Example sentences of "[am/are] [verb] [adv prt] the wrong [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ You 're barking up the wrong tree about the other address , ’ he bluffed . |
2 | You 're barking up the wrong tree . |
3 | ‘ You 're barking up the wrong tree . |
4 | People who feel sorry for my old bridesmaid and travelling companion are barking up the wrong tree . |
5 | Ca n't help thinking that they are on the right track and it 's we who are barking up the wrong tree . |
6 | If they think forcing strange food down children 's throats will enhance good race relations , then they are barking up the wrong tree . |