Example sentences of "[noun pl] [was/were] on [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As he came along the deck his legs were on a level with her eyes . |
| 2 | Gabriel noticed how grey the hairs were on the back of Woolley 's neck . |
| 3 | The old craft trades were on the whole the first to organize trade societies , giving the labour movement in Scotland a particular character and ( some have argued ) a particular ideology in which the influence of thrift , temperance and respectability was very marked . |
| 4 | Some of the chateau guards were on the curtain walls , forcing back the scaling ladders placed there . |
| 5 | He come flying round that bend near mums and nearly his kids were on the side of the road and he come through there |
| 6 | It should be noted , however , that heads were on the whole reluctant to ascribe much more than moderate success to their coordinators in respect of any of these aims . |
| 7 | Talking Heads were on the radio . |
| 8 | Tights were on the boiler , I 'd forgotten and run all the way ups down again |
| 9 | The ‘ Heshang ’ authors were on a collision course with the conservatives by taking this stance . |
| 10 | So that , when young gentlemen were on the rampage , the past — instead of being used as a stick with which to beat the deteriorated present — became the justification for taking a lenient view . |
| 11 | His eyes were on a level with Alexei 's and he smiled unpleasantly . |
| 12 | Her eyes were on a level with his chest , where his tie hung crookedly from a casually loosened knot . |
| 13 | Her eyes were on a level with his nose and they were brown and full of life . |
| 14 | His eyes were on the casket . |
| 15 | Their eyes were on the Miracle-Worker , the Angel Gabriel , perched in motionless splendour on a silver-gilded cloud , his hair awash with sunlight and his magical face worn like a mask that concealed some greater magic . |
| 16 | All eyes were on the clock as the hands dragged themselves , with agonising slowness towards noon and time to leave for the airfield . |
| 17 | All eyes were on the T'ang . |
| 18 | Theda could not but feel sorry for her , but Benedict 's eyes were on the lawyer , who had paused . |
| 19 | All eyes were on the catwalk and no one appeared to notice her , apart from a tall , grey-haired woman in the uniform of an atelier who moved towards her accusingly . |
| 20 | Even so , most eyes were on the Kilmarnock defence which had proved unexpectedly resilient in their opening three games . |
| 21 | Even so , most eyes were on the Kilmarnock defence which had proved unexpectedly resilient in their opening three games . |
| 22 | His eyes were on the string . |
| 23 | His eyes were on the street , scanning the few passers-by . |
| 24 | She glanced around with an innocent expression on her face , but all eyes were on the Doctor 's antics . |
| 25 | Because the clergy were on the whole ministering to the poor , many of them could not avoid being caught up in the unrest , violence and fear . |
| 26 | It seems that in some areas schools lost interest in the DCSL visits once the books were on the shelves . |
| 27 | ( 2 ) improved staff interest in and promotion of the library , and greater awareness by colleagues of which books were on the shelves : |
| 28 | Most of the winners were on the south and south west coasts , from Kent to Cornwall . |
| 29 | MUSIC from the 17th and 18th centuries was on the programme when the ‘ Kist of Musick ’ Chamber ensemble visited the University . |
| 30 | One or your down-fine hairs was on the pillow : I picked it up like gold-dust-sweet relic ! |