Example sentences of "[was/were] on [art] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We were on a beach in Greece , ’ Susan said . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | His eyes were on a level with Alexei 's and he smiled unpleasantly . |
| 4 | As he came along the deck his legs were on a level with her eyes . |
| 5 | Her eyes were on a level with his chest , where his tie hung crookedly from a casually loosened knot . |
| 6 | He used to carry on as though he were on a level with Dersingham . |
| 7 | Her eyes were on a level with his nose and they were brown and full of life . |
| 8 | They were on a course at Donnington . |
| 9 | They were on a course at Donnington , they were living in , they invited me over , I said ooh , up to something |
| 10 | The story is that four kings were on a journey to their coronation when , on the way , they wanted to stay at a hotel . |
| 11 | The attack happened as the widows , from Sunderland , were on a trip to South Shields . |
| 12 | The notes were on a mixture of papers , mostly loose-leaf ; ruled , plain , squared , graph . |
| 13 | ‘ Before that we were on a bit of a roll . |
| 14 | see were on a bit of a |
| 15 | Especially playing some 3rd div side — we were on a hiding to nothing . |
| 16 | Students were on a grant of £40 a year and a primary teacher 's salary was £18 a month . |
| 17 | And , and that 's only because her husband were on a promise from her . |
| 18 | Her dress was on the back of the door , and her other clothes were on a chair by the bed . |
| 19 | United were on a diet of scraps — Gary Pallister 's low driven free kick deflected wide , a free header for Steve Bruce not fully exploited , Mark Hughes denied by David Seaman 's reflexes and then shooting wide . |
| 20 | Were on a front of a book you know , same bloke dressed on the front of a book |
| 21 | The most likely interpretation of bank could well be different if A and B were on a boat in the middle of a river . ) |
| 22 | The Peasleys , like Tetsu , were on a pilgrimage to St Andrews , and like most visitors , their first impressions were ambiguous . |
| 23 | When the Alternative Service Book was threatening the absolutism of the Book of Common Prayer a few years ago , the Book of Common Prayer was being spoken of as if it were on a par with Holy Writ . |
| 24 | With regard to the golf played by both teams in the Solheim Cup , it is worth reiterating that the American Captain , Kathy Whitworth , had no hesitation in saying that the Europeans were on a par with their opponents in terms of technique . |
| 25 | ‘ Well , suppose you were on a planet with very , very strong gravity . |
| 26 | However , as soon as I got here I realised that we were on a treadmill of legislation . |
| 27 | He would never forget how Samuel Reichmann and his partner , Emmanuel Hollander , had been fined for trading with the Germans by the Jewish Court of Tangier , and how one or both of them were on the blacklist of the British Consulate . |
| 28 | We were on the green for five shots , and Mr Lu was on the side of the green for two . |
| 29 | Fire-fighters were on the scene for more than three hours after the call at 12.47pm . |
| 30 | Crews were on the scene for almost two hours . |