Example sentences of "[noun] [was/were] [verb] [pron] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | First er but I 've been tol I 'm sorry I 'm I have n't realized Scott was joining us on the line . |
| 2 | The aim was to put them on the spot — or at least to impress the Inspector with your knowledge and concern . |
| 3 | His special gift was to get us on the move , send us out to the butcher to buy that good piece of veal , into the kitchen to discover how delicate is the combination of veal , carrots , little onions , a scrap of bacon , seasonings and butter all so slowly and carefully amalgamated — and all done with butter and water alone . |
| 4 | All these people were smacking her on the back , and touching her and congratulating her , and expressing surprise and delight . |
| 5 | Len was thumping him on the arm now with his fist . |
| 6 | Burton was hurling himself on the course most likely to tempt and test him to the limit . |
| 7 | I was in a shop once , buying scented candles , and on the radio came Steve Wright with a collage of Smiths ’ songs , and I got a distinct chill , almost as though the hand of death was tapping me on the shoulder , saying : ‘ put yer candles down , it 's time to go ! ’ ’ |
| 8 | Their eyes met , sheer delight in each other in both pairs , and then Luke was kissing her on the mouth with so much loving tenderness that she could n't speak for quite a while . |