Example sentences of "[pron] 're on [pron] " in BNC.

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1 Ye 're on yer daps , ’ the man shrugged again .
2 Yeah , well you 're on their way to the coast from West Riding , are n't you ?
3 All of a sudden you 're on everyone 's brain .
4 If you 're on what ?
5 So , if you 're on anything like that at all , forget it .
6 You 're on your own now .
7 You 're on your own now — we 've gone home ! ’
8 ‘ As soon as you get out there , you 're on your own .
9 And you 're on your way to Salisbury , I expect . ’
10 It 's also rather annoying if you 're on your own , a bit like watching someone eating a three-course meal when you have some dry toast and a pickled onion .
11 Rather it was precisely to change attitudes , to stress individual responsibility — you 're on your own , do n't expect any help from us — and to reduce the state 's obligations .
12 He does n't say , ‘ Where have you been and why are you late ? ’ because you 're on your way immediately .
13 One of the funeral fellows said : ‘ George , what you do is to lay in one of the shells [ coffins ] , take your helmet off , and we 'll drive round back of the cinema , and you 're on your own . ’
14 You 're on your own .
15 You 're just you , you 're on your own and you 've got nowhere to sleep , and nobody cares .
16 You get in , and an old Pawnee tows you up to 3,000 feet , and then you drop the tow-rope and you 're on your own , with Mike , the chief instructor , sitting in the back saying , ‘ Stop , overcontrolling it , ’ and ‘ Use some rudder , damn it , ’ and ‘ Thought you said you were a pilot ? ’ and ‘ There you are , see ?
17 The disadvantage is that if the ball is n't in quickly enough you 're on your way down .
18 A quick and efficient recovery immediately after the race will mean that by the time you 're on your way home , you are planning the next marathon .
19 James Tye , of the British Safety Council , said : ‘ All it takes is a smile , and you 're on your way to feeling better and looking younger . ’
20 You 're on your own from this moment till you bring word the job is done .
21 If you 've fouled up , you 're on your own . ’
22 It 's hard enough keeping the weight down when you 're on your own or just with the family .
23 If you 're on your own , treat his display with cool disdain and simply ignore him as you walk past ; or strongly assert yourself and tell him to cover himself up at once — but remember , no threats .
24 Better face it , Vi , you 're on your own , now .
25 Well now ’ — she rose to her feet — ‘ you 're on your way .
26 Well , now that 's out of the road I 'll get you something to eat before you 're on your way . ’
27 The caller said , ‘ Mr Eastwood would like to know if you 're on your own this evening , and if you are , would you like to join him for dinner ? ’
28 ‘ Seeing as you 're on your own for so much of the time . ’
29 ‘ Right , it 's kitchen fatigues for you when you 're on your feet again , ’ said Joe , ‘ and that 'll include teaching you how to do a fair job of work on spuds .
30 As a brave pilot who does n't flinch in the face of adversity ( ie three episodes of Coronation Street on the trot ) , you 're on your way to meet the enemy troops .
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