Example sentences of "was [v-ing] on one [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ludens , amazed at his own emotion , found he was kneeling on one knee . |
| 2 | A slender man with a wisp of grey beard and an air of pleasant idleness was lying on one elbow beside a yew . |
| 3 | When the train had stopped , it was found that the child 's body was lying on one side of the rails but his head had been completely severed from the body . |
| 4 | The Doctor was standing on one hand now , and juggling five different balls whilst singing a medley of songs by Abba . |
| 5 | I was working on one side of the car and the boot lid dropped . |