Example sentences of "when he [was/were] on a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of these men had a wife and family , and only joined the Powis Square circle when he was on a spree . |
| 2 | He was short and sturdy and when he was on a horse he seemed a part of it . |
| 3 | ‘ Of course , when he was on a binge he was in no shape to have sex , so he brought it in . |
| 4 | Saibou had described the police action on Feb. 9 ( which occurred when he was on a visit to Guinea-Bissau ) as " a mistake " , and had set up an inquiry into the incident . |
| 5 | My mum dabbed her eyes with her handkerchief and said , ‘ Arnold Bottomley had a seizure when he was on a canal boat and it took four of us to hold him , although he had been so easy-going on other trips , especially the Greek one that I did n't go on . |
| 6 | He was completely immune to women when he was on a job . |