Example sentences of "i was [verb] on [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was a relief when I was moved on to the Sports Desk ; these were gains and losses of a different kind and they did n't involve people getting killed . |
| 2 | The importance of this discovery can not be over-estimated , for through it I was led on to the further discovery of the Primary Control of the workings of all the mechanisms of the human organisms , and this marked the first important stage of my investigation . |
| 3 | I was operated on for the first time when I was two or three weeks old . |
| 4 | At the beginning , although I felt that I wanted to get better , I was hanging on to the secure feeling that being ill brought . |
| 5 | I was hanging on to the ledge at the deep end , arms out in the crucifix position when I saw her come out of the ladies ’ changing rooms wearing a yellow and white striped one-piece . |
| 6 | ‘ I was bumped on to the rail six or seven times and I think I would have been in the first four but for that , ’ he said . |
| 7 | I was to keep on with the Radio Column , some reviews , and any special features I could dream up . |
| 8 | ‘ I was going on about the relative merits of casseroling and roasting . |
| 9 | The first lecture I gave I was going on about the different approaches to psychology . |