Example sentences of "was [verb] on [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Branded a " police spy " by Thorez , Nizan was pilloried on two counts : first , for spreading the pernicious doctrine of " National Communism " , that is , communism in word and nationalism in deed " secondly , for enacting in the reality of his life the treachery and cowardice portrayed in the fiction of his literature . |
| 2 | He was joined on most of his hunting expeditions by two Aborigines , Natty and Jemmy , ‘ two intelligent and faithful natives of the Yarrundi tribe ’ , who became extremely attached to Gould and later accompanied him on his most ambitious and successful expedition to the Mokai and Namoi Rivers in December of that year . |
| 3 | He was enrolled on 8 March 1790 , paying six months ' fees in advance , and completed his training on 7 March 1 791 . |
| 4 | His solicitor , David Watson , applied for a two week adjournment and Hodkinson was remanded on unconditional bail until June 29 . |
| 5 | I understand similar fencing was erected on other playing fields around the borough so this problem may not be confined to Scorton . |
| 6 | Ludens , amazed at his own emotion , found he was kneeling on one knee . |
| 7 | But the bull was kneeling on Merry 's overcoat ; and that saved him ! |
| 8 | c The formula was calculated on average speciality costs which do not take into account the extra severity and complexity of referrals particularly to teaching hospitals . |
| 9 | Easter , however , was not only a movable feast but its incidence was calculated on different dating systems by the Celtic and Roman churches . |
| 10 | It was now decided to use this depôt for breaking up some of the cars displaced by the trolleybus conversions and the connection was reinstated on 2 June 1936 , but this time facing towards Croydon . |
| 11 | Hamilton , asked for his views , advocated continuing the struggle and , in consequence , was recalled on 15 October . |
| 12 | Special category status was withdrawn on 1 March 1976 . |
| 13 | It was withdrawn on 18 December 1979 and was cut up at Doncaster on 2 February 1980 . |
| 14 | IT IS NEARLY TWO YEARS SINCE ICI Chemicals & Polymers was formed on New Year 's Day in 1987 as a new group within ICI responsible for about a third of the Group 's total assets and turnover . |
| 15 | The Legion was formed on 10 March 1831 by royal decree of Prince Louis-Philippe , who saw it as a good way of clearing Paris of undesirable elements and at the same time providing free labour to defend and build France 's new colonial empire . |
| 16 | One impressive crater , Viti — the name means hell — — some 300 metres in diameter , was formed on 17 May 1724 as part of a five-year eruption . |
| 17 | Given that the MIT was formed on 13 May 1991 , we had until 12 May 1992 to achieve the objective . |
| 18 | A new company , Corporate Jets Ltd , was formed on 1 May to facilitate the sale to a partner , and will also acquire the Design Authority for BAe 's bizjets from the company 's Regional Aircraft Division . |
| 19 | We are told that the main reason given was the weakening of squadrons by withdrawing the best crews , Nevertheless after much procrastination , all of which is still clouded in the veil of " security " , the Pathfinder Force was formed on 15 August 1942 and its first Commandant was Gp Capt D.C.T. Bennett DSO ( later AVM , CB , CBE , DSO ) who was officially appointed on 5 July — the master airman extraordinary and navigator par excellence . |
| 20 | The Chartered Institute of Transport ( ‘ The Company ’ ) , a company limited by guarantee , was formed on 15 July , 1991 and remained dormant for the period to 30 September 1991 . |
| 21 | The British Tinnitus Association was formed on 9 July 1979 . |
| 22 | Through his efforts , the Liverpool Society for the Deaf was formed on 23rd April 1864 , with simple services held in the school buildings in Oxford Street . |
| 23 | LIFFOE was formed on 23 March 1992 by the merger of the London International Financial Futures Exchange and the London Traded Options Market . |
| 24 | In order to meet the demand for a maintenance and support facility , Europe Falcon Service , an AMD subsidiary , was formed on 25 May 67 . |
| 25 | Europe Falcon Service , ICAO designation FK , was formed on 25 May 67 at Le Bourget as an AMD subsidiary and key support centre for Falcon customers in Europe , Africa , Asia and Australia . |
| 26 | After prolonged negotiations , a Second Coalition government headed by Kerensky was formed on 25 July . |
| 27 | 185 Squadron was formed on 12 May 1941 from ‘ C ’ Flight of 261 Squadron and some spare pilots . |
| 28 | The facts of the Sen case were that Mr Sen was dismissed on 9th July 1990 . |
| 29 | Markham was dismissed on 31 October 1551 for over-generous treatment of his prisoners . |
| 30 | If the Federation took up a case , it often meant that the worker in question was dismissed on some pretext , accused of robbery for example . |