Example sentences of "[verb] [was/were] [verb] on a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The transition probabilities used were based on a text containing 10,000 letters , with zero probabilities converted to a small value to enable computation . |
| 2 | The salvation it proposed was based on a reduction in the amount of first-class cricket to a 16-match one-day competition without over limitation , a reduction in county staffs and the involvement and use of part time cricketers . |
| 3 | A middle-aged man with corn-coloured hair and the bluest eyes Willie had ever seen was sitting on a stool milking one of a handful of cows . |
| 4 | Apart from the two singles , the only new non-Ukrainian songs fans heard were contained on a John Peel session broadcast in May , and one of those was a madcap cover of Altered Image 's ‘ Happy Birthday ’ . |
| 5 | The chase which followed was captured on a takeway restuarant 's security video , this was to form part of the prosecution evidence . |
| 6 | We decided one of our first things we had to do was decide on a sequence of construction for these tanks . |
| 7 | He told my father that he could see my father 's guide and that proof was possible : all my father had to do was relax on a bed , say the Lord 's Prayer , then call out the name Massa . |
| 8 | What little money he did have was spent on a record selected with extreme care which became , to his way of thinking , a possession close to his heart . |
| 9 | No , if they bid for the franchise , then , and get it , obviously that franchise runs for the period , and by the way , a lot of the criticisms in the film , I think were based on a misunderstanding that all the franchises are going to be short , they 're not , those where there 's a substantial investment going in can be quite a bit longer |
| 10 | The four men who were killed were sent on a murder mission . |
| 11 | Any assistance given was based on a survey of house prices carried out by Black Horse Relocation . |