Example sentences of "were [verb] on by [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The nervous tension of dodging and ducking about a sky crowded with equally dodging and ducking planes , some firing , some looking as if they might fire at any instant , some sheering wildly away to avoid a collision ; and all the time trying to grab a quick shot at a mere point of light : all this brought back the strain of combat , when you were pressed on by the excitement of chasing the enemy , pulled back by the horror of shooting a friend , and periodically shaken with fright by the thought that at any second you might be cut in two . |
| 2 | Men who were turned on by a pretty face were turned off by an absolute show of disdain — and if double meanings were n't her strength , turning a cold shoulder was . |
| 3 | Morgan v. Palmer , 2 B. & C. 729 , Steele v. Williams , 8 Ex. 625 and Hooper v. Exeter Corporation , 56 L.J.Q.B. 457 were founded on by the claimant and Slater v. Burnley Corporation by the respondent . |
| 4 | Demonstrations were put on by the Institute of Aquaculture and the departments of Environmental Science , Education , Psychology , Biological and Molecular Sciences , Japanese Studies , English Studies and Information Services . |
| 5 | As they headed for the first aircraft they were fired on by a sentry . |
| 6 | The nine were travelling in two Warrior armoured infantry vehicles when they were fired on by an A-10 " tankbuster " war plane . |