Example sentences of "be [adv prt] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is quite often the cause of the ‘ 1701 — hard disk error ’ reported during Power On Self Test when the drive is cold which miraculously seems to cure itself when the system has been on for a while and the drive has warmed up ’ . |
| 2 | You 've not been on for a while have you ? |
| 3 | Good you 've not been on for a while either have you ? |
| 4 | you are on to a good thing , you 'll end up with knitteds that suit you because they fit . |
| 5 | I think we are on to a loser with this one , but good luck … |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Many directors who take dividends in lieu of salary may think they are on to a good thing . |
| 9 | Judging by the trade and the spirited bidding , Scotland 's hill farmers now know that they are on to a good thing . |
| 10 | 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 . ’ |
| 11 | No we 're not putting any more films on Aaron cartoons are on in a minute |
| 12 | But our improvement this season has been down to a team effort , not to any particular individual . |
| 13 | Sharpe has been down with a calf strain this week but he trained yesterday and does not look in danger . |
| 14 | She 's act she er they 've been down for a for a flying visit , I think , th they like to fly and fly back because it gets th the fre used to the freedom . |
| 15 | As one teacher said , ‘ I rather resent people coming in and criticising when they have n't been in on a regular basis ’ . |
| 16 | I 've never been in on a Friday afternoon because erm |
| 17 | Wassall must have been in with a chance of winning the £10,000 first prize because he was the fifth fastest qualifier , with a time of 11.92sec for the 100 metres . |
| 18 | He had only been in for a few nights after his first summer holiday in the five years I 'd owned him . |
| 19 | I did n't know Julia had n't been in for a long while . |
| 20 | you see , if you put a line it costs you about a hundred a thirty quid now I think , but according to what they tell me , once a line has been in for a year if you put a line in , you 've got to pay the first year , its got ta be in for a year , if you have it taken out before the year , you 'll still be due for the rental on it |
| 21 | But the they give it you at the end of the quarter , even if you have n't been in for a quarter . |
| 22 | He thought and then said easily , " She was wondering whether there was a chance he might ask for a transfer now that Howarth has been in post a year . |
| 23 | My sisters have been along to a couple of events , and Mum and Dad watch my performances on television , as well as videos of my races . |
| 24 | They are down to a pair of Bananaramas after the departure of Jacqui O'Sullivan . |
| 25 | There are plenty of surgical patients walking around with only one lung , and some of them are down to a third of normal lung area . |
| 26 | HAYDN-LOVERS are in for a good time this autumn : coming up are the Haydn at Esterhaza concerts at the Wigmore Hall ( part of the Magyarok Britain Salutes Hungary Festival ) ; already on display is the Haydn and England exhibition at the British Library ; and just started is the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment 's QEH Haydn series concentrating on his late choral works . |
| 27 | If he is back to his best , Haydock racegoers are in for a thrilling contest , but I prefer to wait until Playschool has shown his old sparkle before backing him . |
| 28 | If he is back to his best , Haydock racegoers are in for a thrilling contest , but I prefer to wait until Playschool has shown his old sparkle before backing him . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | Sun lovers are in for a treat , too . |