Example sentences of "[been] [vb pp] [adv] on a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An overnight case had been placed carefully on a sheet of newspaper . |
| 2 | On the left breast of his tunic the insignia of the Legion d'Honneur glimmered among a broad cluster of medals , and his plumed tricorn had been placed ostentatiously on a table at his side . |
| 3 | Therefore , to avoid any confusion , the interpretations have been based solely on a comparison of the rates charged for Cessna 150/152s , as these make up about 45 per cent of the aircraft offered for the purpose of basic training or hire . |
| 4 | Further questioning revealed that he was only able to sell the artefacts in Gibraltar because they had been found illegally on a site in Spain . |
| 5 | Had her love of all these years been thrown away on a man who was incapable of loving in return ? |
| 6 | The waiter held out the straw hat which had been left behind on a chair . |
| 7 | In fact it had been blown away on a gust of wind as soon as the crate was opened in Liverpool and was never seen again . |
| 8 | Bothwell had already been fetched here on a horse litter from Hermitage . |