Example sentences of "was on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Like sunnink reely glamorous that everyone wants an' I ca n't see woss so wrong wiv vat. 'Cos I ai n't gonner get no kitchen wiv pitcher winders an' some geezer wiv a pipe like you was on abaht am I now ? |
| 2 | It came to have Connolly 's support and was on the way to becoming thoroughly nationalist and republican under Connolly 's influence . |
| 3 | I knew I was on the right track when I felt that thrill of pleasure at placing object , not painting it . |
| 4 | ‘ 'T WAS on the Isle of Capreee that I found her … ’ |
| 5 | Marion Conroy was on stage until the final curtain calls and came up the stairs with the rest of the cast afterwards , observing as she did that Pepper went into his No. 2 and shut the door but that Cissy opened it and went in after him , the wide-eyed babyish stare that was the caricaturists ' joy quite absent . |
| 6 | Hers was on the floor by the bedside table — she 'd probably knocked it off when she had a glass of water , or when she took the veronal . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Because I was on last night . |
| 8 | The first course was on the table when we went into the dining-room . |
| 9 | Paul was invited to give a series of public lectures at the school , and word got around that I was on the verge of retirement and Paul would be happy to take my place . |
| 10 | The boot was on the other foot then , was n't it ? |
| 11 | I was acutely aware of the urgent need to find some work to do , so I combed the national and local newspapers to see what was on offer . |
| 12 | The other person in the house moved out and I was on my own . |
| 13 | When I saw the room , I immediately wanted to call the whole thing off , but the chap already had the cheque and I was on a hiding to nothing with my landlord so I would just have to put up with it . |
| 14 | ‘ OK baby , let's roll , ’ I said , and with a roar and a lurch , I was on my way . |
| 15 | The excitement of the adventure started to dissipate and I was left with the cold reality of knowing that I was on a train with hardly any money , no ticket and nowhere to go . |
| 16 | She disappeared , then reappeared behind the counter and whispered something to the girl who was on duty there . |
| 17 | Indeed when I was at the police college in 1987 and Jones was on the Senior Command Course prior to taking up a position as assistant chief constable , I took a straw poll among my immediate colleagues to see what influence such books achieve . |
| 18 | Let Lucy say for herself what was on her mind . |
| 19 | One or your down-fine hairs was on the pillow : I picked it up like gold-dust-sweet relic ! |
| 20 | And now that Donald 's name was on the militia list , the thought of being parted obsessed them and they made love as though each time was the last time . |
| 21 | Some of the veterans were on the point of giving tongue but young Donald McCulloch was on his feet and moving into the middle of the ring , he was full of himself , sparkling with mischief but with an undertow of ardour . |
| 22 | Young McCulloch was on his own — where was Jean ? |
| 23 | Layton 's ebullience was on a par with Ezra Pound 's ‘ showmanship ’ , and Leonard now found himself not so very far from where the great revolutionary poet ( of Imagism , Vortism etc. ) was actually incarcerated . |
| 24 | In one movement she was on her feet and en route for the drinks table . |
| 25 | The television was on the drinks table . |
| 26 | Alan was on the screen ; there were streaks of blood on his face , his arm was strapped up and he wore a blanket round his shoulders . |
| 27 | American football was on the screen . |
| 28 | This time there were windows facing the child ( invisible to the competitor ) so the child could see where the chocolate was on each trial . |
| 29 | She was on firmer ground again . |
| 30 | Sorry was on the tip of her tongue when a thought struck her with such force she lay back to fathom its meaning . |