Example sentences of "was [verb] on [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After this first study , the resulting model of prediction of outcome at six weeks was validated on the next 28 patients admitted between January 1989 and May 1990 with their initial variceal bleed . |
| 2 | It was begun in 1794 , but the first borings were a total failure , due to unsatisfactory design and materials , and unforeseen and excessive seepage of water into the workings , and work was stopped on the proposed two-mile-long tunnel in 1796 . |
| 3 | Badger gassing , the infallible and humane method of killing them recommended by Lord Zuckerman was stopped on the grounds that it was fallible and inhumane . |
| 4 | They were awarded a penalty try when winger Carl Knight was stopped on the line by a very high tackle , and then the pack gave Osborne a pushover try . |
| 5 | He was stopped on the M6 last week , at an alleged 105mph . |
| 6 | Christian Vilaseca , 57 — who lives in Paris and heads imports of Jaguars into France — was stopped on the M6 in Lancashire by a police Range Rover after allegedly travelling at 105mph . |
| 7 | Sean Thompson , 52 , was more than twice over the limit when he was stopped on the way home from the station . |
| 8 | He said the taxi was stopped on the underdeck of Craigavon Bridge and four men , including the three accused , were arrested . |
| 9 | One motorist who was stopped on the way to Bushmills said : ‘ The police were pulling in cars and coaches and taking teenagers out and searching them and the vehicles . |
| 10 | This car was stopped on the hard shoulder of the M4 just west of Swindon , after a motorway chase from South Wales . |
| 11 | My patience is draining like water from a colander , but the guy called Malcolm appears at her side so fast you 'd think he was joined on a spring . |
| 12 | When Henry II of Germany was crowned emperor at Rome in 1014 , his procession making its way to St Peter 's was joined on the Via Cornelia by twelve senators , six of them clean-shaven and six with beards . |
| 13 | Just as Paul Gascoigne was overcome with emotion at England 's World Cup exit in Italia '90 , Cantona could n't hold back the tears when he was joined on the chat show sofa … by his grandmother . |
| 14 | Schwantz , winner of 19 Grands Prix in a fruitless search for the world title , was joined on the front row by fellow American Wayne Rainey , bidding for a fourth successive crown , and Australian prospect Daryl Beattie . |
| 15 | The 40-year-old veteran , now competing for London club Haringey , was joined on the rostrum by Bedlington policeman Paul Reed , who took the discus bronze medal with 50.70 metres and silver in the shot with a putt of 15.14 metres . |
| 16 | A stocky , energetic young man with a shock of red hair was thumping on a table-top and proclaiming in a strong Welsh accent : ‘ I 'm simply asking , when are we going to get our rights , like we was promised ? |
| 17 | The Maclean coat of arms was repainted on the funeral banners and his shield . |
| 18 | ‘ He was preaching on a street in Belfast . |
| 19 | He was preaching on the text ‘ The Kingdom of Heaven suffereth violence , and violent men take it by force ’ . |
| 20 | The Test match at Old Trafford , which had been packed with stirring deeds , was plunged on the fourth evening into hideous disarray . |
| 21 | FOREST 'S dismal season reached crisis point as they failed to beat a keeper who only this summer was struggling on the dole . |
| 22 | The last thing he remembered Rufus say was uttered on a murmuring chuckle . |
| 23 | The fifth , a woman , was remanded on the same charge yesterday .. |
| 24 | THEORY OF THE DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION — It was formulated on the basis of population trends experienced during the period of transition from agrarian to industrialized economy in countries that are now economically developed . |
| 25 | Temple design differed from the Greek pattern in that the building was erected on a podium with front approach steps . |
| 26 | A school-room of brick construction was erected on the site of the ancient building in 1862 . |
| 27 | However , this does not provide sufficient accommodation , so a high two-storey wing was erected on the west boundary and was linked across to the eastern range by a short ‘ spinal ’ block , creating two courtyards following completion of the church , for the erection of the school preceded construction of the church by two years . |
| 28 | Following demolition , a memorial hall , named after the late member was erected on the site . |
| 29 | It was erected on the site of ancient fortifications dating from about 500 B.C. When it was built , the castle was at least fifty percent higher than the ruined portion still standing , and was complete with turrets , battlements and curtain walls . |
| 30 | The tower was demolished by lightning in 1821 and since the present Abbey clock tower was erected on the site in 1822 the papingo has been placed there for every contest . |