Example sentences of "who [was/were] [adv] on [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he had to release his hold on her mouth as he dragged her up the stairs , so she screamed at Agnes and her mother , who were already on the stairhead , ‘ He 's killed him ! |
| 2 | On the other hand , when the amount produced is such that the demand price is less than the supply price , sellers receive less than is sufficient to make it worth their while to bring goods to market on that scale ; so that those who were just on the margin of doubt as to whether to go on producing are decided not to do so , and there is an active force at work tending to diminish the amount brought forward for sale . |
| 3 | In the last month before war was declared , families who were still on the waiting list for places on the Kindertransporte , but knew they had little chance of moving up the queue , took to waiting at the main rail stations , watching and hoping . |
| 4 | The three pirates who were still on the island did not trouble us . |
| 5 | Before we go on to keep the , to look at the minutes and for the young people who were actually on the weekend in . |
| 6 | We just passed them out to crazy people and artistes and people who were always on the scene in New York . |
| 7 | It must be hell to be her , with her crazy parents who were always on the scrounge , though she did n't seem even to be aware of her situation . |
| 8 | By the end of August Winchelsey resolved to save his church and the kingdom by allying with the laity who were now on the edge of rebellion . |
| 9 | Dennis Smith , who was also on the Warrington coaching staff , will be his assistant . |
| 10 | The company was at first commanded by a Captain Short , and later by Major H.M. Williams , who was also on the staff of the LNWR Carriage Department . |
| 11 | The impetus for the film to be made came from Paul Muni , who was always on the look-out for suitable social themes . |
| 12 | He was man who was always on the point of launching some immense enterprise , a few of which indeed came off while others ended disastrously . |
| 13 | One who was there on the day and has watched the film many times now suddenly notices that Snow , at The Oval , 1968 , has his foot on the pitch as he fields at silly mid-on while Australia slide to oblivion against Underwood . |
| 14 | I 'm glad you 've made reference actually to that picture of the circles because I , I erm I came up with that after we 'd had the parish day and i you know , observing who was there on the parish day and then trying to see how , how we reach people and , and , and who were missing and how important was it that everybody should be there on parish day , and was n't it that people who are involved should be there on parish day because that 's a point at which erm you know parish council can meet those very people . |
| 15 | They were both speaking very quietly , so as not to disturb Dyson , who was still on the phone . |
| 16 | Mosley , genu-inely puzzled by growing Jewish hostility to the BUF , asked A.K. Chesterton who was now on the Headquarters staff to examine the influence of Jews in British Society . |