Example sentences of "that [pron] [was/were] on [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I never doubted that I was on a road that led somewhere . |
| 2 | The excitement of the adventure started to dissipate and I was left with the cold reality of knowing that I was on a train with hardly any money , no ticket and nowhere to go . |
| 3 | These were er built in between the th that long period that I was on the council . |
| 4 | Calling in at Lowestoft I found to my surprise that I was on the promotion list and viewed the prospect with mixed feelings as at the time this meant that I would no longer be eligible to crew on the cutters . |
| 5 | Paul was invited to give a series of public lectures at the school , and word got around that I was on the verge of retirement and Paul would be happy to take my place . |
| 6 | He was obviously satisfied that I was on the level and reserved two birds on the spot , £35 each . |
| 7 | The devil of it was the vehicle was a left-hand drive , so that I was on the side that would go over the edge first . |
| 8 | Not until I arrived on the 18th tee 1-down did it suddenly occur to me that I was on the point of losing . |
| 9 | Here I need mention only that my work at the Staff College and the Royal Military College in Baghdad put me under suspicion of espionage , and that had the pro-Nazi rebellion of Raschid Ali of May 1941 ( during which I was given protection in the American Embassy ) been successful , I should have fared badly , as it was surmised much later that I was on the rebels ' hit list . |
| 10 | I was very unhappy , because I saw then that I was on an island . |
| 11 | Maxham was one of the chatty type , like a superior salesman , a foot through the door before you had time to register that someone was on the doorstep . |
| 12 | Jasper wondered if the man in uniform had actually seen Chris on the roof of the car , had had a phone call from Kensington High Street that someone was on the roof of a car , or if he knew nothing except what that woman was telling him . |
| 13 | Through the glass she saw that she was on a shelf in the potion laboratory and the tall figure of her form-mistress was swirling out of the door . |
| 14 | Even in the worst hours she never gave any public impression that she was on the ropes . |
| 15 | As Martha tried on each garment in turn , Elizabeth could see that she was on the verge of tears . |
| 16 | The grim knowledge that she was on the verge of suffocation appalled me and when she stumbled and almost fell the hand in my pocket gripped more tightly on the scalpel which I had taken from my car along with the adrenalin . |
| 17 | Joanna 's mouth opened and Sophie could see that she was on the verge of an angry retort but the situation was saved by the entry of the veterinary nurse , carrying a tray . |
| 18 | She had n't told Alice , that she was on the hook . |
| 19 | He must indeed have been utterly determined to thwart her — not to say very certain that she was on the train . |
| 20 | The anxiety that she was on the point of doing so created a mounting sense of urgency during the 1870s . |
| 21 | You let me think you had a serious boyfriend , that you were on the point of marriage . ’ |
| 22 | Finally , sensing that we were on a loser and not keen on the mile-long trek back to the crossing point , I took off boots and socks and walked into the fast-flowing stream . |
| 23 | ‘ Before that we were on a bit of a roll . |
| 24 | However , as soon as I got here I realised that we were on a treadmill of legislation . |
| 25 | There was little to show that we were on an island , for the snow covered everything from horizon to horizon . |
| 26 | We have thought that we were on the brink of the final synthesis at least twice before . |
| 27 | It is usually held in October or November and I thought that holding it today perhaps heralded better news or that we were on the brink of a breakthrough or a decision . |
| 28 | This time last year , most of us believed that we were on the threshold of a new era of peace and co-operation in international affairs . |
| 29 | They got the feeling that we were on the ropes and I , I mean if |
| 30 | We eventually got the repairs done free of charge , despite the fact that we were on the verge of receiving a repair bill totalling £100 . |