Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] be on [adj] ground " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Maybe she 'll meet someone else , ’ she floundered helplessly , realising she was on dangerous ground . |
| 2 | With John Ingram we are on firmer ground . |
| 3 | According to Berkeley Systems Design International 's Peter Collinson , based at the company 's Canterbury , Kent subsidiary in the UK , BSDI ‘ are relying on the Berkeley statement ’ that there is no AT&T code within BSD Networking Release 2 , the basis of its BSD/386 product ( UX No 370 ) , and as such they feel they are on solid ground ( see front page ) . |
| 4 | Second , that any official who ignores them is on dangerous ground . |
| 5 | Claudia Yeo was feeling sick , but knew she was on secure ground . |
| 6 | I think even Nigel thought he was on dodgy ground here , but it was worth a try . |
| 7 | He thought he was on safe ground with lavatories , but they were bored . |
| 8 | thin ground I think you 're on dangerous grounds adjusting the formulations are n't you without |