Example sentences of "[coord] [was/were] [verb] on [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They arrived at the airport , and were rushed on to the 747 to Hong Kong . |
| 2 | Moreover , the SPOs — who were intended to be the key link between ‘ bottom-up ’ development and strategic planning — had large managerial responsibilities and were grafted on to the developmental CMHT model rather than being key initiators of it . |
| 3 | We asked the prime ministers office for a comment — and were passed on to the treasury , which told us that the conditions for economic recovery are very much in place , but people in Cheltenham we spoke to were having none of it . |
| 4 | We asked the prime ministers office for a comment — and were passed on to the treasury , which told us that the conditions for economic recovery are very much in place , but people in Cheltenham we spoke to were having none of it . |
| 5 | Men down the hole steadied it as it became horizontal and was heaved on to the shoulders of the men , about 150 in all . |
| 6 | James offered his services to the Chester Beatty in 1969 and was taken on in the Islamic section . |
| 7 | Hopeful Bid looked as if he would win easily but was taken on by the Clive Brittain-trained Braveboy inside the final furlong . |
| 8 | He swerved and avoided the worst of the impact , but was catapulted on to the bonnet of the car and then on to the pavement . |