Example sentences of "[was/were] on the [noun sg] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nineteen of the patients had been treated with zidovudine , and 17 were on the drug at the time of diagnosis ; two patients were taking dideoxyinosine . |
| 2 | I understand from British Rail that the impact was less severe than it might have been , since both trains were on the move at the time , but some 90 passengers and the driver of the Portsmouth train were injured . |
| 3 | Unfortunately , an engine and five coaches were on the bridge at the time and the ninety passengers were drowned . |
| 4 | Hartlepool Mayor Coun Trevor Lloyd was on the platform at the town 's railway station early yesterday to welcome the launch of a new transpennine service to Liverpool . |
| 5 | I was on the pill at the time , but I deliberately left it off because I wanted someone to love . |
| 6 | I was on the dole at the time , so the amount seemed enormous . |
| 7 | It was more or less at eye level , because I was on the floor at the time , and I crawled towards it with a muffled sensation of triumph . |
| 8 | Zenaida threw her head back and laughed ; she had very big , yellow teeth too , donkey 's teeth , strong enough to haul with ; and Carmellina abased herself before her to trick her , until her face was on the floor at the dirty and rank hem of Zenaida 's dress , like the pilgrims who drag their tongues along the ground during the Tomb ritual before Easter . |
| 9 | Betty , who was on the beach at the time , said : ‘ We thought he was a goner . |
| 10 | The peace process was on the agenda at the OAU summit which opened in Dakar , Senegal , on June 29 . |
| 11 | Levi did n't look at the leaderboard from the 7th hole until he was on the fairway at the 13th , when he noticed he held a two-shot lead . |
| 12 | The pin was on the right at the back of a bunker and I decided on the 7-iron . |
| 13 | To ensure that this progressive building was a success , it was essential –hat a supply of completely manufactured parts was on the ground at the point of erection , before the building of a vehicle was commenced . |
| 14 | It was recorded by a convict who was on the island at the time that ‘ the Governor had the goodwill and respect of everyone for he always conducted himself as a Christian and a gentlemen . ’ |
| 15 | But there has been a lot of concern about the privatised er security contract at St Helier , er the way it was subcontracted by the original contractor , er without any member of the Health Authority actually knowing about that ; I certainly did n't know and I was on the Authority at the time . |
| 16 | One was on the bench at the front , another atop the tarpaulin over the hold . |
| 17 | Fortunately nobody was on the face at the time of the avalanche and all climbers and walkers in the area have been accounted for . |