Example sentences of "[noun pl] [was/were] [adv prt] on [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ All the cars were out on the forecourt and priced and the staff were very helpful . |
| 2 | His eyes were back on the road and he did not see Madeleine 's mouth turn down in a pout . |
| 3 | He glanced across to her , then his eyes were back on the road . |
| 4 | The shoes were back on the desk top . |
| 5 | Inevitably it did and Glasgow 's cafe bars gave an audible sigh of relief : champagne and chips was back on the menu . |
| 6 | For a second she thought that the lost one was lost no more and Barbs was back on the beat , but then she saw that the women were about to share a can of something and were clearly old mates . |
| 7 | All the Alpha Betas and most of the Gammas were out on the landing and they ran out of room . |
| 8 | Even on weekdays there were problems in booking caddies because members who , say , arrived at lunchtime might discover that all the caddies were out on the course , and there was no way of telling whether they were also booked for the afternoon ! |
| 9 | It might suggest that all bets were off on the release stakes or , ever hopeful , it might be that they were planning on letting us go and did n't want us to be able to give any hint , however vague , as to the whereabouts of the Yanks . |
| 10 | All the hives were up on the moor , and there was little to do except check that no fieldmice were getting into them , sniff them to detect foul brood , listen for late swarms , and cut out a comb from any that weighed too full . |