Example sentences of "he [verb] be on [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was beginning to get a bit homesick since they 'd stopped travelling and he 'd been on his own . |
| 2 | And he 'd been on our committee for I think it was about about three years was that right ? |
| 3 | When he was caught driving in January , Ironside claimed that he had been on his way to look at the possibilities of a council house exchange . |
| 4 | He had been on his mettle throughout . |
| 5 | If he had been on his own he would have gone straight up but he was more used to walking and climbing , no doubt , than these policemen . |
| 6 | The other three seemed uncertain what to do next ; Dave Tanner had n't come with him , though he had been on his feet again when Maxim last saw him . |
| 7 | Mike came down yesterday morning , mind you he had been on his own quite a lot , a lot of time yesterday for the day Josh , cos I went to Altrincham with me mum at half nine and it , I 'd taken him out for a walk to make sure he 'd had his walk and Mike did n't get up till gone half two and when he come down he 'd cut a report of Lisa 's on the floor |
| 8 | ‘ He 's been on your case all this term . |