Example sentences of "[was/were] [vb pp] [adv] [conj] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | The curtains were drawn still and on this winter day it was almost as dark as night in here . |
| 2 | There were few strikes and in Parliament Labour 's opposition was usually focused more on the ‘ giveaway ’ price at which shares were sold rather than on the principle of privatization . |
| 3 | Hundreds of privately owned aircraft at Tamiami Airport were blown over and on top of each other , a parked DC–6 disappeared completely and was found over a mile away from its tie-down point on the Airport . |
| 4 | brought the downfall of the Asante nation and for this reason they had to bury their money underground so that more money was hidden underground than on the earth . |
| 5 | A porthole was opened amidships and on a plank lay the small body . |
| 6 | In Rome he was housed comfortably and on 13 April attended the first hearing , when some Dominicans produced the unsigned document . |
| 7 | But they had sort of decoration that was tacked on or on the inside of the coffin . |
| 8 | Really , what we needed to do was to read through make sure that it was covered adequately but on the other hand , if they 've come across something twice and not if i , if it was in brackets I did n't count it , did you do |
| 9 | The court will order the money to be paid out only if the risks are the same as they were when it was paid in and on terms protecting the defendant as to costs . |