Example sentences of "were [vb pp] on the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Survey ships were carried on the Navy List , but Navy personnel remained aboard on sufferance only . |
| 2 | The burdens were carried on the back , the weight being supported by a tump-line across the forehead . |
| 3 | Amongst the curiosities was a series of Tradescant portraits , which were hung on the gallery walls . |
| 4 | As working volunteers of a fraternal railway we were taken on the strength of the Llangollen railway for the day , and , clad in our reflective waistcoats , we were conducted along the track , first on foot , then on the ‘ Neptune ’ , a diesel track inspection vehicle . |
| 5 | If it appears that the original decisions were taken on the basis of assumptions which have not stood the test of time it is as well to re-run the exercise . |