Example sentences of "were [verb] on [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bundles of papers and box files were stacked on termite-proof metal shelves but their labels had faded . |
| 2 | Two stone steps and a low wide door in the far wall led up to a smaller kitchen , and beyond that was the gloomy pantry where trussed birds and enormous rounds of butter and cheese were stacked on cold stone slabs . |
| 3 | Later , shoe-shapes were traced on black card . |
| 4 | Thus , relative risks were calculated on 130 patients . |
| 5 | A further 21 military and police officers were indicted on similar charges on Jan. 2 . |
| 6 | After two hours , Mitchum , Ford , Leeds and Vicki Evans were indicted on two counts : possession of marijuana and conspiracy to violate the State Narcotics Act . |
| 7 | Evening courses were arranged on all sorts of subjects , which we as shift workers were unfortunately not able to take advantage of fully , as we had to work during the evenings . |
| 8 | Several months later , when General Aung San and six of his colleagues were assassinated on 19th June , 1947 , the Burma Office of the British Government got in touch with me several days before the public announcement was made . |
| 9 | They were remanded on conditional bail . |
| 10 | All three were remanded on conditional bail . |
| 11 | They were remanded on unconditional bail until June 24 for a pre-trial review . |
| 12 | By the kindest count , seven catches were grassed at Auckland , and six more chances were spilled on this opening day , with Gooch missed twice off Cairns before reaching double figures , after a 90-minute delay while the groundstaff mopped up the previous day 's heavy rain . |
| 13 | ‘ But within half-an-hour we were firing on all cylinders again . ’ |
| 14 | In 1845 salaries were raised , provision was made for pensions , and restrictions were placed on economic activities . |
| 15 | Serum samples were placed on dry ice and stored at -70°C . |
| 16 | Although she refused to declare a state of emergency , loyal forces were placed on full alert and , at the government 's request , the House of Representatives approved legislation which made participation in a coup attempt a specific crime punishable with up to life imprisonment . |
| 17 | The Iraqi armed forces were placed on full alert on Oct. 30 . |
| 18 | Two were placed on huge gas holders , completely destroying one . |
| 19 | Saudi forces were placed on red alert and the USA issued statements warning Iraq not to launch an attack on Saudi Arabia . |
| 20 | These were placed on microscopic slides under which copper grids ( as used for electron microscopy ) had been mounted . |
| 21 | Higher duties were placed on luxury imports as part of a plan to curb consumer spending and to conserve foreign exchange . |
| 22 | Last month around fifty pieces of Chinese Ming and Quing porcelain from the original collection of Childs Frick ( son of the collection 's founder ) were placed on permanent display in specially designed cabinets in the museum 's reception area . |
| 23 | Several versions of the classifying 3-D shapes task were given on various occasions but there are insufficient results to give any meaningful statistics . |
| 24 | All treatments were given on consecutive days ( weekends excepted ) . |
| 25 | Grants for land cultivation within the LFA were withdrawn on 11 December 1984 . |
| 26 | On 19 July 1991 the sentences were overturned on technical grounds — a typist 's error on the charge sheet . |
| 27 | However , on 19 July 1991 , the sentences were overturned on technical grounds by the Third Chamber of the Appeals Court ( Sala Tercera de la Corte de Apelaciones ) and a retrial ordered . |
| 28 | * Tens of thousands of fish were poisoned on 31 May after rainstorms flooded the Paris sewage system , causing spillage of toxic substances into the River Seine . |
| 29 | The ‘ Eastern Treaties ’ were ratified on 17 May , with the CDU deciding to abstain , and Brandt then went on to negotiate the ‘ Basic Treaty ’ defining future relations with East Germany , on the principle of two German states existing in one nation . |
| 30 | In parliament , opposition party tactics were to capitalize on popular discontent with government economic policy by opposing specific measures , such as price increases , on the grounds that they were either inopportune or part of a generally faulty government economic strategy . |