Example sentences of "was [vb pp] [noun] on [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | ( Bavaria was granted derogations on beer duties , for instance . ) |
2 | ‘ Chief , that gag was done back on page 16 and it stank then . ’ |
3 | In 1890 the first edition of his Manual of Hygiene and Public Health appeared , and in 1891 he was appointed lecturer on hygiene and public health at Charing Cross Hospital medical school . |
4 | Defence counsel Roger Eastman was awarded costs on behalf of the Marquis who was n't in court because he 's undergoing treatmnent for his drugs problem . |
5 | Widow Mansfield , for example , was granted 3s. medical relief for ‘ bad eyes ’ , John Treadwell had 2s.6d because his two children were ill , and William Ames was allowed 5s. on account of his wife 's lying-in . |
6 | Christopher Tucker , 29 , of Hounslow , west London , who will be sentenced later this month , was allowed bail on condition he does not enter any of the fast food chain 's stores . |
7 | Mrs Rees 's daughter Leanne , 21 , the mother of Pringle 's two children , was taken hostage on Easter Sunday . |
8 | Mrs Rees 's 21-year-old daughter Leanne , the mother of Pringle 's two children , was taken hostage on Easter Sunday . |