Example sentences of "[was/were] on a life " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Raymond Stott , 60 , a retired ICI administrator , and his wife , Margaret , 55 , a teaching assistant , from Middleton , Greater Manchester , were initially told she was on a life suppport system . |
| 2 | But what would she do when she realized that , with things as they were , she was on a life sentence , not just a temporary suspension of essential pleasure ? |
| 3 | Carl 's parents Lorraine and David , of nearby Hateley Heath , were at his bedside in Sandwell District General Hospital , where he was on a life support machine . |
| 4 | She lapsed into a coma and was on a life support machine . |
| 5 | A YOUNG man was on a life support machine last night after being attacked out of the blue in a town centre . |
| 6 | When they arrived at Darlington Memorial Hospital , Gary was on a life support machine in intensive care . |
| 7 | He was on a life support machine at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital , Sheffield , yesterday . |