Example sentences of "were already on [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He did so partly by relying on the unquestioned fact that death and violence were an integral element in many books which were already on the way to becoming children 's classics ; from a list compiled rather later in the century one might cite Grimm 's Fairy Tales , Hans Andersen 's and the expurgated Arabian Nights . |
| 2 | Their opponents , Toby Davis and Richard Inglis , were already on the green for a three , 3½ft from the pin . |
| 3 | But he had to release his hold on her mouth as he dragged her up the stairs , so she screamed at Agnes and her mother , who were already on the stairhead , ‘ He 's killed him ! |
| 4 | Opren was one of the chemical class of propionic acid derivatives , of which five were already on the market in many forms . |
| 5 | Even the height of it had to be lowered by two storeys when Ceauşescu decided thirteen storeys would be quite enough ( unlike Elena he was not superstitious ) , and no one pointed out that they were already on the fifteenth floor . |
| 6 | Engineers were already on the site when work had to stop and Patrice Clerc , Director of the French Open , in confirming the Federation 's decision to appeal , said , ‘ We had hoped to have things ready for next year . |
| 7 | By a statesmanlike not an enthusiastic appeal Buxton may have calculated on maximising pressure for policy revision and politically isolating the West Indian interest , believing that they were already on the defensive morally and ideologically . |
| 8 | Some birds were already on the move , however . |
| 9 | The early starters were already on the practice ground and the putting green . |
| 10 | Financial and business leaders were already on the list of personnel to be purged , but anti-monopoly controls were needed to prevent the re-emergence of conglomerate dominance . |
| 11 | On the Saturday at Headingley he was bowled when the plates were already on the table , though it was easier to take with a personal score of 135 . |
| 12 | It could be that the men and women of this corps were already on the streets and that , army trained , they would be better at surveillance . |
| 13 | Both Lewis and Max were already on the scene when Morse arrived , the surgeon ( incongruously suited in evening-dress ) immediately putting the chief inspector into the picture — in a somewhat flushed and florid manner : |