be on the track of
Example Sentences
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"But a big surprise is always a clue you might be on the track of something."
From Time Magazine Archive
"He would be on the track of his cousin."
From John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn by Munro, Neil
It was most tiresome of her to come just now, for Maisie felt she might really be on the track of the lost kitten at last.
From Black, White and Gray A Story of Three Homes by Barnes, Robert
It seemed to him that Ransome was taking an unusually long time about it, that he must be on the track of some terrible discovery.
From Anne Severn and the Fieldings by Sinclair, May
We shall be on the track of the old Scandinavians—of the Norsemen.
From Shirley by Brontë, Charlotte
