Example sentences of "[noun sg] was [vb pp] on the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was excavated in an unsystematic way , and the many illustrations of finds show that the emphasis was put on the recovered finds rather than on the site itself In this illustration , published soon after the excavation in 1883 , the burial was attributed to the Vikings . |
| 2 | but you 're saying in , in , in short , are you , that erm , that in the present instance erm the obligation was put on the United Kingdom government which has sort , it may have succeeded or not as the case maybe , discharge the obligation by in effect erm subject to the subsidiary provisions which you 've both make reference and leaving it to er regulate these matters |
| 3 | Not surprisingly , considerable pressure was put on the Conservative government to take some action to cope with the problem , though it was neither clear nor agreed what the basic problem was . |
| 4 | The above shot was taken on the 18th while the aircraft flew for Dutch TV . |
| 5 | In such petty ways some revenge was taken on the wealthy transient . |