Example sentences of "he would be on " in BNC.

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1 If I had a record company there are a lot of people I would be sure to sign — Albert King does n't have a label now , for instance — and he 'd be on it right away . ’
2 He 'd be on you before you got within ten yards of him . ’
3 But the laugh was on him , and he 'd be on his way to finding his proper place in the smithy — which was to stand by and watch , and not ask too many questions . ’
4 ‘ Oh , just Church of Scotland ; but if they had a Provisional Wing , I think he 'd be on it . ’
5 Given the slightest encouragement , he 'd be on his knees swearing eternal devotion .
6 He 'd be on the record .
7 He 'd be on the Riviera by now , bearing all those heavy Sabatini responsibilities .
8 I did n't realize he 'd be on his own in there
9 He 'd be on his back if he 'd had that amount of drink .
10 She might have sat all afternoon , nibbling and stuporous , exhausted but not sleepy ; but the glazier finally came down from the upper floor , cheerfully announcing that all was now right and tight and he would be on his way .
11 He astounded his American masters by demanding that they give him a more worthwhile job or he would be on his way home .
12 Jean-Paul at first resisted ; eventually , when Edouard pressed him , and after changing their proposed schedule three times , he agreed to a week in the autumn of 1950 , when he would be on leave .
13 From now on he would be on the outside of such domesticity , looking in .
14 The unusual delay was because Nigel had died on the Thursday before a bank holiday weekend , but as soon as our GP had signed the death certificate he would be on his way .
15 If , however , Rueschemeyer were making not a positive statement about substantive differences between law and medicine in this respect but a statement about general beliefs in such differences he would be on surer ground .
16 He claimed that the circumstances of putting the death penalty into effect , in particular the likelihood of a long delay between sentence and execution during which time he would be on death row , would constitute an inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment contrary to Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights .
17 If I responded , he would be on guard .
18 He would be on the , good that hole !
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