on holiday
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"I was on holiday once in Antigua and the ICD picked up what it thought was my heartbeat going at 500 beats per minute, but it was actually the pool pump," Taylor said.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
At one stage, Fernandez went on holiday to the Mediterranean with Ferguson, Alex says, and the company was left without leadership and unable to pay invoices.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
When Susan reluctantly let Melanie take him on holiday to Marbella in September 2017, he never returned.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
"When we went on holiday it was to please us because his joy was family and farming," she said.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
The day after the birthday party the Starling, who had been away on holiday at Bournemouth, came back to Number Seventeen, Cherry-Tree Lane.
From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers
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