Example sentences of "be [adv] [to-vb] on [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Firstly they have , from Banbury School at least , four specific parent Governors , who are there to act on behalf of parents . |
2 | But I would like to point out in this video , and on the brochure that goes with it , actually says the rest of the field are there to follow on horseback or on foot or by car , very few people indeed actually witness the death of a fox . |
3 | CLARENCE THE LION is soon to star on Radio Forth 's Drivetime slots , bringing roads news to listeners throughout the region . |
4 | In the absolute reign of reason which is shortly to appear on earth anarchy will be a pleasant and co-operative state of affairs , since all men will be inspired to a joyful devotion to social duty and justice . |
5 | our speaker Donald who 's from the Engineering Council and is here to speak on engineering . |
6 | In England the custom was still to rely on pew rents and on subscriptions being paid directly to the chapel . |
7 | Alice Cox was later to swear on oath that , for the three years she had known Laura , she was only visited by one man other than Charles . |
8 | Another temporary need fitted in to this plan , for Robert Slater , the Anglican chaplain at the university , was also to go on leave , and I was to keep services going in the little wooden Anglican church on the university side of the lake , as well as the other two quite heavy responsibilities . |
9 | Iran was also to co-operate on oil exploration and refining with Turkmenistan , whose offshore oil extraction in the Caspian sea was suffering disruption because of shortages of hitherto centrally supplied materials . |