Example sentences of "[was/were] on [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | The tables were on a fixed budget and should take a fortnight . |
| 3 | They had no idea They were on a totally different wavelength from us . |
| 4 | Finally , sensing that we were on a loser and not keen on the mile-long trek back to the crossing point , I took off boots and socks and walked into the fast-flowing stream . |
| 5 | A Squadron were on a training exercise in Vogelsang , B Squadron were providing the medical support to the Nijmegen Marches in Holland , and Private Johnson was on an individual medical attachment to BATUS ( the British Army Training Unit Suffield ) in Canada . |
| 6 | We were on a bus , on our way to a concert , when we were hit by a truck . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | This aptly describes the houses in this book , which were built on the whole by country gentry , tradesmen and clergymen , on a moderate scale , rather than by the aristocracy , who liked to flaunt their aesthetic views and show how cultivated they were on a much larger one . |
| 9 | It needed no great powers of prophecy to realize that Nigel and I were on a collision course . |
| 10 | When the Alternative Service Book was threatening the absolutism of the Book of Common Prayer a few years ago , the Book of Common Prayer was being spoken of as if it were on a par with Holy Writ . |
| 11 | Certain children , whose names were on a list , were called up once a day to be given yellow capsules which had to be swallowed in front of the teacher . |
| 12 | Here , however , Christians could be found — at least in some areas — in greater concentration than in the West ; socially and culturally they were on a level not very different from their non-Christian peers . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Explaining the move , IBCA said that the banks ' underlying operating profits were on a sharply improving trend which is helping offset asset quality problems . |
| 15 | RUSSIA and Ukraine were on a collision course last night as President Yeltsin signed a decree that would put the Black Sea fleet into Russian hands , directly contradicting an earlier order from President Leonid Kravchuk . |
| 16 | RUSSIA and Ukraine were on a collision course last night as President Yeltsin signed a decree that would put the Black Sea fleet under Russian control . |
| 17 | RUSSIA and Ukraine were on a collision course last night as President Yeltsin signed a decree that would put the Black Sea fleet into Russian hands , directly contradicting an earlier order from President Leonid Kravchuk . |
| 18 | Students were on a grant of £40 a year and a primary teacher 's salary was £18 a month . |
| 19 | They were on a slope too . |
| 20 | In the century there were other highly successful publications especially those of Falconer , Burns and Bloomfield , but most , like that of Leapor , were on a smaller scale . |
| 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 | In fact they were on a bridge hanging innocently above two feet of pleasant , placid water , that on this balmy summer afternoon looked inviting enough to jump into anyway . |
| 23 | Just as they were puzzling over the next move the man rang back to tell them that they were on a wild goose chase . |
| 24 | It was brown , as far as Hoomey could see , and its ribs stuck out like his own , and its great projecting hip-bones were on a level with his head , sticking out like girders as if to hold the gaunt body together . |
| 25 | The pool was large for a private one , lying at the bottom of a vast expanse of immaculate lawn and surrounded by a high yew hedge which effectively hid it from all directions ( unless you were on a horse or a double-decker bus ) . |
| 26 | Born with a silver spoon in his mouth , as they say , his worries were on a much higher financial plane than those of us who worried about making the pay packet last to the end of the month . |
| 27 | Whatever happened to you , you were on a charge if you were n't at the point that the sergeant expected you . |
| 28 | He 'd tell over you and the next thing you know , you were on a fizzer form . |
| 29 | ‘ I would n't ask him for help if I were on a sinking ship and he was the only one with a lifebelt ! ’ |
| 30 | It was about then I felt as if I were on a small boat on stormy seas . |