Example sentences of "he would be on [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If I had a record company there are a lot of people I would be sure to sign — Albert King does n't have a label now , for instance — and he 'd be on it right away . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Oh , just Church of Scotland ; but if they had a Provisional Wing , I think he 'd be on it . ’ |
| 3 | He 'd be on you before you got within ten yards of him . ’ |
| 4 | But the laugh was on him , and he 'd be on his way to finding his proper place in the smithy — which was to stand by and watch , and not ask too many questions . ’ |
| 5 | Given the slightest encouragement , he 'd be on his knees swearing eternal devotion . |
| 6 | I did n't realize he 'd be on his own in there |
| 7 | He 'd be on his back if he 'd had that amount of drink . |
| 8 | She might have sat all afternoon , nibbling and stuporous , exhausted but not sleepy ; but the glazier finally came down from the upper floor , cheerfully announcing that all was now right and tight and he would be on his way . |
| 9 | He astounded his American masters by demanding that they give him a more worthwhile job or he would be on his way home . |
| 10 | The unusual delay was because Nigel had died on the Thursday before a bank holiday weekend , but as soon as our GP had signed the death certificate he would be on his way . |