Example sentences of "are [adv prt] [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 I think we are on to a loser with this one , but good luck …
2 All I can say on that is that , as regards the delivery of patient care in the areas from which we have received trust applications , we are on to a winner .
3 With our high standard of food and a quality presentation , we are on to a winner and the school has been very impressed so far . ’
4 If er , scientists and his team works on a , or think they are on to a discovery or something that needs researching , can get , the necessary funding , office , or firms that they benefit , say this in the previous paragraph , that 's fine , but to concentrate on topics which are I do n't think that happens .
5 No we 're not putting any more films on Aaron cartoons are on in a minute
6 They are down to a pair of Bananaramas after the departure of Jacqui O'Sullivan .
7 If the match at the County Ground is anywhere near as fast and lose as the game at London Road , then the Swindon fans are in for a thriller .
8 Developers that have yet to see Intel Corp 's P5 microprocessor are in for a shock , because judging by intelligence gleaned by Computer Reseller News in Asia , the new part bears little resemblance to the commodity microprocessors that power tens of millions of personal computers .
9 HOT-BLOODED men beating a path to the Liverpool Playhouse for the return of the Raving Beauties are in for a shock if they expect Paula Wilcox to reveal all in the adults only show .
10 WEDDING CAKES AND CULTURAL HISTORY by Simon R. Charsley Routledge , £30 ; £9.99 THOSE of you who could not put down Rites of Marrying : the Wedding Industry in Scotland are in for a treat : now you can have your cake .
11 Sun lovers are in for a treat , too .
12 Now Amiga owners are in for a treat with Mindscape 's home computer version of the Nintendo toads .
13 WHILE SNES players are in for a treat with Super Mario Kart , sadly the same can not be said for NES owners , with their Christmas Mario offering , Mario and Yoshi — a game which takes the form of a puzzle startlingly similar to the classic Tetris .
14 Maurice Sendak fans are in for a treat .
15 With Joey , Phillip McCallen , Mike Edwards , Alan Irwin , Ian Simpson , Brian Reid , Ian King and Jim Moodie all on Hondas , the fans are in for a treat .
16 But fans of his macho Dylan in Beverly Hills , are in for a surprise .
17 In Britain , archaeology has thrown a great deal of light on the Dark Ages : but British students , when they turn to the ninth-century Continent , are in for a disappointment , for relatively little has been done .
18 And many people think the Chinese are in for a disappointment .
19 Some songs were adopted by other clubs — ‘ Aye , aye , Aye , McFaul is better than Yashin , Suddick is better than Eusebio and ( opposing team ) are in for a thrashing ’ springs to mind .
20 Point-to-point enthusiasts are in for an Easter treat this weekend with two meetings in the area — at Tweseldown on Saturday ( first race 1.30 ) and Hackwood Park , near Basingstoke , on Monday ( first race 2.00 ) .
21 If we are in with a chance of the Championship going into the New Year , then I am determined we will not be beaten .
22 We 've matched Portadown and Glentoran over 120 minutes so we know we are in with a chance .
23 Standardized fascias and fronts , company colours , house lettering and stylized logos are in with a vengeance .
24 The lights are off for a bit , so I turn round to look at her .
25 ‘ So you are off on an escapade .
26 The alternatives are up to a pint of seed bait , such as sweetcorn , a pint of casters , etc .
27 In their personal freedom I would n't say they are free like English girls but they are up to a point .
28 They and the opposition are up against a tradition of oppression that goes back to Tamerlane .
29 We are up against a ceiling and if we added new areas to the map , we should have to remove other areas .
30 The water authority responded with its case : ‘ We are up against a lot of pressure from landowners to do something about the flooding . ’
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