Example sentences of "[noun] [was/were] on an [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mike Bell , support services divisional officer with Durham Ambulance Service , said that when the call was made at 7.26pm on Sunday , the Bishop Auckland duty ambulance was on an emergency in Newton Aycliffe . |
| 2 | The immigration appeal tribunal said the onus was on an applicant to bring himself within the specific immigration rule , and if he was unable or unwilling to do so he could not expect to succeed . |
| 3 | The procedure was on an outpatient basis without administration of analgesic or sedative medication . |
| 4 | One such occasion was on an outing with Steve to the Apollo Theatre in London 's Shaftesbury Avenue to see Peter O'Toole in Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell . |
| 5 | Durham Ambulance Service chiefs have said the single ambulance on duty at the town 's station was on an emergency call in Newton Aycliffe at the time . |
| 6 | The Robinson 22 light helicopter was on an auto-gyration practice flight when the tail rotor touched the ground during a steep descent . |
| 7 | It would be nice if all children were on an adult 's knee , able to ask questions . |
| 8 | The main analysis was on an intention to treat basis and included all patients randomised . |
| 9 | The two women were on an inspection tour of the Rose Hilaire empire : Baker Street , Bond Street , Knightsbridge and Sloane Street . |
| 10 | Last week Frankie Vaughan was on an operating table undergoing major surgery to the most important artery in his body ; the Aorta . |
| 11 | Their camp was on an island in the ice , and the sea ice moved sometimes . |