Example sentences of "[subord] i was on a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Given the chance , I would have stayed watching or followed the kestrel around the park all day , but if I was on a shopping sortie with my mother , she was always in an incredible hurry , so that was n't possible . |
| 2 | On the other hand , if I was on a picket line or somewhere , I could give him a pretty hard old shove without pulled in , I would imagine . |
| 3 | I am very worried now because I was on a deportation order , the immigration had n't been settled . |
| 4 | They were written while I was on a train and probably in a bad mood . |
| 5 | But I ne I 'm going back years , 'cos I was on a diet , thinking , aw , I 'm not drinking that , its got sugar in it . |
| 6 | We may have met a long time ago at Rotherfield when I was on a weekend outing from school , but I would n't expect you to remember — it was at least 10 years ago and I ca n't imagine I was a memorable schoolgirl ! |
| 7 | Ah , how touching ! thought Anna : it reminds me of Dmitri , when I was on a field trip in the Urals , that summer — oh , was it ‘ 66 or ‘ 67 ? |
| 8 | Now children am I right in thinking that when Mrs came in and took some lessons with you when I was on a course that she taught you how to count up to thirty ? |