Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] i on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were prepared to hit me on the head , were n't they ? ’ |
| 2 | Lord knows what they say to her , but they must be on at her night and day , to get her into a state where she 's afraid to acknowledge me on the phone ! ’ |
| 3 | I was sure that I could smooth over our little misunderstanding , and that Sergia would then be glad to have me on the job — so to speak — instead of some heavy-footed FedPol type . |
| 4 | Well , I think it 's a bit unnecessary to put me on the spot — this is n't a bloody inquisition . |
| 5 | Two-twenty-five found me on the steps of a slightly crumbling mansion in what the Estate Agents would call a highly desirable residential area . |
| 6 | You 'd be able to hear me on the radio , smiling . |
| 7 | It takes little to get me on the right lines . |
| 8 | She was frigid and strait-laced and therefore somewhat ill-equipped to keep me on the straight and narrow . |
| 9 | ‘ She seemed pretty keen to get me on the team , ’ I said . |
| 10 | ‘ I keep asking myself what it could have been that she was so keen to tell me on the phone . |
| 11 | You are scared to pass me on the way to the stairs ? ’ he grated . |
| 12 | The House will be interested to know that , in the six months since my hon. Friend last questioned me on the subject , there have been 992 call-outs from RAF Chivenor and 591 people have been assisted . |