Example sentences of "and [was/were] [verb] on [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nos. 345 , 346 and 347 ( 1E-3E ) survived until the Crystal Palace route closed and were delicensed on 14 February 1936. 349 ( 5E or 17E ? ) remained available for service at Erith and with that system 's own cars was transferred to Abbey Wood depôt , where it was delicensed on 28 March 1935 . |
| 2 | Thus , Nos. 4E and 7E evidently failed their inspection and were delicensed on 11 August 1933 . |
| 3 | Most of the shades hung crookedly and were scorched on one side , and she said the tinsel constituted an added fire hazard . |
| 4 | Seven patients had negative food rechallenges and were instructed on healthy eating habits . |
| 5 | These had gradually developed in the preceding ten years , and were displayed on British streets on a consistent basis for the first time during this dispute . |
| 6 | All first year pupils in the schools were included and were assessed on three occasions ( 4538 before teaching ( 1988 ) , 3930 immediately after teaching ( 1989 ) , 3786 at one year follow up ( 1990 ) ) . |
| 7 | Forty male Wistar rats , caged in groups of five , were maintained on the test diets for 18 months and were housed on refined cat litter to prevent them eating the bedding . |
| 8 | Lynn Officer , prosecuting , told the court the three owned their vehicles and were working on exclusive contracts for aggregates company Redlands at the time of the offences . |
| 9 | Lynn Officer , prosecuting , told the court the three owned their vehicles and were working on exclusive contracts for aggregates company Redlands at the time of the offences . |
| 10 | ‘ Stop ’ bull-running became popular and were held on single streets blocked by carts , often on the initiation of the publicans . |
| 11 | On the next day a pardon was offered to the rebels , who withdrew from the city , although their leader Cade remained under arms , putting himself outside the scope of the pardon , and was killed on 12 July . |
| 12 | At this point Vice-Admiral Carden , commanding the squadron , fell ill and was replaced on 16th March by Vice-Admiral de Robeck , his second in command . |
| 13 | The prototype Series F first flew in May 69 and was certified on 20 Jan 70 , becoming the first executive jet to meet the U.S. FAR Part 36 stringent anti-noise regulations . |
| 14 | The dinner was attended by 500 leading business and professional people from the North East and was featured on local radio and television , and in the local newspapers . |
| 15 | A British doctor , Pauline Cutting , had returned home to a heroine 's welcome and was featured on several front pages . |
| 16 | Edward the Confessor , for example , came to the throne sometime in June 1042 , and was crowned on 3 April 1043 , but did he become king as soon as Harthacnut died on 8 June 1042 , or was he adjudged king only after his anointing ? |
| 17 | He accepted and was inducted on 10 October . |
| 18 | She wore a purple dress and was seated on one of the green silk upholstered chairs . |
| 19 | In contrast to Guinness I , Ward 's trial lasted just six weeks and was based on one charge . |
| 20 | However , their most alarming quantitative forecast , of 4.5 million unemployed in Britain by 1990 , came from forecasts made by the Cambridge Economic Policy Group and was based on economic factors which had nothing to do with new technology . |
| 21 | Only when it became totally apparent that she would never reform and was bent on self-destruction for both of them did he leave her for the younger and more stable Lauren Bacall . |
| 22 | He kicked the door all the way back and then , when it bounced against the wall , went in and kicked the armchair around in case she 'd curled up and was hiding on that . |
| 23 | He was delighted , therefore , when the following year he was invited to join a Commonwealth team touring India ; feeling he had a point to prove he made plenty of runs , and was invited on two similar tours in the coming years . |
| 24 | Although Queen Victoria , who had married just two years ago like Gemma , had produced the Princess Royal ten months after the wedding service , the Prince of Wales eleven months after that , and was thought on excellent authority , to be expecting again . |
| 25 | It was given a banner headline on page one and was continued on two inner pages . |
| 26 | He appeared at Norwich Magistrates Court yesterday and was released on conditional bail . |
| 27 | If n' required pointer adjustment and was found on CLOSED reopen it . |
| 28 | It is made of lead and was found on ploughed land . |
| 29 | Shortly after this , Iraq decided to modify its position and was reported on 27 February to have accepted all the relevant UN resolutions unconditionally . |
| 30 | He co-wrote Terence Trent D'Arby 's hit ‘ Wishing Well ’ , produced clubland duo Oldland Montana , and was working on new solo material when he died . |