Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv prt] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lights were on on the Kingston road bridge soaring over the murky river . |
| 2 | The day was faintly foggy ; lights were on on the tall hazy meccano sculptures of oil rigs moored in the Firth . |
| 3 | And , if only the Vatican were in on the conspiracy , it could never operate . |
| 4 | Yeah and we 've seen some different erm they had I think it was actually waiver paper as well when Murdoch bought it , and for a while he honoured the political content and then he decided he was gon na do major changes , and this may all sound familiar to you but erm the effect that that had I mean not only on the , on the , on the end up being this side , but also on erm the Mirror because it meant that Page Three Girls were in on the Daily Record in Scotland erm it was , it was quite profound I mean there 's a broader argument here as to whether you you should get pampered to those possible denominator to taste erm it 's interesting that the Daily Sport and the Sunday Sport which are two I do n't know if they have anything like it in Japan , but they 're a bit like the National Enquirer erm it 's all made up baseball there 's a sad proportion of erm journalist stories of fantasy land stuff erm along with erm photographic content and er copy content which probably |
| 5 | In particular , the Home-Grown Cereals Authority reports exports of wheat 30 per cent were down on the previous harvest — mostly due to dearer prices . |
| 6 | They were down on the floor , and one side of her face was scorched by Gordon 's mother 's horrible gas-fire , in front of which there was a bowl of tepid water . |
| 7 | Ten minutes later we were down on the beach at Taroona , near Hobart ( and the mouth of the Derwent River ) launching the boat from the beach in traditional manner by reversing the trailer into the surf . |
| 8 | The sharply lower rhodium price depressed revenues in the chemicals and refining business and profits for the year were down on the previous period . |
| 9 | It might suggest that all bets were off on the release stakes or , ever hopeful , it might be that they were planning on letting us go and did n't want us to be able to give any hint , however vague , as to the whereabouts of the Yanks . |
| 10 | We were up on the top floor and Ralph Horton came up to listen to us and was impressed , although I think he was more impressed with David than us . |
| 11 | All the hives were up on the moor , and there was little to do except check that no fieldmice were getting into them , sniff them to detect foul brood , listen for late swarms , and cut out a comb from any that weighed too full . |
| 12 | All the clan from six to sixty were up on the hill before dawn , ready to drive the deer that would help feast them . |
| 13 | The sailors were up on the yards now , and setting more sails ; the huge stretches of canvas bellied outward and upward , and Sara felt the ship come alive under her feet , the bow dipping and the first hiss of white bubbles and foam going along the side . |
| 14 | The next , Jo Richardson , Joan Lestor , Margaret Beckett and myself were out on the terrace of the Commons among the cameras , the microphones , and the reporters , like rare butterflies pinned on a specimen board . |
| 15 | Even on weekdays there were problems in booking caddies because members who , say , arrived at lunchtime might discover that all the caddies were out on the course , and there was no way of telling whether they were also booked for the afternoon ! |
| 16 | When we were out on the street , we followed section by section , and each section went to its own beats . |
| 17 | The Firth was much broader here than at Dalmeny and , if it had not been a clear day , Corbett could have almost believed they were out on the open sea . |
| 18 | Estates like ours were out on the urban edge , the new boundary between town and country . |
| 19 | Liston and company were out on the lawn behind the house , where an old-fashioned wrought-iron table and some matching chairs had been set for them in the evening sunlight . |
| 20 | ‘ What was that about then , ma'am ? ’ probed Dexter , once they were out on the pavement , puzzled by his chief 's foray into the kitchen . |
| 21 | Yet now some of these standoffish people from an introvert world were out on the GalacNet lines , coming to meet Mala and me . |
| 22 | Every week they were out on the streets of Highgate or Chalk Farm preaching , and Eva belonged to the cadet 's singing brigade . |
| 23 | Those Muslims who were out on the streets looked bad-tempered : they had not eaten or drunk since before dawn , and were in no mood for smiles or pleasantries . |
| 24 | Soon Jacob and I were out on the lonely , snow-covered hills . |
| 25 | They were out on the anonymous A40 ; George pulled into a lay-by and gingerly fingered through the wallet with renewed twinges of horror . |
| 26 | When Lambert found Kimberley and Killion they were out on the field , looking at a map laid on the bottom wing of a plane . |
| 27 | University students were out on the streets last month . |
| 28 | They were out on the villa forecourt and Guido was loading the car , the same racy-looking open-top red Alfa Romeo that he had brought her to the villa in on the day of her arrival . |
| 29 | They were among thousands of supporters in colourful and fancy dress — ranging from leeks and nuns to the more traditional Welsh red and white — who were out on the town on the eve of today 's match between Scotland and Wales at Murrayfield . |
| 30 | ‘ All the cars were out on the forecourt and priced and the staff were very helpful . |