Example sentences of "was [verb] [prep] [noun pl] on [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The second model ( Fig 12.4 ) illustrates a systemic view of the pre-ERA situation , assuming that , although the primary aim was to deliver education to meet statutory requirements and local needs , the provision of the necessary resources was constrained by limitations on finance , in turn influenced by the requirement to ensure parity of resources in all Colleges controlled by the LEA . |
| 2 | It was thought in mediaeval times to have magic associations and was hung over doors on Midsummer 's Eve to ward off evil spirits . |
| 3 | In Rutland at least demand for wage labour was curtailed by restrictions on com growing imposed by the lack of means of shipment , as in Leicestershire , where labourers seem to have been even thinner on the ground ; much effort went into stock rearing , many farmers kept above-average flocks of sheep , and there was abundant fatting pasture in the Vale of Catmose . |
| 4 | Prestel was used for ideas on screen presentation and demonstration materials were used offline and on-line . |
| 5 | Yet attendance could not have been derisory , since a quorum of 6000 was needed for decisions on citizen rights and the ostracism ( temporary banishment ) of individuals , and such decisions were not uncommon . |
| 6 | The imposition of an additional levy on alien exporters in 1303 had led to English merchants playing a major part in handling wool shipments later in the century , but it was Edward III 's war taxation for his French campaigns , much of which was derived from levies on wool exports , which did most to promote the development of cloth manufacture in England , by creating a tariff barrier which raised the costs of the raw material to the foreign manufacturers . |
| 7 | The fundraising part of the campaign was accompanied by items on television , in magazines , and on radio . |
| 8 | The following day Gary Burn was arrested by police on suspicion of murder . |
| 9 | Its financing was switched from levies on member states to the Community 's own resources , and it was set two broad objectives : firstly , to facilitate the employment adjustment resulting from Community policies , and secondly , to help overcome the structural problems experienced by certain regions or target groups , i.e. migrant workers , young job-seekers , women and the handicapped . |
| 10 | Her main criticism was directed at workers on strike since July 22 at the FSM small car plant at Tychy who , she said , were jeopardising the plant 's proposed new contract with Fiat of Italy , without which no pay rises would be possible . |
| 11 | Her main criticism was directed at workers on strike since July 22 at the FSM small car plant at Tychy who , she said , were jeopardising the plant 's proposed new contract with Fiat of Italy , without which no pay rises would be possible . |
| 12 | It also has a strong international dimension , for the abandonment of full employment policies was associated with policies on exchange rates and interest rates which greatly increased the UK economy 's openness to international competition . |
| 13 | This improvement was achieved despite losses on Hurricane ‘ Andrew ’ totalling $65m net of external reinsurance , $20m of which came in the final quarter . |