Example sentences of "they [was/were] on [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She simply did not know what they were on about . |
| 2 | Well , I saw them talking to her they were on about moving away . |
| 3 | They were on about March . |
| 4 | Because they were on about , in the answers , about him hypnotizing them , one of them was especially . |
| 5 | and er , we were like , we was on about , you know like we were talking about the education system and everything in English and you know I told you they were on about people changing at eleven and everyone else in the class wanted the thirteen system except me , it 's only cos what they 're used |
| 6 | God you 'd 've laughed they were on about that as well at same time and he says to Steve what do you reckon to idea , he says it does n't sound bad , he says what do you reckon to idea as I says no . |
| 7 | I heard they were on about moving it to eighteen . |
| 8 | We saved them , they were on about cameras and that and then we found out inserts inside it that you got it with that did n't you ? |
| 9 | oh well whatever , no it was n't , they were on about the B B C |
| 10 | they were on about , talking about it last night were n't they ? , they , back in the fifties they were on eight pound a week |
| 11 | they were on about that they ship them abroad and th , they were interviewing a lad in London he said oh , he used to get up in the morning and er go down to the phone box and phone this contact they know and he 'd tell you what cars you wanted pinching this day and they pinch them to order ! |
| 12 | Chorlton , mhm , he examined me , erm , he , he said now they were on about a slide on my heart . |
| 13 | Cos they were on about Emma . |
| 14 | The police thought they were on to something when , following an anonymous ‘ phone call , they went to a butcher 's shop . |
| 15 | Eventually , the management decided they were on to a loser , and the matter was allowed to sink into history . |
| 16 | Now they were on to stones . |
| 17 | This conclusion was the result of misinterpretation of data , presumably prompted by the scientists ' preconceived idea that they were on to something very important . |
| 18 | But Ianthe seemed not to know how to answer Sophia 's remark and soon they were on to another topic — the strangers in the parish and whether it was likely that they would come to church . |
| 19 | Now er I could make a point here that when they introduced one man operated buses , they thought they were on to a new thing but one man operated buses were in this town before the war . |
| 20 | ‘ They were on to it quickly . |
| 21 | They would know they were on to something . ’ |
| 22 | Burroughs and Gysin practised their own form of sorcery using tape recorders , with results impressive enough to convince them they were on to something . |
| 23 | They were on in the funfairs on the prom |
| 24 | They was on about this and er they was on about that . |
| 25 | They was on about this and er they was on about that . |