Example sentences of "[was/were] on an [noun] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The two women were on an inspection tour of the Rose Hilaire empire : Baker Street , Bond Street , Knightsbridge and Sloane Street .
2 So I said , well I I explained , now look , you were on an export price list now , one of the things Jerry did n't like
3 The procedure was on an outpatient basis without administration of analgesic or sedative medication .
4 Last week Frankie Vaughan was on an operating table undergoing major surgery to the most important artery in his body ; the Aorta .
5 It was on an ICF crusade that Kennedy died in Liverpool 8 March 1929 .
6 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 .
7 The necessary papers were provided for him , the travelling arranged , and by noon he was on an Aeroflot plane to Geneva .
8 : I was on an administration course at Bircham Newton RAF unit , about five miles from Sandringham where George VI breathed his last .
9 only go so high to do a course and she was on an F grade so she had to be taken down .
10 It was on an aid pitch that he took his only fall , ripping two pegs before the last aid point held him .
11 The Robinson 22 light helicopter was on an auto-gyration practice flight when the tail rotor touched the ground during a steep descent .
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