Example sentences of "[noun] was [verb] on [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | A suitable break-point was taken on the death of Magnentius in 353 , and of the reports examined from 334 buildings , no less than 199 offered no satisfactory evidence and it could be argued that the remaining 135 hardly offer a sufficient quantity for any serious statistical study . |
2 | I suddenly realised the air was filled with soot from the chimneys above and the snow was taking on the appearance of cottage cheese sprinkled with black pepper . |
3 | Ashby was keen because of the sparking relationship that existed between Nicholson and Michelle — but eventually the script was put on the back burner . |
4 | Action was taken on the poll tax . |
5 | Lunch was taken on the terrace alone beneath the warming rays of the April sunshine , and after that she continued her exploration of the house , amazed at the number of rooms that were apparently shut up and wondering why it was that a man like Marc Alexander Vila would choose to live alone in this enormous and obviously expensive mausoleum . |
6 | PERSONAL VIEW The night rugby 's Holy Grail was taken on a bender |
7 | By working at the maltings was carrying on a tradition started by his grandfather , who had been a leading maltster at the same maltings . |
8 | That first presidential order to send American troops into possible combat was taken on the run , as Bush was preparing for his first superpower summit with Mikhail Gorbachev at Malta . |
9 | could be extremely severe , but some horseplay , and the occasional illicit disc was put on the record-player , much to Herr Hocher 's annoyance . |
10 | Thus evidence was taken on the need for the bill and why it was proposed to deal with problems in a particular way . |
11 | The foundations of modern archaeology were laid down in the 17th century , and throughout the 17th and 18th centuries emphasis was put on the recording of archaeological monuments , initially as part of general topographical works , but eventually as part of a study of the monuments themselves . |
12 | It was from these regions that Catalan industry was to draw its cheap labour , while the wild valleys of the Pyrenees were an enclosed world with a tradition of brigandage and family feuds ; here Carlism was to take on the violence and cruelty of the local society . |
13 | As a result , Frank Bates was taken on the strength . |
14 | This argument was rejected on the basis that , from its formation , Newco 's wider purpose was to carry on a trade and that was why it was acquiring the business . |
15 | ‘ The idea was to pass on the information from generation to generation , so children traditionally played a very important part , ’ said a spokeswoman for the Open Spaces Society . |
16 | Caesar was the first Roman to allow his own portrait to appear on coins minted at Rome and elsewhere in his lifetime ; his statue was carried on a litter , and set next to statues of the gods . |
17 | On this occasion the most difficult decision was to pass on a share of the savings target to the English and Welsh Regions . |
18 | An urgent decision was taken on the surface that the men would have to be brought out in groups of three . |
19 | He stresses that the decision was taken on the spur of the moment and that it seemed completely acceptable to everyone there at the time . |
20 | One is that the not guilty verdict was brought on the understanding that she sought medical help in a psychiatric hospital , and that poor Jane finished her days in Broadmoor . |
21 | You see , under the old law when a married man without a family his brother was to take on the widow and raise up a family in the name and in the memory of his brother . |
22 | A Dorset family was taken on a VIP trip to Wytch Farm 's production sites on Furzey Island after the father had bid for the BP-donated prize in a charity auction . |
23 | Boyd 's cross was taken on the volley by Ferguson as he deliberately launched himself backwards to make room for a full-blooded shot . |