Example sentences of "who [was/were] on [art] [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Ken 's friendships and the way he established them continued to surprise those who were on the periphery of his activities . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Managers have been chosen by the old boy network , recommendations from people who were on the boards of charities . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | who was on the side of the people . |
| 9 | Bonhoeffer , increasingly uneasy with all he was observing , eventually talked with his brother-in-law , who was on the staff of Military Intelligence . |
| 10 | ‘ 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 ? ’ |