Example sentences of "were [verb] [adv] [adv] on [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The tests developed by the project team were not related specifically to the curriculum operated by the schools associated with the project but they were based almost exclusively on the topics in the Cockcroft foundation list . |
| 2 | We observed that you were travelling excessively slowly on a wide road , unimpeded by any other traffic . |
| 3 | They had n't been working on the slate face , they had n't worked any slate , but they were doing all right on the tables , you know on the sawing the slate up for the others . |
| 4 | His eyes , blue-green , were set widely apart on a face which was defining itself rapidly now as unforgettable . |
| 5 | Access was provided by one staircase and goods were stored either directly on the platform floors or on low racking . |