Example sentences of "they [was/were] on [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | And then all the , all the little children , some of them with very serious illnesses , but seeing how brave they were on the wards , it was a very moving six months . |
| 32 | It was lunchtime and they were on the river . |
| 33 | They were on the sofa , all curled up together , kissing , really kissing and her mother was making strange noises . |
| 34 | On the most mundane level , repayment of any debts they owed was postponed until their return ; while they were on the crusade their property was taken under the protection of the church . |
| 35 | They had known they were on the knife edge , and interest rates had been at 8 per cent . |
| 36 | The lady was very talkative , and I gathered that they were on the edge of a big estate . |
| 37 | They were on the inside . |
| 38 | She slept deeply while they were on the motorway , but woke as he came into London and had to stop and start in the heavy evening traffic . |
| 39 | I mean th th th th they were on the way to military security , but were they going , they , they , they recognized they had to carry the population with them . |
| 40 | ‘ Is your sister expecting you at a specific time ? ’ asked Penry when they were on the way to Haverfordwest at last . |
| 41 | Mm , I thought they were on the way here , I saw loads of for sale signs but I did n't see any new ones |
| 42 | They were on the run , and in haste , or we should all be dead men . |
| 43 | Michael sniggered behind Moran as soon as they were on the road together but it drew such a quelling look from Maggie that he went quiet . |
| 44 | Once they were on the road they had their own coach , staying a day or half a day in each town . |
| 45 | A week after they arrived at Kinghorn , they were on the road back to Inverkeithing . |
| 46 | They went all the way by car and she does n't think they were on the road very long . |
| 47 | ‘ If they were on the road we could n't hear them from the house , and I truly doubt that anyone would go home via the graveyard and the woods . |
| 48 | Within an hour he had kissed Maeve adieu and they were on the road south to Westminster . |
| 49 | They were on the road again just before four , when the fierce pin-point sun had lost some of its bite . |
| 50 | They were on the brink of sex ; it was a matter of time , she had known — next week , the one after . |
| 51 | ‘ They were on the look-out for a female DJ so everyone was very up for me from the word go . |
| 52 | They were on the Home Service , along with all the programmes about how to make do in the kitchen what with the rationing , and the fireside chats from the Prime Minister . |
| 53 | David had always liked Mott The Hoople and admired them , and I think it was one of the few really unselfish acts he did when , when they were on the verge of breaking up , he wrote them a song — ‘ All The Young Dudes ’ . |
| 54 | His knees looked to Bernice as if they were on the verge of buckling . |
| 55 | Gebrec stared coldly back at him and Melissa sensed that they were on the verge of a confrontation , but Bonard 's attention was diverted by the approach of the members of his class , who had begun to emerge from the house . |
| 56 | They were on the verge of finishing when Silas came to the kitchen . |
| 57 | After all they were on the verge of an amazing come back . |
| 58 | Then they were on the cliff road for Repulse Bay , and the sea glittered below her to the right . |
| 59 | And if they did n't get up when the Night Sister switched the lights on , they were on the Matron 's mat , and they lost that hour . |
| 60 | They were on the bottom of the boat , you see . |