Example sentences of "were [verb] to [noun sg] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | In April 1989 , hundreds of Liverpool fans were crushed to death on the terraces of Sheffield 's Hillsborough Stadium before the FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest . |
| 2 | The four ringleaders were sentenced to death on the gibbet and their bodies were hung in chains at various crossroads on the moor . |
| 3 | Eight members of a group called The Prophet Mohammed 's Army were sentenced to death on Nov. 25 by a special tribunal composed of three military judges for crimes " against state security " [ see also p. 38457 ] . |
| 4 | Two Iraqis , aged 29 and 49 , were sentenced to death on May 5 for informing on and torturing Kuwaitis who had formed part of the resistance to the Iraqi occupation of 1990-91 . |
| 5 | Unknowingly we had sampled ( and enthusiastically approved ) this speciality the previous day when we were invited to lunch on the large covered terrace . |
| 6 | Three members of the illegal Hezbollah organization were condemned to death on March 1 by a criminal court in Tlemcen . |
| 7 | Hence gangs of navvies ( mainly Irish ) were set to work on the task of excavation and works ; they lived in mud huts , huts which would only offer the most primitive shelter from the elements . |
| 8 | It is probable that the jawless fish lived by grubbing in the sediment , or perhaps by filter feeding , possibly exploiting organic material derived from the plants that were taking to life on land at the same time . |
| 9 | Aliquots ( 40 nl ) were subjected to electrophoresis on 5% SDS PAGE slab gels . |
| 10 | An investigation was mounted after Raynsford and Kemp were taken to hospital on Saturday after being found unconscious , with head and body injuries , in their cell . |
| 11 | Constable McLennan stated that children of primary school age were allowed to cycle on the pavement . |
| 12 | Senior members marked the competitors ' cards and the caddies were allowed to practice on the course beforehand ! |