Example sentences of "was [vb pp] [adv prt] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Elizabeth was propped up on the pillows , with the baby lying in the cradle by the bed . |
| 2 | She was propped up on the sofa near her open window which commanded an excellent view of the whole of Canons ' Court . |
| 3 | The hour of the evening consultation was posted up on the doctor 's door as being 6 p.m ; no final time was mentioned . |
| 4 | peace was patched up on the basis of the status quo but military victory made it impossible to destroy the new Bulgarian union . |
| 5 | ( At their first overhaul , this batch were given full internal bulkheads and an extra seat was squeezed in on the top deck . ) |
| 6 | As the coffin was lifted up on the shoulders of the men , Carmella stood and reached out her hand to touch its wood at Joey 's shoulder . |
| 7 | In 1985 a land-drainage scheme was carried out on the river Erewash near Eastwood in Nottinghamshire . |
| 8 | Further expansion was carried out on the same basis , progressively moving through the model until more specific activities started to emerge , such as those that could be associated with component 8.7 , ie reduce costs : |
| 9 | As the twenty-two by thirty-two foot painting was too large to move , restoration work was carried out on the spot behind tarpaulins fitted with transparent panels to allow visitors — most of them drawn to the Salle des Fetes by the ‘ Mona Lisa ’ — to watch work in progress . |
| 10 | It was carried out on the orders of Salim Al-Makesh to give himself time to flee the terrorist base before Delta destroyed it . ’ |
| 11 | Norman had become a bit weary of struggling through the Edinburgh traffic jams from his home in Strathaven each day for 16 months since being asked by Peter Wood , then Managing Director of Financial Services Division , to take over the running of RBIS while a management consultancy exercise was carried out on the company by the Boston Consultancy Group . |
| 12 | From the time of Laurence little work was carried out on the Palace and it was again allowed to fall into decay . |
| 13 | Research was carried out on the stability of such ferries , which took some time . |
| 14 | Because of the two factor experimental design ( substance and site ) , two way analysis of variance ( ANOVA ) was carried out on the incremental hormone responses after the test stimuli . |
| 15 | It was carried back on the blowing sand , but it moved unhurriedly forward . |
| 16 | John was astounded to learn Carol had entered him in the competition only mum Linda was let in on the secret . |
| 17 | John was astounded to learn Carol had entered him in the competition only mum Linda was let in on the secret . |
| 18 | The doctor was pledged to secrecy , and an iron curtain of security was rung down on the headquarters lest news of the new commander 's prostration further demoralise the men with their backs to the Meuse . |
| 19 | I got out of Bullwood Hall on a Tuesday and I was picked up on the Thursday , two days later , for robbery . |
| 20 | It was picked up on the fourth ring by an answerphone . |
| 21 | The engine was started up , revving violently as the car was turned round on the narrow road . |
| 22 | An amendment that the palace be run jointly with the Graduate Union was turned down on the grounds that ‘ the Graduates are too old and it 's bad for their health . ’ |
| 23 | She was turned down on the grounds of lack of experience with sick children . |
| 24 | An action begun in Glasgow for possession of the books , papers and effects was turned down on the grounds that the Sailors ' and Firemen 's Union was not registered in Scotland and that the complaint had therefore been raised " without title or authority " , though these effects were , claimed Shinwell , later handed over " for the sake of peace and quiet " . |
| 25 | In fact the Ravenscraig , present Ravenscraig was built up on the first place from a steelworks known then as Corral Steelworks . |
| 26 | book , she wrote a list out what she wanted , she used to hand it , I remember , I 'd forgotten all about this , let's just say we were at the Co-Op , she 'd hand it in at the counter so the , the groceries counter all , and she 'd written it all out , and when it came back it was , was five minutes , it was all together for you , there it was , it was built up on the counter , and each time the amount was written at the side so |
| 27 | While the investigation was being carried out she was pushed up on the X-ray table with sufficient force to rip the intravenous infusion from an already bruised and swollen arm . |
| 28 | Sunderland L2164 of 228 Squadron was shot up on the water in St. Paul 's Bay on 7 March by Bf109Es of 7/JG26 . |
| 29 | One of these glove-like objects was washed up on the bank . |
| 30 | He was hauled back on the edge of the area by O'Leary , a ‘ professional ’ foul for which the Arsenal central defender was booked . |