Example sentences of "to be [verb] [noun sg] on [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At this level the ‘ victim ’ was to be heard pounding on the wall . |
| 2 | In the run-up to next month 's Twickenham showdown , discussions are understood to be taking place on the staging of a floodlit fixture to officially hansel the completed Murrayfield super-stadium in the autumn of 1994 . |
| 3 | As the retention represents deferred payment , it is reasonable for the vendor to be paid interest on the monies eventually received . |
| 4 | He told a conference organised by Paisley University that some of the safety cases being prepared by oil companies for the Health and Safety Executive seemed to be putting emphasis on the technology involved in operations . |
| 5 | They appeared to be gaining ground on the continent of Europe with a terrifying self-confidence and a nightmare rapidity . |