Example sentences of "[noun] [noun] [was/were] on a " in BNC.
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| 1 | In any case , the HSLO initiative was on a very small scale . |
| 2 | The sitting room was on a at the stage . |
| 3 | CAR dealers were on a collision course over the Chancellor 's drive to keep the motoring industry on the road to recovery . |
| 4 | My first sight of a Lofoten fishing port was on a small island off Svolvær . |
| 5 | When the loans began , the Japanese stock market was on a spectacular bull run in which almost any investment paid off handsomely . |
| 6 | Explaining the move , IBCA said that the banks ' underlying operating profits were on a sharply improving trend which is helping offset asset quality problems . |
| 7 | The return journey was on a very old bus which picked up people , with baskets of vegetables ready for Funchal market , all along its route . |
| 8 | Mr Watney was on a yachting holiday abroad yesterday . |
| 9 | The most convenient time for this routine servicing was on a Sunday and the three men soon became familiar with the sophisticated equipment . |
| 10 | But Sir Bryan was on a hot streak , inspired by the recovery of his clubs . |
| 11 | PADDY Ashdown was on a high . |
| 12 | Those doubts disappeared following a telephone call she received while Prince Charles was on a skiing holiday in Klosters , Switzerland . |
| 13 | To make it worse , the Connor bitch was on a fancied runner in the big race . |
| 14 | Stephen Smith was on a weekend break away from the home when he sniffed the gas . |
| 15 | Philip Urbach was on a transport that was supposed to leave in mid-August . |
| 16 | The Dalek Killer was on a balcony — a flat , unwalled slab that projected from a wide opening just below the top of the wall . |
| 17 | 9 year old Michael Roper and his 14 year old step brother , Philip Giles were on a family skiing holiday at Lake Tahoe in California when the tragedy happened . |
| 18 | My first experience of the Lake District was on a circular walking tour made over 25 years ago with two friends . |
| 19 | Producer , Lyn Goleby was on a visit to the school to answer questions on the film , which ranged from how much say the author had in shooting the film , to whether ’ The Bridge ’ might have had to have a happier ending if it had been made with American money . |
| 20 | And that me and my old pal Norman Whiteside were on a collision course with him , that we needed to be split up . |
| 21 | The Crystal Palace tram terminus was on a gradient and it was ruled that if the crew wanted to take their break there , in the busmen 's canteen round the corner on the Parade , they must go one at a time and not leave the car unattended . |
| 22 | The parcels office was on a walkway , about one storey high , approached by iron lattice-work stairs . |
| 23 | Although it was difficult to pretend that a former member of the Rhodesian Special Air Service was on a par in purely military terms with a goat-herd from Bolivia , the fact that both were starting afresh made administration that much easier . |
| 24 | In which case we may predict that this craft activity was on a small scale producing no concentrated evidence . |
| 25 | But if the rumour that Lord Elton was on a shortlist of one is true , that replacement may be hard to find . |
| 26 | PC Peter Betts was on a training run when he crashed into a hedge as he tried to avoid a head-on collision with a lorry . |
| 27 | Our first midweek fixture was on a Thursday , the second on a Wednesday and the third on a Tuesday . |
| 28 | Ms Baez was on a tour of Germany and had planned to go dancing with her band after a concert . |
| 29 | The 38 youngsters from Park End infants were on a special study . |
| 30 | Initial reaction from William Scott , chief executive at the neighbouring Ferguson Shipbuilders in Greenock , was that the Scott Lithgow yard was on a larger scale than Ferguson would envisage using . |