Example sentences of "was [v-ing] [noun] on [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Derek , who was Catering Manager on board the flotel the MSV Tharos at the time , was directly involved on the night of the disaster . |
| 2 | ‘ But when Gazza said the word beginning with F while he was representing England on TV before the Norway international , nothing was done . |
| 3 | Just one of the students sponsored by their employer was seeking employment on completion — not surprisingly , the rest had jobs . |
| 4 | Again , if like Peter , Jesus was likening conditions on earth at the time of His promised return and judgment to an event which was only myth or legend then the ‘ blessed hope ’ would be reduced to ‘ no hope ’ . |
| 5 | But he feared the bill could be lost because the Government , by including the words ‘ any subsequent development of such embryos ’ in the bill 's long title , was permitting debate on abortion time limits . |
| 6 | The best bit was racing quads on ice — we had a good laugh about that . ’ |
| 7 | Jim Hall , a founder of the ICRDG and one of its driving forces , was doing geology on land in his native Britain and in Africa , when he was , like Vine , ‘ bitten by the bug of the ocean floor ’ . |
| 8 | ‘ But when I was maybe eighteen I had a stereo Sony machine and was doing sound on sound recording . |
| 9 | If I was spending £500-ish on amplification , I 'd be looking for good second-hand gear , and there 's loads of that about . |
| 10 | Fears that the Government was putting constraints on research it commissions were fuelled when , last year , the then DHSS inserted a new clause in its contract with outside researchers . |
| 11 | when I was advising people on unit trust things it was always the price of your units may rise and , as well as fall . |
| 12 | Douglas Avery was watching snooker on television . |
| 13 | It appeared on the day that I was answering questions on transport on the floor of the House and there was a question on the future of railway services on the order paper . |