Example sentences of "they [verb] i on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ They got me on the face , stomach and legs . |
| 2 | Then they clapped me on the back with too many hands , thrust upon me the plastiform wafer that confirmed payment of the rest of my fee , and proclaimed that they would create a song for the festival in praise of ’ the , most safe and reliable Delmore Curb , master courier ’ . |
| 3 | ‘ They let me on the train . ’ |
| 4 | They told me on the 'phone that you were not wounded . |
| 5 | But this ruse failed , for the education journalists were not interested in the nice distinctions I offered them when they interviewed me on the phone . |
| 6 | It was the way they put me on the right track that made me wonder — guiding angels in the Bible have a habit of appearing as two young men . |
| 7 | Ah well they put me on the top rate of pay , which was quite good , thirty five shilling a week . |
| 8 | ‘ I started to come round when they put me on the slab . |
| 9 | And erm I did n't get the actual job I went for but they put me on the , on the relief register so that I go round to different people 's homes or different big hospitals and different Mencap homes relieving people when they 're on holiday or if they 're short of staff or something like that . |
| 10 | My men , whom I had instructed to keep close together and sing from the time they left the camp until they joined me on the forest road , were not due for an hour and a half , and during this time it was more than likely that the tigress would break cover and try to stalk or rush me . |
| 11 | Of course , if they get me on the phone , I 'm lost . |
| 12 | The first thing they ask me on the 1st tee is , ‘ Billy , tell me all about your family . ' ’ |
| 13 | And er erm they saw me on the you know television programme and they asked me to go go to the school and |