Example sentences of "[noun prp] was [prep] the defensive " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mo was on the defensive here . |
| 2 | Franks was on the defensive : ‘ You 've had the gist of my report , Charles . |
| 3 | There was one long controversy , however , in which Tyndale was on the defensive and in which his language , though strong , was considerably less rude than that of his opponent . |
| 4 | Huy tried to pick his words carefully , but Nubenehem was on the defensive immediately . |
| 5 | Then again , English at Oxford was on the defensive against the other faculties . |