Example sentences of "they [was/were] on a [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | They were on a promontory which had been built up with blocks of granite . |
2 | they were on a night shift too then . |
3 | They were on a school trip to Pembroke Dock in West Wales and were setting off on their last visit when the crash happened . |
4 | The mix of keening voices , dreamy storylines and unusual , far-off sounds brings to mind The Band when they were on a roll , and David Hidalgo in particular sounds like he 's done his best ever work — conjuring up old ghosts and loser friends and working up a deal of sadness and unique moods from familiar instruments . |
5 | I was telling everyone how Annabelle met Steven in Kenya when they were on a safari holiday and |
6 | ‘ What angers me is that they were on a government controlled game reserve and planned it carefully . |
7 | They were on a course at Donnington . |
8 | They were on a course at Donnington , they were living in , they invited me over , I said ooh , up to something |
9 | Here , however , Christians could be found — at least in some areas — in greater concentration than in the West ; socially and culturally they were on a level not very different from their non-Christian peers . |
10 | That procedure became operative so effectively that I think the management subsequently realized that unless they had shop stewards who were capable of discussing the matter intently you know , and objectively , then they were on a loser , because they then stood to lose more productivity than hitherto . |
11 | They were on a roundabout , anyway , or if you preferred the image , a swing . |
12 | Switched through to the output monitor , the resulting composite picture shows the Dalek city model as the main picture ( Camera A's shot ) with a small , bottom-right inset , replacing the black area , of the Doctor 's group standing as though they were on a cliff ledge . |
13 | They were on a granite slab that had fallen centuries ago and lay by the shore with the water rippling at it . |
14 | They were on a slope too . |
15 | And I wrote down , that they were on a doing Anthems of the Nations . |
16 | In fact they were on a bridge hanging innocently above two feet of pleasant , placid water , that on this balmy summer afternoon looked inviting enough to jump into anyway . |
17 | It 's as though they were on a family outing ! |
18 | An inquiry was opened to ascertain why the accident had occurred when both ships had apparently been warned by the West German coastguard that they were on a collision course . |
19 | They went up and down as if they were on a roller-coaster . |
20 | They were on a routine flight from RAF Valley on Anglesey when their helicopter crashed into a lake in North Wales . |