Example sentences of "[noun prp] was [verb] [pron] on " 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 | So in the end it would be Maxim 's name on the pieces of paper , not whatever Sims was calling himself on this trip . |
| 3 | That 's right , but Locke was turning it on , on occasion and and just could n't strike at all , except for the one wicket , if he bowled quicker and quicker he might have been in trouble . |
| 4 | Len was thumping him on the arm now with his fist . |
| 5 | Burton was hurling himself on the course most likely to tempt and test him to the limit . |
| 6 | A second later and Fabia was wondering what on earth she was thinking about . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | When Smith was recommending it on television he said , ‘ I wish we could get beyond colour as the criterion and choose to be governed by the best men for the job . ’ |