Example sentences of "[was/were] on [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were on a raised section of the Ring , the road that acted as the circumference of downtown , and all Jed could see was freeway , sky , and rows of swaying grey poles . |
| 2 | You were on a raised platform and I passed before you in the parade . " |
| 3 | Responses to the Likert-type items in the questionnaire were on a five point scale , ranging from ‘ strongly agree ’ , to ‘ strongly disagree ’ , with ‘ uncertain' as the mid-point . |
| 4 | Responses to the Likert-type attitude items in the questionnaire were on a five point scale , ranging from ‘ strongly agree ’ , to ‘ strongly disagree ’ , with ‘ uncertain' as the mid-point . |
| 5 | B : oh they were on a long while I think before that + |
| 6 | If they were on a joint engagement and he was trying to make an important speech , he found it irksome that the following day the papers were more exercised with the length of her hemline than his words . |
| 7 | The tables were on a fixed budget and should take a fortnight . |
| 8 | A crucial factor in Cade was that the terms were on a standard form prepared by the National Association of Seed Potato Merchants and had been negotiated by the Association with the National Farmers ' Union . |
| 9 | It also , in those days was mileage for the tyres was paid on the number of miles run per tyre , so at the end of the month you could record , you knew what tyres were on a certain bus , you knew of how many miles that bus had done , so you recorded that particular tyre on that bus had run so many miles and it was that that we paid for our tyres that way . |
| 10 | It was about then I felt as if I were on a small boat on stormy seas . |
| 11 | His works were on a small scale until in 1823 he became engineer for the Difference Engine project of Charles Babbage [ q.v. ] , which gave him the opportunity to build highly accurate large machine tools for his workshop , the best known of which was his large planing machine , built in 1831 . |
| 12 | They were on a slight hill on the edge of a little copse , and in the distance she could see the lights of boats on the sea . |
| 13 | But , under the system now envisaged by Mr MacGregor 's officials , higher education students would get a certificate proving they were on a recognised course and apply by post to the Glasgow-based Student Loans Company for a loan . |
| 14 | I could hardly credit it when Carole said we were on a cushy number ; she 'd spent whole days hacking down rhododendrons and that was really back-breaking work . |
| 15 | The assignments were on a printed form of deed . |
| 16 | Stones spurted from the horses ' hooves and then they were on a wide stretch of sand , galloping full speed , flying in the face of the wind ; the sea , the sky , the cliffs streamed past Sara 's stinging cheeks . |
| 17 | I mean they used to take things er the wedding ring , the jewellery if they 'd got any , towels , sheets , er suits , shoes , er did n't did n't want to sell them , did n't want to get rid of them , they just wanted to borrow money on those , and he used to charge you interest and ticket money when you took it in , and then you 'd got to pay interest when you took it out as well so it was , they were on a good thing . |
| 18 | They were on a narrow winding road which skirted Batchworth Heath when it happened . |
| 19 | There were 13 of us , aged 17 — 19 , and we were on a month-long adventure organised by World Challenge Expeditions , a company which offers young people the opportunity to join treks around the world , from the mountains of Nepal to the rainforests of Ecuador . |
| 20 | Charlton co-manager Alan Curbishley admitted that his side were on a worrying downward trend but pointed out : ‘ In the last three years we have sold players worth more than £4 million and spent only Pounds 450,000 . |
| 21 | ‘ Maybe it is n't accessible , ’ Ash said , fag in mouth , holding the steering wheel with her knees and making a stretching , circling motion with her shoulders ( we were on a quiet stretch of motorway , thankfully ) . |
| 22 | They snapped apart as though they were on a rubber band . |
| 23 | They looked at 146 refrigerators and freezers in Darlington last week to find out which ones were on a recommended list of ecologically sound iceboxes . |
| 24 | Directions for the great north-south coastal highway came up and suddenly we were on a dual carriageway that cut through the remains of a giant sand slide . |
| 25 | In the century there were other highly successful publications especially those of Falconer , Burns and Bloomfield , but most , like that of Leapor , were on a smaller scale . |
| 26 | Though of course they were on a smaller scale than this piece . ’ |
| 27 | In a few minutes they were on a smaller road , with the lough in view . |
| 28 | This was made easier by the fact that all the Imperial residences , with the exception of the small Villa Eugénie at Biarritz , were within easy reach of Paris and all of them were on a direct railway line to the capital . |
| 29 | She began to wish she were on a surgical ward , but there was no chance of that happening within the next couple of months . |
| 30 | The changes occurring in this limited biopsy series , in particular the inflammatory infiltrate , were on a minor scale and of no consistent pattern . |