Example sentences of "[was/were] on [art] tip [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sorry was on the tip of her tongue when a thought struck her with such force she lay back to fathom its meaning . |
| 2 | It was on the tip of Breeze 's tongue to ask what was the matter , but she knew that Susan would condemn that as being too impulsive ; so she endured the very uncomfortable atmosphere for the rest of the drive . |
| 3 | It was on the tip of his tongue to say , ‘ I 'll do no such thing , ’ but he found himself compromising by saying , ‘ I 'm going to join up . ’ |
| 4 | It was on the tip of Jaq 's tongue to point out that the Navigator was only beholding courtesy of the eye-screen . |
| 5 | It was on the tip of his tongue to ask after Annie : was she ill , perhaps , or taking a holiday ? |
| 6 | It was on the tip of my tongue to say , I shall go and find out when I 'm free . |
| 7 | It was on the tip of his tongue to observe that Burun was no more or less trustworthy than he had ever been , but he realised suddenly that he would be stating the obvious . |
| 8 | It was on the tip of Jehan 's tongue to suggest that Alexei was allowing himself to be used only because it suited him ; but it was clear that discussing the subject was making Jehana unhappy , and so he said nothing , sitting quietly beside her until suddenly she got up and went into the house . |
| 9 | It was on the tip of her tongue to tell him that she thought she 'd seen Amy on Friday night . |
| 10 | It was on the tip of Theodora 's tongue to point out that the networks of bishops were ten times as extensive as those of deacons , even deacons from clerical families . |
| 11 | It was on the tip of Merrill 's tongue to tell him how well he had ‘ coped ’ with Elise . |
| 12 | As a matter of fact — ’ It was on the tip of her tongue to explain her relationship with Richard , but Luke cut in , |
| 13 | It was on the tip of tongue to refuse , then she stifled a sigh . |
| 14 | It was on the tip of her tongue to say she 'd rather have dinner with a snake , but then she stopped . |
| 15 | It was on the tip of her tongue to tell him to keep his supercilious consideration to himself . |
| 16 | It was on the tip of her tongue to pour scorn and disbelief on the idea of Guy liking ballet . |
| 17 | It was on the tip of her tongue to answer this blow below the belt with a savage ‘ ditto ! ’ but there was not the time , nor did she have the inclination to resurrect the past right now . |
| 18 | It was on the tip of her tongue then to ask if he had managed to dispatch the papers to whoever they were destined for , but she held back the question before it got uttered . |
| 19 | This trite and dreary epithet was on the tips of many tongues at last week 's Collections Premieres Dusseldorf , the first major preview of fashion for next autumn , and inexpertly disguises a pronounced lack of vision . |