Example sentences of "[vb past] i be on " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was n't until half an hour later that I realised I was on C1 . |
| 2 | I was as quiet as I could be , but all the same , I ca n't help wondering if at some stage he realised I was on his heels . |
| 3 | ‘ I THOUGHT I was still standing and then I realised I was on the floor . ’ |
| 4 | She said , no you write and he 'll , she 'll write back , you see but , and he went out to France and he was killed in three months and and his name , so they told me was on the er , on the board at er . |
| 5 | As it happened I was on night duty . |
| 6 | When he came in he saw I was on the verge of tears and said , " What 's wrong ? " |
| 7 | I dreamed I was on a case . |
| 8 | That night I dreamed I was on a ship again , and Alec was captain . |
| 9 | I knew I was on the right track when I felt that thrill of pleasure at placing object , not painting it . |
| 10 | I knew I was on the wrong track when the tall reeds broke to reveal the brown-bellied river . |
| 11 | We ‘ chatted-up ’ two girls , bought them an ice and lemonade at the balcony-café , and by the last waltz I knew I was on target . |
| 12 | I knew he had been a colleague of my father ; I wondered how he knew I was on the Sort-to . |
| 13 | The next thing I knew I was on the floor . ’ |
| 14 | The paramedics turned up within ten minutes and as they turned up I passed out , so they applied the defibrillator to my chest and the next thing I knew from one minute to sitting talking to them I knew I was on the ground and they 'd brought me round . |
| 15 | But I thought I was on my way out of the door anyway . |
| 16 | I thought I was on fire but the cigar left no mark . |
| 17 | ‘ You thought I was on the pill , of course , that 's why you never used a sheath or anything . |
| 18 | And they thought I was on that plane blown up . |
| 19 | I went there unexpectedly as a surprise ; she thought I was on duty — they were in bed … ’ |
| 20 | I thought I was on your right . |
| 21 | I thought you thought I was on the wagon or something . |
| 22 | In interviews though , I said I was on the dole because it was very trendy at the time to be on the dole as far as the music press was concerned . |
| 23 | I said I 'm on a YTS , she went oh she said I do n't know if you 're for them , I said er well if you do n't I 'll find out and then tell you at the she goes , yeah , we 'll do that she says but I do , I do n't know if owe have to pay for them or not , you know she said I think you 're supposed to have a form . |
| 24 | And she said I 'm on the phone , will you talk to that person on the phone . |
| 25 | I said I 'm on the pill . |