Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [adv prt] on one " in BNC.
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| 1 | From an early stage the atmosphere was electric , and as the match progressed the Irish players were caught up on one big roller coaster of unrivalled passion and emotion . |
| 2 | From an early stage the atmosphere was electric , and as the match progressed the Irish players were caught up on one big -ENG roller coaster of unrivalled passion and emotion . |
| 3 | The room looked like the dining room ; a sideboard with some bottles and a bowl of fruit on it was visible , and Penelope was now able to see that the remains of a kind of meal — a loaf of bread , a hunk of orange-coloured cheese and two glasses — were set out on one half of the table . |
| 4 | It was easy , however , to discount this evidence at a time when opinion polls were in their infancy , at least so far as credibility was concerned , and when it was universally thought that support would return to Churchill as soon as his formidable oratorical skills were thrown in on one side of the party contest . |
| 5 | In mid-June 1940 , when the Nazis were sweeping through Belgium , we were sent out on one occasion to find a very large wooded area near Rotterdam . |
| 6 | He was propped up on one elbow , his dark hair sweat-curled , his eyes gleaming with desire , his naked chest and arms magnificent in their absolute masculinity . |
| 7 | All processing was carried out on one definition at a time . |
| 8 | There was not a great deal to see , as he was curled up on one side with his thumb jammed in his mouth , and four chubby fingers obscured that part of his face not pressed deep into the bolster . |
| 9 | The boy was stretched out on one and the male nurse took the other . |
| 10 | Er because the pit bottom was lit up and it meant going down into the dark , an exciting thought for a young fella , er and so off I went and I was put down on one of the faces , as a lad , and said , Right lad , you want to be collier ? |