Example sentences of "[was/were] on [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Robert MacLaine , 43 , and wife Miranda , 44 , of Glasgow , and John MacDonald Brown of London were on a sightseeing trip around Mont Blanc when their light plane developed engine trouble . |
| 2 | The couple , from Penyffordd , near Mostyn , were on a sightseeing tour to the Pyramids at Giza . |
| 3 | The couple , from Penyffordd , near Mostyn , were on a sightseeing tour to the Pyramids at Giza . |
| 4 | The couple were on a sightseeing trip to the Pyramids at Giza . |
| 5 | ‘ Of course we were always worried because when you were on a troop ship there 'd be 10 men for every space in the lifeboats . |
| 6 | We were on a beach just up from Frinton at the time , and when Oliver heard Gill 's remark he went into one of his spiels . |
| 7 | We were on a beach , and someone — probably me in my cheerleader mode — suggested we engrave our names in big letters upon the sand , then one of us would mount the promenade and photograph inscription plus inscriber . |
| 8 | ‘ We were on a beach in Greece , ’ Susan said . |
| 9 | They were on a school trip to Pembroke Dock in West Wales and were setting off on their last visit when the crash happened . |
| 10 | Switched through to the output monitor , the resulting composite picture shows the Dalek city model as the main picture ( Camera A's shot ) with a small , bottom-right inset , replacing the black area , of the Doctor 's group standing as though they were on a cliff ledge . |
| 11 | We were on a cliff called the Rock of Love , twenty feet above the beach with a group of guitarists playing . ’ |
| 12 | Here , however , Christians could be found — at least in some areas — in greater concentration than in the West ; socially and culturally they were on a level not very different from their non-Christian peers . |
| 13 | It was brown , as far as Hoomey could see , and its ribs stuck out like his own , and its great projecting hip-bones were on a level with his head , sticking out like girders as if to hold the gaunt body together . |
| 14 | His eyes were on a level with Alexei 's and he smiled unpleasantly . |
| 15 | As he came along the deck his legs were on a level with her eyes . |
| 16 | Her eyes were on a level with his chest , where his tie hung crookedly from a casually loosened knot . |
| 17 | He used to carry on as though he were on a level with Dersingham . |
| 18 | Her eyes were on a level with his nose and they were brown and full of life . |
| 19 | I just posed the question : ‘ When was the last time you were on a donkey and got sucked off ? ' ’ |
| 20 | Eliot and Sgt. Bamberger of 261 Squadron were on a night readiness and were both ordered off . |
| 21 | they were on a night shift too then . |
| 22 | A group of Canadians were on a weekend bear hunting trip and they had a newcomer in their group . |
| 23 | We were sitting on water , going down a great , deep stream , and then I realized we were on a board — like that board in the field — all white and covered with black lines . |
| 24 | They were on a course at Donnington . |
| 25 | They were on a course at Donnington , they were living in , they invited me over , I said ooh , up to something |
| 26 | If , if er if you were on a case er well if you could get out for a , for an hour in the afternoon for a walk , but that was about all . |
| 27 | Thank you you were on the , you were on A drive . |
| 28 | The story is that four kings were on a journey to their coronation when , on the way , they wanted to stay at a hotel . |
| 29 | All computations were on a DEC System 5000 computer running Ultrix Version 4.1 , Research Computing , The Hospital for Sick Children . |
| 30 | More than fifty British hostages were on a freedom flight from the Gulf to Gatwick airport today for an emotional reunion with relatives . |