a most useful facility to have at your disposal when you are out on a shoot because it enables you to make a quick check on the previous shot before starting to record the next . |
| 7 | The cops are out on a limb . |
| 8 | The Germans are just over the river there — I 'm off on a recce directly — and I have n't time to muck about . |
| 9 | Tomorrow I 'm off on a very exciting two-week journey to the central plains of Venezuela , the Llanos . |
| 10 | Tomorrow I 'm off on a very exciting two-week journey to the central plains of Venezuela , the Llanos . |
| 11 | I 'm up on a stage , with a play going on all round me , but no one 's given me a script and I do n't know what to say or do . |