Example sentences of "who [was/were] on [art] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Members of Leuchars mountain rescue team , who were on an exercise in the area , went to his aid and moved him to an area accessible for the helicopter . |
| 2 | So anyway , at Khabarovsk we were eating ice-cream — there were always ice-cream sellers on the platform — and I was taking pictures of David and sneaking pictures of the soldiers who were on the platform with us but , unfortunately , they caught us at it . |
| 3 | This must seem like bliss to those who were on the rack for much of the last three years . |
| 4 | This is fighting talk , and suggests his fond memories of Maurras and the Action Française , but it was only talk — perhaps it was Eliot 's way of enlivening what he thought to be the muted tone of discussion in England ; perhaps it was also a method of inspiring his colleagues at the Moot whom he called " companions in affliction " , intellectuals or refugees who were on the periphery of events to which there was no foreseeable end . |
| 5 | Ken 's friendships and the way he established them continued to surprise those who were on the periphery of his activities . |
| 6 | But then , as Blackstone pointed out , the opinion gained ground that it would be to the advantage of trade , and of creditors in general , if debtors outside the scope of the bankruptcy laws who were on the point of insolvency could also surrender their property for the benefit of their creditors , and in return be protected from legal process . |
| 7 | Managers have been chosen by the old boy network , recommendations from people who were on the boards of charities . |
| 8 | 6–9 Mrs Holliday , Bowmore , applied for the baptism of her daughter in the absence of her husband who was on a voyage to Africa and not expected to return for a year , and as they were " satisfied with Mrs Holliday 's knowledge as to the ordinance and the obligation " they agreed . |
| 9 | It was called Are We Nearly There ? and it was about a little boy who was on a journey with his father . |
| 10 | While producing a series of vocal recitals at CBC I had the pleasure of working with Mrs John Christie ( Audrey Mildmay ) , who was on a visit to Vancouver , and who had a remarkably fine singing voice . |
| 11 | I smiled in answer to this , and started talking in French to a small , balding man who turned out to be Swiss and who was on the run from the customs in Geneva . |
| 12 | The ruling PSOE retained an effective majority of one , however , because one HB deputy , Angel Alcalde , who was on the run from the police , had not taken up his seat . |
| 13 | Yesterday the heartbroken teenager , who was on the verge of trials with the Royal Ballet , said : ‘ In just one second , my life has been wrecked . |
| 14 | However , the evidence of the fireman who was on the footplate of the engine that was hauling the express disproved the allegations of the railway company , for he had seen them together on the train after it had arrived at Birmingham New Street Station around 2.30 when the children had waved at him . |
| 15 | And er after that it was just well every man for himself I never really saw any of the guys except for the o one guy who was on the platform with me at the time . |
| 16 | Betty , who was on the beach at the time , said : ‘ We thought he was a goner . |
| 17 | It was recorded by a convict who was on the island at the time that ‘ the Governor had the goodwill and respect of everyone for he always conducted himself as a Christian and a gentlemen . ’ |
| 18 | And the man who was on the boat with her must be suspect . ’ |
| 19 | In any case the resolution of the party conference of 1943 gave Hugh Dalton , who was on the side of the ‘ anti-Germans ’ , and was chairman of the party 's International Committee , the opportunity to draft a statement on the ‘ International Post-war Settlement ’ emphasising German responsibility for the war and the need for her to pay reparations to the Allies . |
| 20 | who was on the side of the people . |
| 21 | Bonhoeffer , increasingly uneasy with all he was observing , eventually talked with his brother-in-law , who was on the staff of Military Intelligence . |
| 22 | ‘ I 'm sure you must be , ’ Giles said politely , and , turning to Sophie , who was on the point of moving on , he asked , obviously wanting to detain her , ‘ Have you got a veterinary nurse ? ’ |
| 23 | He asked Karloff , who was on the payroll for another three days , if he would do it . |