Example sentences of "are [adv prt] to [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | you are on to a good thing , you 'll end up with knitteds that suit you because they fit . |
| 2 | Many directors who take dividends in lieu of salary may think they are on to a good thing . |
| 3 | Judging by the trade and the spirited bidding , Scotland 's hill farmers now know that they are on to a good thing . |
| 4 | A third are down to the thermal imaging capability . |
| 5 | All that has long since changed and , while talent can still win the day , both fields are down to the hard graft of making money . |
| 6 | Henley rowers Steve Redgrave and Matthew Pinsent are through to the coxless pairs finals in the Olympics . |
| 7 | Our fashions are off to a gentle start with soft neutral colours but do n't miss the great style of the shawl-collared coat by Nina Miklin ( Pattern 3 ) . |
| 8 | Do n't be too quick to condemn or criticise people you think are up to no good or are getting special treatment for one reason or another . |
| 9 | Do n't be too quick to condemn or criticise people you think are up to no good or are getting special treatment for one reason or another . |
| 10 | The association and others criticise what I describe as independent inspectors , but we can reassure them in the Bill and elsewhere by showing how powerful HMI will be in ensuring that standards are up to the required level . |
| 11 | Maybe now their sugar levels are up to the right level for chitter-chatter . |
| 12 | These digital and digitally remastered recordings date from the late ‘ 70s and '80s and information/presentation/quality are up to the usual Chandos high standards , although playing times tend to be short . |
| 13 | He thrust a mess tin full of steak and kidney into my hand , and with a scowl on his face he remarked , ‘ After this lot , Piper , we are back to the usual shit , unless something special turns up , like cooks and normal rations ! ’ |
| 14 | THE Harvest Ministers are back to the live front with two major gigs in the coming weeks . |
| 15 | ‘ We have football on Sunday , Monday , Tuesday and by Wednesday we are round to the European games . |