Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun pl] [was/were] on [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Somerville College souvenirs were on sale on the stall at this meeting . |
| 2 | Although Turkey avoided any direct participation in the war ( and was not officially designated as a member of the coalition — see p. 37935 ) , coalition forces were on Jan. 17 , 1991 , authorized by the Turkish government to use NATO bases in Turkey for bombing raids against Iraq . |
| 3 | An isolated section of rail line on the Herefordshire Welsh border was washed out by flash floods and snow ploughs were on standby on main roads in the county in case the snow persisted . |
| 4 | The peace campaigners were on trial for cutting a fence and painting a B52 bomber at RAF Fairford.Protesters supporting them were outside the court in Cirencester . |
| 5 | Enjoying what I had heard so much , I started asking questions , only to realise that the equipment in these cars alone was worth about £3500 , and installation costs were on top of that ! |
| 6 | Mr Trimble claimed they had proceeded as though the security forces were on trial and this was ‘ an abuse of the inquest ’ . |
| 7 | Many preserved diesel engines were on view including Class 20/25/40/45/47/50 and 55 . |
| 8 | As a result of that dispute , the NGA members were on strike and the Dimbleby newspapers were not being printed . |
| 9 | Friday prayers in the mosques of Jerusalem 's Old City passed without incident , although large numbers of troops and paramilitary border police were on hand . |
| 10 | An exhibition of University regalia was on display in the MacRoberts Arts Centre including : Silver gifts to the University , hoods representing degrees , Chancellors ' gowns and the mace . |
| 11 | BTW they said that season tickets were on sale and that Kop tickets cost 180 , surely they ca n't have any of these left ? |
| 12 | Teachers from ethnic minorities are more likely to be found in junior posts than are white teachers : in 1987 ( before the abolition of salary scales ) , 78% of ethnic minority teachers were on scales 1 and 2 ( the lowest ) , compared with 57% of white teachers . |
| 13 | Told that the total amount missing was £37 million , but that the report seemed to suggest that £16 million was due to various errors , accounting procedures , and normal mistakes in transferring data into the computer , Mr Sheldon said a very high-powered body of Government specialists was on hand to offer advice on computerised activities . |
| 14 | Health promoters were on hand at the Albert Dock watering hole to ask people about their drinking habits , give free health checks and advice on healthy drinking levels . |
| 15 | It was noticeable that county libraries were on average , more ‘ advantaged ’ within every parameter examined . |
| 16 | Shoreditch ESJ hosted a training and job opportunities day , where eleven Training Agencies were on hand to offer help and advice to jobseekers . |
| 17 | But I mean , that 's actually th th one , one of the , that was the , the , the other ones like four star hotels were on O'Connell Street which actually opens only seventy seven quid . |
| 18 | After completing phase one of his project , mental health task force leader David King insisted this week that psychiatric hospital closures were on target even though far more money is still spend on institutional care . |
| 19 | He was the only nurse qualified to administer drugs , though care assistants were on duty . |
| 20 | Several of the 15 year olds were on work experience at the moment . |
| 21 | LORD Spencer 's death might have served to remind this country of the dread winter of 1978/1979 when rubbish was uncollected in the streets , the fire brigades were on strike , hospitals were picketed by auxiliary workers who demanded to approve all surgical operations , housewives fought each other over a cauliflower leaf and the dead lay unburied in every churchyard . |
| 22 | At the massive party afterwards the Seventies were celebrated in a most appropriate way : Gloria Gaynor , Thelma Houston and one half of the Weather Girls were on hand to perform the songs that defined the liberal optimism of the period . |