Example sentences of "and were on [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We worked a wee half a week and were on the dole , Monday , Tuesday and Wednesday we 'd be on the dole , then work Thursday , Friday and Saturday morning . |
| 2 | Hypocrisy is a key element in this plot , too , with the difference that while they started near the top of society and were on the verge of receiving power at the very beginning , he — as a bastard son who is only just back from having spent nine years abroad ( the typical occupation for one who has no prospect of inheritance in his own country ) and is due to go again — starts very much lower down in society , virtually at the bottom . |
| 3 | There was evidence that passers-by were annoyed , and were on the verge of resorting to violence when the police intervened . |
| 4 | George I and George II were Germans by birth and upbringing , and were on the throne simply because all the heirs with better hereditary claims were disqualified by being Roman Catholics . |
| 5 | By now they had walked some distance along the Haymarket , and were on the edge of Piccadilly Circus where Dr Neil was relieved to see that Stair 's party had disappeared and the crowds there had grown less . |
| 6 | Finally we climbed a bank and were on the road again , the smoothness of it lulling me into such a deep sleep that I never saw the barrier at the railway crossing , did not even hear them telling Ward the Jequetepeque had broken its banks a little further on . |
| 7 | At last they decided to withdraw from the square and were on the point of departure when they were suddenly surrounded by a group of tough-looking soldiers , helmeted and armed . |
| 8 | They lived in Gordon Square , and were on the fringe of the Bloomsbury set . |
| 9 | A core staff of assistant manager , guest services director , food and beverages manager , head chef and housekeeper had already been appointed and were on the payroll , helping with preparations for the hotel 's opening . |