Example sentences of "[pron] be [vb pp] on [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | And I 'm carried on the tide |
2 | In April , I was taken on a tour of three of the modern French resorts : Les Arcs , Valmorel and Les Menuires . |
3 | I was dismissed from the library , but with a good reference and I was taken on the staff of the local Employment Exchange to ‘ sign on ’ the others . |
4 | It bursts at internals to release into the atmosphere an enormous number of rusty-red spores which are carried on the breeze to germinate in distant damp timber , starting the process afresh . |
5 | Amongst the curiosities was a series of Tradescant portraits , which were hung on the gallery walls . |
6 | Sometimes xerolas ( vegetables and/or fruits , often in the shape of a gigantic ball and strung on a pole which is carried on the shoulders of two men ) are carried in the procession . |
7 | By the middle of the twelfth century , a revised order introduced a solemn oath which was taken on the gospels . |
8 | She 's switched on the radio for the traffic update . |
9 | In 1934 , on the recommendation of Professor Bell , Dean of the Faculty of Music at the University of Cape Town , her school was given a studio in the College of Music and she was taken on the staff of the Faculty of Music . |
10 | As working volunteers of a fraternal railway we were taken on the strength of the Llangollen railway for the day , and , clad in our reflective waistcoats , we were conducted along the track , first on foot , then on the ‘ Neptune ’ , a diesel track inspection vehicle . |
11 | If everything is taken on the wing , some planning , certainly , can be carried out . |
12 | ‘ Ratners thought this through a couple of years ago and then found itself locked into the game of pushing price to keep volumes moving and everything was put on the back burner , ’ says Richards . |
13 | There are other accessories you can use to increase the impact of the picture , including cords , tassels and ribbons that could be added to pictures when they are hung on the wall . |
14 | The eggs need to be well protected since they are carried on the wind , continually exposed to the sun 's fierce rays , and blown across the sand . |
15 | When they were switched on the lights flooded out across the bare , flat expanse of moorland just beyond the perimeter of their property . |
16 | There are also ideas for making the picture look even more effective and attractive when it is hung on the wall . |
17 | And for 1,500 miles it was carried on the current without power , navigational gear or a radio transmitter . |
18 | I managed to have a brief word with the rescued pilot as he was carried on a stretcher into the ambulance . |