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I am in a lorry. vs I am on a lorry.

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'I am in a lorry' is used when you are physically inside the lorry, while 'I am on a lorry' is used when you are physically on top of the lorry.

Last updated: March 23, 2024 • 3623 views

I am in a lorry.

This phrase is correct and commonly used when you are physically inside the lorry.

Use 'I am in a lorry' when you want to express that you are inside the lorry, such as when you are a passenger or driver.

Examples:

  • I am in a lorry on my way to the warehouse.
  • She was in a lorry when the accident happened.
  • I wish to support all the amendments on the ramp and the pigs, because I have watched the horror of trying to get pigs into a lorry.
  • I've just seen three or four blokes on the top of the cab of a lorry.
  • She walked straight into a lorry.
  • Our family tree looks like it was hit by a lorry.
  • He walked out in front of a lorry.
  • Something's bound to have fallen off the back of a lorry.
  • This is an annoying time to be stuck behind a lorry.
  • There you are, parked on a lorry.
  • He walked out in front of a lorry.
  • Don't really call that a lorry.
  • During one of the company's shipments, within Italian territory, illegal immigrants were discovered in the back of a lorry.
  • I'm not surprised in your lorry.
  • I think you've actually caught your own lorry.
  • I used to work at Customs, weighing lorries.
  • I'll make some tea while you wait for the lorry.
  • I've got a big provisions lorry.
  • I have myself worked in the transport industry, driving heavy lorries.
  • Mr Cramer, nor can I share your simplistic demonising of the lorry.
  • Second, if there's as many bags of cash as the Ulsterman's suggesting, we'll need extra hands to get them all off the train and onto a lorry.
  • appears to have been taken from a lorry.

Alternatives:

  • I am inside a lorry.
  • I am in the back of a lorry.
  • I am riding in a lorry.
  • I am a passenger in a lorry.

I am on a lorry.

This phrase is correct and commonly used when you are physically on top of the lorry.

Use 'I am on a lorry' when you want to express that you are on the top of the lorry, such as when you are fixing something or sitting on the roof.

Examples:

  • He is on a lorry fixing the engine.
  • The kids were playing on a lorry in the yard.
  • There you are, parked on a lorry.
  • I wish to support all the amendments on the ramp and the pigs, because I have watched the horror of trying to get pigs into a lorry.
  • I've just seen three or four blokes on the top of the cab of a lorry.
  • She walked straight into a lorry.
  • Our family tree looks like it was hit by a lorry.
  • He walked out in front of a lorry.
  • Something's bound to have fallen off the back of a lorry.
  • This is an annoying time to be stuck behind a lorry.
  • He walked out in front of a lorry.
  • Don't really call that a lorry.
  • During one of the company's shipments, within Italian territory, illegal immigrants were discovered in the back of a lorry.
  • I'm not surprised in your lorry.
  • I think you've actually caught your own lorry.
  • I used to work at Customs, weighing lorries.
  • I'll make some tea while you wait for the lorry.
  • I've got a big provisions lorry.
  • I have myself worked in the transport industry, driving heavy lorries.
  • Mr Cramer, nor can I share your simplistic demonising of the lorry.
  • Second, if there's as many bags of cash as the Ulsterman's suggesting, we'll need extra hands to get them all off the train and onto a lorry.
  • appears to have been taken from a lorry.

Alternatives:

  • I am on top of a lorry.
  • I am sitting on a lorry.
  • I am standing on a lorry.
  • I am fixing something on a lorry.

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