Example sentences of "that was [verb] on the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Aye with used just the grain that was grown on the croft and brought in a lot of the feed . |
| 2 | The attack begins with the attacker taking one full step forward and punching outwards with his ‘ cocked ’ fist , that is , the one that was resting on the hip . |
| 3 | Harvey just nodded and twisted a silk scarf inside out to demonstrate the map that was printed on the silk lining . |
| 4 | To distract Perdita 's attention from a terrified stray dog that was cringing on the right of the road , Luke pointed out three tumbledown houses on the left . |
| 5 | As to the unfair and entirely predictable venom that was poured on the head of my right hon. Friend the Member for Chingford ( Mr. Tebbit ) a moment ago , it is increasingly impossible to have a sensible talk about sensitive matters without such abuse . |
| 6 | In its way the town possessed a certain prosperity that was based on the quality of the nearby timber , the richness of the black soil , and the failure of central government 's collectivization policy to reach with any great thoroughness into the self-sufficiency of the few thousands who lived there . |
| 7 | However , on some of the older machines , stocks of major component parts were not kept and had to be ordered from Italy ; hence the instances of four-weeks-plus deliveries of certain components that was highlighted on the television programme . |
| 8 | And it is vital to see that there was a real Unionist case against the government , for this alone explains the popular support that was mobilized and the impression that was made on the army and the King — the only forces left to stop the government . |
| 9 | as a follow up to the statement that was made on the evening , on the Sunday evening when you gave your explanation when made the point about the visit for a weekend away , or a day away , and to involve the parishioners . |
| 10 | Its anxiety and the pressure that was placed on the safety committee representatives speak volumes : they reveal that not everyone is treated equally in the North sea , and that , on some North sea installations , there is still a marked divergence between the recourse available to those working for the operator and that accorded to those working for contracting companies . |
| 11 | I remember two very special expeditions to the top of the Heath — not very far from our house which stood at almost the height of the cross on St Paul 's Cathedral , a fact that was emblazoned on the house above us in the East Heath Road . |
| 12 | ‘ Aye , where else ? ’ she said as she , too , rose from the settle and returned to the couch , from where she watched him go to the box that was standing on the end of the sideboard , and from it take a piece of silver , then button his coat across his broad chest , take his cap from his pocket and , having put it on at an angle , salute her , saying , ‘ Your servant , madam . ’ |
| 13 | As Shirley sped away , Heather seized a branch of a tree that was lying on the ground near and began to beat out the flames with it . |
| 14 | Erm yes he , I believe it th th that stage was when er he said we 'll put y we 'll pus we 'll find some clothes for you mate erm , I I do recollect P C going I think to the foot of the double bed or near to the base of the double bed where he found a pair of erm jeans and I do remember him checking the pockets erm and then helping or trying like put the jeans on on the man that was lying on the ground still handcuffed . |
| 15 | It was the only one I knew this morning like , so fifty miles an hour he said to me He said to me , he said to me turn left at the roundabout there was only one that was marked on the floor , only one an actual erm roundabout with concrete and I drove straight over it |
| 16 | It was beer that was forced on the public as a result of expensive advertising . |
| 17 | An example would be the installation of a sprinkler system that was forced on the tenant by the local fire authority . |
| 18 | We were going round and round in a weird dance and nearly slipped over in the pee that was splattered on the floor . |
| 19 | It might be also be worth using a CPU performance-measuring utility , such as the SPEED.COM program that was included on the cover disk with our October 1992 issue . |
| 20 | Five minutes later they walked through the departure lounge for national and European Community destinations to the Piper Arrow that was parked on the ramp . |
| 21 | The ships they could see on the right side of the aircraft were returning from a rehearsal for the service of remembrance that was held on the ocean every year . |
| 22 | That 's the one I mean , that 's the one that was working on the car . |
| 23 | Thalidomide , as many will recall , is a drug that was put on the market in 1958 to calm the anxious and to overcome morning sickness in pregnant women . |