Example sentences of "[verb] it on the line " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's alright in that light as soon as I put it on the line it looks peculiar ! |
| 2 | Like Malone , Anderson has laid it on the line to his players . |
| 3 | ‘ OK , Quinn , lay it on the line . ’ |
| 4 | The Governor-General lays it on the line , no ‘ ifs ’ or ‘ buts ’ , and you — you do n't believe him . ’ |
| 5 | But a financier : when he lays it on the line it 's going to be portraits of presidents cashable in solid US any place on the globe . |
| 6 | Having shown his concern for the problems of multinational capital , Barry then laid it on the line for the Cork objectors : ‘ These objectors must accept that the public and voluntary bodies involved in scrutinizing polluting industries are genuinely concerned and responsible . ’ |
| 7 | The situation called for some drastic action and so I laid it on the line ; either they won this game or I would resign . |
| 8 | That 's why we won it on the line . ’ |
| 9 | But soon — perhaps very soon — I am going to have to lay it on the line , tell them what really has been happening … |
| 10 | Laying it on the line as you might say . ’ |