Example sentences of "[pers pn] [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | A letter to George Fox [ q.v. ] told of a call to Jerusalem , but she was dissuaded and on release went home . |
| 2 | We were told that on a taxation on the indemnity basis the result is usually a recovery of a high percentage of the costs actually incurred but that some percentage is always taxed off . |
| 3 | In Plowman 's case it was argued that on its true construction the restrictive covenant was too wide as it applied to goods of all kinds and would prevent canvassing by the employee in articles of trade of any kind . |
| 4 | It was understood that on their return they would have tea on Grace . |
| 5 | As the Foreign Office was still trying to maintain the secrecy of my visits , it was determined that on this occasion I would be met at Johannesburg airport and driven by road to the Rhodesian border where I would be picked up and conveyed by the Rhodesian authorities . |
| 6 | It was arranged that on leaving the navy he would go to Cambridge University to study Russian . |
| 7 | It was said that on the first occasion that a female student ‘ scrubbed ’ with him he was reaching the end of a long case and held up the piece of cat-gut slung under the ureter ( to identify it and keep it safe during the dissection ) , saying ‘ Cut ! ’ |
| 8 | It was noted that on two occasions members of the committee collected subscriptions in the treasurer 's absence . |
| 9 | Secondly , it was felt that on issues of property law differences in legal policy and approach created a chasm too large to bridge . |
| 10 | It was agreed that on R Pankhurst 's return from leave , he and CW would get together and draft a paper for Management Group . |
| 11 | In the Wessex Dairies case , it was found that on the last day of his employment as a milkman the defendant , whilst on his round , informed customers that he would soon cease to be employed by the plaintiffs , that he was going to set up business on his own and could supply them with milk . |
| 12 | In another case , headlined as ‘ The Alleged Hooligan Tragedy ’ , a man died after a street-fight and it was reported that on arrival at hospital he had made a statement to the effect that , ‘ I got my injuries in the Borough through being kicked to death by Hooligans . ’ |
| 13 | It was reported that on July 8 North Korea had submitted an application ( dated July 2 ) to join the UN . |
| 14 | It was reported that on Aug. 10 Moroccan officials had refused to allow the UN official in charge of the ceasefire and referendum arrangements , Johannes Manz , to enter the territory . |
| 15 | It was reported that on New Year 's Day these were closed by 3.30 p.m . |
| 16 | It was held that on these facts the plaintiff had a good cause of action . |
| 17 | Secondly , it was held that on the proper construction of the lease the provisions relating to gold regulated the manner of payment rather than the amount of payment . |
| 18 | Paul Turner was on his first tour of duty in Northern Ireland when he was shot while on patrol . |
| 19 | He was killed whilst on a course with the Fighter Leader 's School at Millfield . |
| 20 | He was drowned when on board H.M.S. Hampshire , in 1916 , when it was sunk . |
| 21 | He was court-martialled and on 3 May 1916 he was executed by a firing squad at Kilmainham Gaol , Dublin , as on 4 May was his brother William , who had acted as his aide-de-camp . |
| 22 | He was attacked while on his early morning round . |