Example sentences of "[noun sg] [was/were] on a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tranmere were on a roll and , to be fair , there are not many First Division sides that can stop them at their best . |
| 2 | Disillusioned with the ministry before he had even entered it , Vincent now said damningly that to trade in religion was on a par with trading in art or tulip bulbs . |
| 3 | In Gladstone Williams the defendant was on a bus when he witnessed what lie believed to be an attack by a large man on another , smaller youth . |
| 4 | Turnover was on a par in existing shops , but about 8% up in newer shops . |
| 5 | But caught red-handed with a bomb in the glove compartment of the car she was driving , the mother-of-seven was on a mission to kill . |
| 6 | The stripping action was on a par with other smaller models . |
| 7 | The Dalek Killer was on a balcony — a flat , unwalled slab that projected from a wide opening just below the top of the wall . |
| 8 | However Cavalli 's most popular work was on a libretto by Giacinto Cicognini packed with effective situations . |
| 9 | He was struck silent for quite some seconds , as if ignorance of Faye Russell 's work was on a par with believing that the earth was flat . |
| 10 | First , context suggests the sort of thing that might be said ( the crash was on a border , so the question of which side of the border something will happen on is appropriate ) . |
| 11 | The young gunman was on a truck fleeing the scene of a shoot-out with marines in Mogadishu . |
| 12 | And , and that 's only because her husband were on a promise from her . |
| 13 | My peg was on a gravel point , it looked perfect for the stick float but as I was fishing for a good weight I opted to start on the feeder . |
| 14 | At this point Jess saw the horse and rider coming towards them , but her attention was on a voice behind her . |
| 15 | When the victim returned on the fateful day , he had in the interim heard that the medal was on a list of stolen property . |
| 16 | He introduced himself to all the furniture , saying how nice it was to meet a particular table , or how nice the covering was on a chair . |
| 17 | The towel was on a roller ; it fell off , towel and roller , both , when she tried to dry her hands . |
| 18 | The most convenient time for this routine servicing was on a Sunday and the three men soon became familiar with the sophisticated equipment . |
| 19 | But although he might not be bright , Balor 's head was on a level with Floy and Snodgrass as they sat astride the two horses and he was twice the size of either of them . |
| 20 | Because of his superior height , his head was on a level with hers and she could feel his breath stirring her hair . |
| 21 | Although it was difficult to pretend that a former member of the Rhodesian Special Air Service was on a par in purely military terms with a goat-herd from Bolivia , the fact that both were starting afresh made administration that much easier . |
| 22 | Carson 's bathrobe was on a hook behind the door . |
| 23 | His name was on a list of prominent party members who died in the past year . |
| 24 | This particular occasion was on a Sunday , and after dinner he had reduced a full bottle of the golden liquid by almost half . |
| 25 | He stated that supporting evidence was on a videotape stored in a New York bank vault . |
| 26 | Montgomery 's air of massive restraint was on a par for provocation with his kindly tolerance . |
| 27 | The child 's father was on a train . |
| 28 | When mealworms were given to a group of meerkats by means of a cleverly designed dispenser their activity increased enormously and the pattern was on a par with that of the wild populations ; without such a dispenser they showed more lethargic , passive and atypical behaviour patterns . |
| 29 | Yorkshireman George Duffield , whose previous St Leger ride was on a pacemaker 12 years ago , said : ‘ She just quickened up alongside them , and then left them for dead . ’ |
| 30 | At the 283-shop Meadowhall Centre , Sheffield , trade was on a par with 1991 . |