Example sentences of "[was/were] [prep] [pers pn] on the " in BNC.

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1 Bock and Grigoriev were behind him on the main section of the catwalk .
2 War Vets who were with me on the march-past on Saturday , our thanks to all those who made it possible the R.N. , the R.N.A. , the police , the Sea Cadets , the catering staff in St George 's Hall and the youth band who played such lovely tunes all afternoon .
3 Mrs Swales 's friends Liz Metcalfe and Gail O'Keefe said they were with her on the night and had never seen her assaulting Mrs Wilson .
4 They have appealed for people who were with her on the night of October 22 to contact them .
5 During his time in Brazil he was sheltered by Wolfram and Liselotte Bossert , an Austrian couple introduced to him by Gerhard , who were with him on the day he died .
6 We ourselves heard this voice that came from heaven when we were with him on the sacred mountain …
7 Those who were with him on the tour of Dark Summer at the time were equally astounded .
8 The clouds that were with us on the climb had gone , opening the way to spectacular views , views helped by the air being free of dust and haze .
9 The green car was behind them on the pier , in the third line of queuing cars .
10 Mark escaped unscathed thanks to a fast-talking Indonesian who was with him on the expedition .
11 The ascent in 1865 was just a week before Whymper climbed the Matterhorn , Moore was partnered by Horace Walker , who , the same year , was with him on the first ascent of the Brenva Ridge on Mt Blanc , and by guide Jakob Anderegg .
12 It was above me on the rocks , and then it sprang into the darkness behind me .
13 My opposition goes back to 1979 and to the work done in the Department of the Environment when I was in it on the production of the 1981 Green Paper .
14 He was beside her on the bed , his robe , like before , hurriedly thrown on , every inch of him exuding male potency , large and strong and tanned and full of life .
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