Example sentences of "they were on the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were on the front doorstep , or round the front doorstep , probably say on the front doorstep , trouble is they found the front doorstep on the side |
| 2 | They were on the other side of the bed , crossed over , shaped like a swastika . |
| 3 | But today they were on the defensive . |
| 4 | In the first half they were on the defensive for all but five minutes . |
| 5 | If they needed further proof of their belief that they were on the right track , they were given it when they went to arrest Griffiths and were met by a hail of bullets ; after a chase in which Griffiths killed one man and wounded others , he was shot dead while resisting arrest . |
| 6 | Optimistic that they were on the right track , but aware that much still had to be done , first thing on the morning of Monday , 13 March Fleischmann sent a fax to Harwell and then talked on the phone the next day remarking that their information was incomplete , that they had much more to do before they would be confident enough and expressing irritation that they were being ‘ rushed into premature publication ’ . |
| 7 | As soon as Luce had been helped in and settled the gondolier plied his oar , and in less than a minute they were on the Grand Canal . |
| 8 | They were on the dusty painted dresser , on the shelves , and on a tin tray before a freckled old mirror that had been hanging in the bathroom . |
| 9 | They were confident that they were on the winning side of history and did not need to take precautions against exile in the autumn of their lives . |
| 10 | They are just as wrong on this occasion as they were on the previous one . |
| 11 | I looked through the hole again and saw that they were on the top step . |
| 12 | They were on the choppy , wavelike hills before Milford , a narrow road with too much Friday evening traffic heading south , against them , for Maxim to risk trying to overtake an elderly truck in front . |
| 13 | All three quickened their pace to a near run and nobody spoke until they were on the safe side of the orchard wall . |
| 14 | They were on the lovely island putting together the whole package ; visiting tourist boards , airlines , exclusive hotels , doing their utmost to get the best at the best rates for their clients . |
| 15 | Most of them were on the lean side because of the hard life they led and the long walks they took over hilly country to reach their fields . |