Example sentences of "be [adv prt] to a " 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 | I think we are on to a loser with this one , but good luck … |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 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 | Many directors who take dividends in lieu of salary may think they are on to a good thing . |
| 6 | Judging by the trade and the spirited bidding , Scotland 's hill farmers now know that they are on to a good thing . |
| 7 | 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 . ’ |
| 8 | But our improvement this season has been down to a team effort , not to any particular individual . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | They are down to a pair of Bananaramas after the departure of Jacqui O'Sullivan . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | That Regina fee is just a blip — we 're on to a £500,000 success fee from Barton , and we 'll get that . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ And you 're on to a winner with the poll tax , paying the same as us . ’ |
| 14 | But when you need them , you are out of practice with drawing them forth so , by the time you 've got practised , you 're on to a new set of thoughts which needs a different extraction technique — which has to be practised ! |
| 15 | Costs are well down and will continue to fall and I 'm more confident than ever that we 're on to a winner . |
| 16 | Right , well we 're on to a we 're on to a new er a new era , a different erm different angle . |
| 17 | Right , well we 're on to a we 're on to a new er a new era , a different erm different angle . |
| 18 | If you lose the same amount of money for a second year you 're down to a position where one small slip would take the business into insolvency . |
| 19 | Six eight you 've got to be careful with because you 're in to a different type of time . |
| 20 | Let's hope for a butterflyfilled summer this year , and if you 're off to a country wedding , may it be as joyful an occasion as the Sarns ' feast . |
| 21 | We 're off to a fabulous start . |
| 22 | It 's early days er to make predictions , but we 're off to a positive start for the year . |
| 23 | Of course , it 's Bonfire Night , so if you 're off to a display or just having a few sparklers at home , have a great evening . |
| 24 | We would say that the gap has , it did widen , it 's narrowed again , and we , we 're back to a situation of stability . |
| 25 | 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 ) . |
| 26 | In their personal freedom I would n't say they are free like English girls but they are up to a point . |
| 27 | The alternatives are up to a pint of seed bait , such as sweetcorn , a pint of casters , etc . |
| 28 | It 's estimated there are up to a thousand homeless people in Swindon … and the Breakfast Club is seen as one way to make life more tolerable … |
| 29 | There are up to a thousand differs of keys bought with these types of locks . |
| 30 | Nonetheless , the fact that there have been up to a score of document leaks in the past month means the report is being given widespread credence . |