Example sentences of "[verb] they [be] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | If one says that they are both in the second row you will know they are on the two n's of nomen . |
| 2 | ‘ We do not definitely know they were on the flight but it is very unlikely they were not , ’ said Mr Beswick . |
| 3 | The Official Receiver has not heard from the family and has no idea where they are , but assumes they are on the road . |
| 4 | The joint team established that the temperature of the electrons in the T-3 tokamak really was as high as the Soviet scientists estimated they were on the basis of their less-direct measurements . |
| 5 | Just when it seemed they were on the slide they nit Leicester with all they had , running in seven tries in a 37–6 victory . |
| 6 | Now they hope they 're on the verge of finally finding out what happened to her . |
| 7 | About the only place you could see them was on the scrap heap . |
| 8 | Look they 're on the floor here all the time ! ’ |
| 9 | I do n't believe they 're on the menu any more ) . |
| 10 | There 's no panic , because Gloucester know they 're on the right track and tomorrow at Kingsholm , West Hartlepool will probably find themselves rail roaded . |
| 11 | ‘ Highlander 's vision is to make people who feel they are on the margins , believe that they are in the centre . |
| 12 | They had known they were on the knife edge , and interest rates had been at 8 per cent . |
| 13 | They went all the way by car and she does n't think they were on the road very long . |
| 14 | Jenking said he thought they were on the Dean and that they would soon beat over it into deeper water . |
| 15 | Mm , I thought they were on the way here , I saw loads of for sale signs but I did n't see any new ones |
| 16 | And I get them er , I thought they were on the seat but they 're not . |
| 17 | Milwall think they 're on the up after a good midweek win over Forest . |
| 18 | I think they 're on the floor Jacqueline . |
| 19 | The difficulty is that the bacteria is notorious for changing itself and every time scientists think they are on the verge of a development the bacteria becomes resistant . |
| 20 | Williams team management said they were on the protestors ' side . |
| 21 | SOUTH AFRICA have been warned they are on the verge of being kicked out of world rugby again — just 24 hours before tomorrow 's historic Test at Twickenham . |