Example sentences of "they [was/were] [vb pp] [adv prt] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were sent down on time I think were n't they ? |
| 2 | Well they were hung up on the board in O S D on Friday when I went down there |
| 3 | They were hemmed in on all sides by thick heavy stone , but still the wind managed to snake in through innumerable cracks and crannies . |
| 4 | They were broken up on the spot and only the saloon seats retained for further use . |
| 5 | They were handed in on time , handed in on time . |
| 6 | John asked , when they were set out on their journey . |
| 7 | Then , with Leeds still hopeful of prising an away goal to take back to Elland Road , they were caught out on the break with Andreas Buch beating Lukic with an angled shot into a corner eight minutes from time . |
| 8 | There was other Ramseys too , that lived further up the glen but they were taken round on the road way . |
| 9 | They were catapulted back on their own ball , which not only put the pressure on Nicol but meant there could be no back-row moves to take the heat off the threequarters . |
| 10 | They were brought up on Deepdale plastic , gleaming under powerful floodlights . |
| 11 | They were brought out on only a few special occasions and were always carefully washed and returned to their place of honour . |
| 12 | They used to be in the garden here , but Her Majesty doesnae care for them so they were thrown out on the rubbish heap , but the rubbish heap was by the river so the seeds were carried down by the water and sprouted by themselves on the bank . |
| 13 | They were carried along on their gently-moving conveyor belt at a speed of about one and a half kilometres an hour , while they made determinations of the viscosity of the lava beneath the rubbly crust , and eventually hopped off again , none the worse for wear . |