Example sentences of "be [vb pp] [pron] [noun sg] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Detainees in Nylstroom said they had been offered their release on the condition that they agreed to become police informers . |
| 2 | In the Amazon , the numbers of Indians declined , ceasing to be a threat to western expansion , so that by the second half of the last century , they were becoming more of a curiosity , regarded as anachronistic impediments to progress , which had to be educated on Christian lines on the one hand , the true lords of the territory to be given their freedom on the other . |
| 3 | He 's put his money on the hot tip , and the thing wins , and … he does n't pick up his winnings ! ’ |
| 4 | Who 's left their hat on the fire top ? |
| 5 | To rub sea salt into the wound , Mr Lamont was told his place on the Cabinet 's overseas policy committee could be taken by his Number FIVE at the Treasury . |