Example sentences of "it was [verb] on the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The reason for that is it was done on the old viewing system . |
| 2 | Rejecting this accusation , China claimed that it was drilling on the Chinese side of a north-south boundary line in the Gulf of Tonkin agreed in 1887 by China and France , Vietnam 's then colonial ruler . |
| 3 | The next thing it was killed on the main the road ! |
| 4 | It was situated on the flat ground at the head of Faetten Fjord near to the spot where the Tirpitz was moored . |
| 5 | In the ensuing days the President 's health was closely monitored and , after a further burst of accelerated and irregular heart activity on May 7 , it was announced on the following day that the source of Bush 's condition was an over-active thyroid gland . |
| 6 | It was announced on the same day that " political committees " had been formed in the Occupied Territories . |
| 7 | In one patient with three strictures , classification as benign was based on radiological studies and in two other patients it was based on the gross endoscopic appearances . |
| 8 | In 1917 , however , it was relaid on the 1 ’ 11 ½ ’ gauge under the joint auspices of the War Department , the Board of Trade and the Forestry Commission . |
| 9 | A few minutes of brief activity later , he was on his way again , the needle climbing steadily till it was hovering on the 120 m.p.h. mark . |
| 10 | It was worn on the left hand , so as not to hinder sword play . |
| 11 | It was fought on the narrowest of political agendas . |
| 12 | In the example given above , for instance , the value of the site for which planning permission for housing development was given might be increased by virtue of the fact that it was refused on the second site . |
| 13 | It was located on the twisting Mulholland Drive , on top of Hollywood 's highest hill in a compound of properties , one of which was owned and occupied by his idol , Marlon Brando , with whom he shared the security gate . |
| 14 | Amidst patriotic excitement , it was won on the last stage by a Frenchman , Jean Robic . |
| 15 | It was founded on the Poor Relief Act of 1601 ( 43 Eliz.1 , c.2 ) which defined the duties of the parish officers towards the poor . |
| 16 | It was founded on the scientific validity of dialectical materialism and relied on the distinction between ideology and science for its own validity . |
| 17 | It was rebuilt on the same site in 1870 and united with the National Society . |
| 18 | The fair was known as Barnaby Fair as it was held on the old Feast of St Barnabas on the 22nd June ; more recently it has been held on the Tuesday nearest this date . |
| 19 | Sadly , it was broadcast on the same day that this remarkable man died … |
| 20 | It was sitting on the great high-backed chair by the fire , and it was staring at him with hate in its small red eyes . |