Example sentences of "[was/were] [vb pp] [conj] [vb past] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were completed and opened on 6 December 18 60 with places for 400 pupils . |
| 2 | His children were hatched and grew on many different worlds . |
| 3 | Combinations of letters were discussed and rejected on various grounds . |
| 4 | Now , they were combined and synthesized on aesthetic principles which apparently did not always depend on the content of the subject matter , although it is difficult to be certain in an area such as this . |
| 5 | Ore was crushed and stamped on the spot , being sent as a concentrate to Cheadle in Staffordshire for reduction and the manufacture of wire , and Dickson says , sheets for coppering the bottoms of ships . |
| 6 | A relieving officer was attacked and robbed on successive days ; the Ampthill House of Industry was stoned and the High Constable knocked down . |
| 7 | Nicholas would go to London from time to time to buy whatever was needed and served on a committee for Virginia . |
| 8 | Anyway , whatever its name , it put up a noble fight before it was gaffed and brought on board , and I had my photograph taken with the catch after we landed back on the beach . |
| 9 | Stirling , however , was worried that their cover was blown and decided on a change of plan . |
| 10 | A monotonous , deadly pattern was established that continued on this one tiny sector of the battlefield almost without let-up for the next two months . |
| 11 | Darby was captured and gibbeted on the heath close to the scene of his exploits . |
| 12 | But eventually he was mollified and went on his way , drawing all eyes , swapping his watch for a cigar from a factory worker , feeling the maize cobs in the Iowa corn belt , stuffing himself with hot dogs before the television cameras . |