Example sentences of "[was/were] on a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You were on a raised platform and I passed before you in the parade . " |
| 2 | They were on a raised section of the Ring , the road that acted as the circumference of downtown , and all Jed could see was freeway , sky , and rows of swaying grey poles . |
| 3 | B : oh they were on a long while I think before that + |
| 4 | If they were on a joint engagement and he was trying to make an important speech , he found it irksome that the following day the papers were more exercised with the length of her hemline than his words . |
| 5 | The tables were on a fixed budget and should take a fortnight . |
| 6 | A crucial factor in Cade was that the terms were on a standard form prepared by the National Association of Seed Potato Merchants and had been negotiated by the Association with the National Farmers ' Union . |
| 7 | It also , in those days was mileage for the tyres was paid on the number of miles run per tyre , so at the end of the month you could record , you knew what tyres were on a certain bus , you knew of how many miles that bus had done , so you recorded that particular tyre on that bus had run so many miles and it was that that we paid for our tyres that way . |
| 8 | His works were on a small scale until in 1823 he became engineer for the Difference Engine project of Charles Babbage [ q.v. ] , which gave him the opportunity to build highly accurate large machine tools for his workshop , the best known of which was his large planing machine , built in 1831 . |
| 9 | It was about then I felt as if I were on a small boat on stormy seas . |
| 10 | They were on a slight hill on the edge of a little copse , and in the distance she could see the lights of boats on the sea . |
| 11 | But , under the system now envisaged by Mr MacGregor 's officials , higher education students would get a certificate proving they were on a recognised course and apply by post to the Glasgow-based Student Loans Company for a loan . |
| 12 | I could hardly credit it when Carole said we were on a cushy number ; she 'd spent whole days hacking down rhododendrons and that was really back-breaking work . |
| 13 | The assignments were on a printed form of deed . |
| 14 | Stones spurted from the horses ' hooves and then they were on a wide stretch of sand , galloping full speed , flying in the face of the wind ; the sea , the sky , the cliffs streamed past Sara 's stinging cheeks . |
| 15 | I mean they used to take things er the wedding ring , the jewellery if they 'd got any , towels , sheets , er suits , shoes , er did n't did n't want to sell them , did n't want to get rid of them , they just wanted to borrow money on those , and he used to charge you interest and ticket money when you took it in , and then you 'd got to pay interest when you took it out as well so it was , they were on a good thing . |
| 16 | There were 13 of us , aged 17 — 19 , and we were on a month-long adventure organised by World Challenge Expeditions , a company which offers young people the opportunity to join treks around the world , from the mountains of Nepal to the rainforests of Ecuador . |
| 17 | ‘ Maybe it is n't accessible , ’ Ash said , fag in mouth , holding the steering wheel with her knees and making a stretching , circling motion with her shoulders ( we were on a quiet stretch of motorway , thankfully ) . |
| 18 | They snapped apart as though they were on a rubber band . |
| 19 | They looked at 146 refrigerators and freezers in Darlington last week to find out which ones were on a recommended list of ecologically sound iceboxes . |
| 20 | Directions for the great north-south coastal highway came up and suddenly we were on a dual carriageway that cut through the remains of a giant sand slide . |
| 21 | This was made easier by the fact that all the Imperial residences , with the exception of the small Villa Eugénie at Biarritz , were within easy reach of Paris and all of them were on a direct railway line to the capital . |
| 22 | She began to wish she were on a surgical ward , but there was no chance of that happening within the next couple of months . |
| 23 | The changes occurring in this limited biopsy series , in particular the inflammatory infiltrate , were on a minor scale and of no consistent pattern . |
| 24 | They were on a main road , wide , well signposted . |
| 25 | Apart from the pouring rain , we had to contend with mist — luckily we were on a clear path . |
| 26 | " It 's true to say that there was a great deal of discontent in Russia during the reign of Nicholas II , indeed there were things wrong with Russian society that needed reforming badly , whilst the ruling class lived in unabashed luxury the peasants who made up 90 per cent of the population had to be contend with lack of food and primitive living conditions added to this was was a completely ineffective educational system which meant that illiteracy was widespread , thus problems were on a large scale in Russia social reforms were desperately needed , as were political reforms since Russia as an autocratic country suppressed any means of political liberation . " |
| 27 | On Dec. 12 two people were killed and 10 wounded when soldiers fired on picketing workers at the Itaipú hydroelectric dam in Ciudad del Este , approximately 300 km east of Asunción , where 2,500 workers were on a two-week strike . |
| 28 | In that respect , I was different from other reporters who were on a big story one day and a ‘ bun worry ’ the next . |
| 29 | The 38 youngsters from Park End infants were on a special study . |
| 30 | The couple were on a white water rafting expedition , like this one , when Steve was thrown into the fast-moving river and drowned . |