Example sentences of "you [was/were] on a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thank you you were on the , you were on A drive . |
| 2 | I just posed the question : ‘ When was the last time you were on a donkey and got sucked off ? ' ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Of course we were always worried because when you were on a troop ship there 'd be 10 men for every space in the lifeboats . |
| 4 | If , if er if you were on a case er well if you could get out for a , for an hour in the afternoon for a walk , but that was about all . |
| 5 | The pool was large for a private one , lying at the bottom of a vast expanse of immaculate lawn and surrounded by a high yew hedge which effectively hid it from all directions ( unless you were on a horse or a double-decker bus ) . |
| 6 | ‘ Well , suppose you were on a planet with very , very strong gravity . |
| 7 | Whatever happened to you , you were on a charge if you were n't at the point that the sergeant expected you . |
| 8 | You 'd do it if you were on a bank executive and you said well only five percent of people ask for independent advice , why do we bother with all that lot ? |
| 9 | Suppose I 'll have to put them both with a five can always buy her a plant or some or a box of chocolate 's , oh sorry Melvin brought you these , forgot you were on a diet |
| 10 | ‘ The dust on your clothes : it would be mud if you were on a farm . ’ |
| 11 | if , if you were on a street then , if you were a burglar and there 's a house there with a burglar alarm on |
| 12 | If you were on a house that was causing problems , you got what was called babysitters , which meant two screws on the house all night . |
| 13 | He 'd tell over you and the next thing you know , you were on a fizzer form . |