Example sentences of "was [adv] [adv] on [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I was so far on side the decision was a joke , ’ said Hazard , adding : ‘ The TV people told me after watching a replay that I was at least two yards on side . ’ |
| 2 | Even so , most of it was so pointedly on target that she began to leave some of her cynicism aside . |
| 3 | Charles was only here on sufferance , not a member of the club . |
| 4 | He was never going to let her forget she was only here on sufferance , Robbie brooded as she made piles of sandwiches and brewed tea . |
| 5 | The following Saturday afternoon , my informant was once again on duty when the light began to fade — he hated the short winter days ; suddenly he heard a sound , a strange sound of movement below the box . |
| 6 | Collegians , McCluskey was once again on hand to finish a blind side move and score in the corner . |
| 7 | The man was always exactly on time . |
| 8 | He was perfectly still on top of her . |
| 9 | She phoned me a couple of days ago and said , you know , that life was really quite on top of them her mother-in-law died and they 've had all the problems of putting the old man into a home the main problem |
| 10 | The team was now officially on standby with a briefing session scheduled for later that afternoon . |
| 11 | The charitable bequests of Robert Thorne , Merchant Taylor , who died in 1532 , amounted to no less than £4,400 , a sum that was indeed higher than any assessment for the loan , levied when he was evidently abroad on business . |