Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] on [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In addition project outcome correlations with project-independent variables were calculated on the pooled data . |
| 2 | In the previous decade WEA classes and courses were arranged on an intermittent basis at Hoddesdon , Letchworth , St. Albans , Stevenage and Welwyn Garden City but little had been possible in the organisation of interest or to sustain a social movement in the county . |
| 3 | The days of the week were listed on the left side and a space of perhaps one inch by five was allowed for brief jottings . |
| 4 | Last year 17 schemes were completed on the local network with a further 5 on trunk roads ( Table 27 ) . |
| 5 | The Cathedral arms were placed on the largest candles — not the tapers which the pious burnt in the side chapels but the candles which were placed on the high altar . |
| 6 | Hollander and possibly Reichmann were placed on the British consulate blacklist . |
| 7 | The Cathedral arms were placed on the largest candles — not the tapers which the pious burnt in the side chapels but the candles which were placed on the high altar . |
| 8 | Few additional loads were placed on the original structure . |
| 9 | It was not until 1923 that the sexes , on this ground , were placed on an equal footing . |
| 10 | All fords of the Esk , including Kirkandrews , were guarded on the English side by Graham peel-towers ; and though these would not be strong enough to hold up three thousand from crossing for long they could send warning back to the English authorities if so inclined . |
| 11 | Free rides were given on the eleven cars , which represented all types then in service . |
| 12 | They were given on the express condition that they will never be played . |
| 13 | I fear that does not even begin to address our concern the assurances which were given on the last occasion about the Home Secretary 's attitude by the Noble Earl Lord which will no doubt be repeated later this afternoon , will of course hold good only for as long as Mr Howard is Home Secretary . |
| 14 | Vitrinite reflectance measurements were undertaken on the Carboniferous section in 68 onshore and offshore wells ( Fig . |
| 15 | An independent hint that it was being used even earlier than the Shang dynasty is the appearance of turquoise , the nearest sources of which were situated on the Iranian plateau , during the initial Erh-li-t'ou stage of the Bronze Age . ’ |
| 16 | These were situated on the first floor of the Pavillon de Flore which formed the angle of the Tuileries palace with the Quays and the Seine . |
| 17 | Work began on two new , larger , masonry granaries , although they were situated on the same site . |
| 18 | Written questions had been invited , and 40 were received on a wide variety of subjects , which meant there was no time for extras from the floor , although the audience did contribute some penetrating comment . |
| 19 | Expectations were examined on the first day of the course and reviewed at the end . |
| 20 | Thus in Israel associations were formed on an industry-wide basis which usually coincided with product and labour markets ( Shirom and Jacobson , 1975 ) . |
| 21 | Over the years many sailing ships were wrecked on the rocky shores of Madeira , driven there by foul weather . |
| 22 | They had climbed hard all afternoon , and shortly before seven o'clock , with the sky softening towards apricot , were resting on a rocky outcrop . |
| 23 | Negotiations were to continue on a further facility to replace the existing one when it expired in October . |
| 24 | Swimmers old and new are being urged to book early for courses at Berwick Hills pool , Middlesbrough , as hundreds were enrolled on a previous programme . |
| 25 | They were probably not much changed since long before Vincent Van Gogh : the Phoenician auspicious eyes , white circled dot , were painted on the high prow then as in 1888 . |
| 26 | The allegations were dismissed on the same day by an Egyptian Interior Ministry official , who cited a small number of cases of abuses by policemen but claimed that they had been properly investigated . |
| 27 | A look of determination spread over several faces as they hurtled from side to side , and several comical scenes were witnessed as spinnakers were flown on the downwind run . |
| 28 | Newfoundlanders were mortified on the very day of their 40th anniversary to learn that Ottawa had agreed that France could fish an extra 11000 tonnes of cod from these east coast waters . |
| 29 | ‘ We were driving on the main road out of Fernley , I think … ’ |
| 30 | Over the weekend of May 11-12 , power lines from South Africa supplying Maputo 's electricity were sabotaged , while vehicles were attacked on the main road north ; the main rail link with South Africa was also cut . |