Example sentences of "[was/were] on [pron] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We we well er er see they were on their rounds and then they 'd be going round by Nedd and and probably Scourie they were just doing their circular . |
| 2 | As they were richer , better dressed , louder , knew one another but above all were on their home ground — like home football supporters — they soon flooded out my own small , heroic little band . |
| 3 | And without more ado the two officers fastened their clips about their ankles , wheeled out with velocipedes and were on their way . |
| 4 | We stop the jeep for a few words with the Marines , some I recognise from a few weeks ago when they were on their way to take up positions on the coast , on the left of 1st Commando Brigade . |
| 5 | Five children between the ages of nine and 14 who were on their way to Germany were left in London by accompanying adults . |
| 6 | Soon afterwards Bradford were on their way out when exemplary support play — not a notable Leeds feature this day — by Izzard , Lord and Gibson sent Maskill , the man of the match , sprawling over the line . |
| 7 | The engines roared and gushed , and Star Eye were on their way to the city , substantially richer than before they 'd made the diversion . |
| 8 | One man who , greatly to the relief of his family and parishioners , did not see the burning , for he died while the rebels were on their way , was the minister , William Reid . |
| 9 | Gregory converted the try and as he had also kicked a penalty goal early in the match Nottingham were on their way . |
| 10 | The three young Wokingham Blacks were intoxicated by the thought of easy money and the following week were on their way to a rendezvous in London . |
| 11 | Two of their most famous and formidable officers were on their way down from Paddington — Chief Inspector James Berret and his inseparable companion , Detective Sergeant John Harris . |
| 12 | They had had a message from Windsor , and were on their way to arrest Joseph Shill . |
| 13 | However , they were unaware that Lewes 's party who were on their way to pick them up had been attacked , and there was confusion about the actual rendezvous point . |
| 14 | Moments later they had taken my picture and were on their way . |
| 15 | The car which took us to the station drove as sedately as a Daimler in a royal procession although the people of Amsterdam were on their way to work and provided admirable subjects for baiting . |
| 16 | Many of these social friends had , or were on their way , to very high positions . |
| 17 | Then Powell scored a splendid individual try , and Alresford were on their way again . |
| 18 | By the first evening 16–17,000 men had already been mustered on Haldon Hill and other reinforcements , including 7000 tin-workers from Cornwall , were on their way , but the Lord Lieutenant of the county , the Earl of Bath , who arrived to take command , was an experienced regular officer and was not prepared to risk sending the militia against Louis XIV 's troops . |
| 19 | By now the two Gertrudes , Wijsmüller and van Tijn , were on their way back to Amsterdam . |
| 20 | A great many red and white rosettes , baseball caps , T-shirts and balloons were on their way out of the gates . |
| 21 | ( Another small trap containing a small band of musicians did n't catch them up until they were on their way back ! ) |
| 22 | Then , just as suddenly , they seemed to remember that this was a serious occasion , they were on their way to a funeral , the funeral of a great man , the chairman , their founder and benefactor , and they fell silent again . |
| 23 | If the argument is accepted that dinosaurs were on their way to possessing a non-reptilian or bird-like heart , then as soon as the separation of the heart valves was complete it enabled the thecodonts , probably in the Triassic . |
| 24 | Billy and Paul had just disembarked from their tour bus after a 17-hour journey from the previous night 's gig supporting Rush in Fort Worth , Texas , and were on their way to play in St Louis the next evening . |
| 25 | Müncheberg and his Kette from 7/JG 26 were on their way out on another hunting expedition . |
| 26 | It was the aircraft of 249 Squadron that had been transferred to ‘ Ark Royal ’ ; meanwhile the groundcrews of all three squadrons were on their way round the Cape of Good Hope , bound via the Suez Canal for Egypt . |
| 27 | Three months earlier , after one of the poorest seasons in their post-war history , Toulon were on their way to pool ‘ B ’ of the first division and rugby oblivion . |
| 28 | Many of the passengers were on their way home to Dublin or off on holiday in Amsterdam , Paris or Jersey . |
| 29 | In the second account , Jesus told them to go and show themselves to the priests , and while they were on their way they discovered they were cured . |
| 30 | They were on their way to cheer England in the World Cup finals when the bus was in collision with a car . |