Example sentences of "was [adv prt] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | THIS WAS ON OF BERNARD 'S EARLY ATTEMPTS AT SELF-TIMING SHOTS . |
| 2 | Then it was on to Nelson , where we had lunch with Chris Williams ( mother of Ian , Anne and Claire ) , looked round the Art Gallery , and continued 35 miles to Pelorus Bridge . |
| 3 | The fourth day it was on to Stirling and a literary society . |
| 4 | Picking up the telephone , she was on to Dancer in a trice . |
| 5 | From Hucknall it was on to Annesley where a large shed provided motive power for the famous Woodford freights known as ‘ Windcutters ’ or ‘ Runners ’ . |
| 6 | The next day it was on to Kalamazoo , Michigan , and family and community . |
| 7 | Then it was on to Lusaka , and on to London and a bedsitter in Kilburn , and ANC safe house . |
| 8 | Then it was on to St Germain for the French Open . |
| 9 | There 's a a motor been on here , it was on to ring the school bells . |
| 10 | Then it was on to Switzerland and , finally , by road to Belgium . |
| 11 | and she insisted it was on at quarter past seven and it |
| 12 | was on at quarter to . |
| 13 | They agreed a contract that will bring Mansell £3million a year , a pittance compared with the £12 million he was offered to rejoin Ferrari and the £8 million a year he was on at Renault-Williams . |
| 14 | As today I was on at Skullshill , |
| 15 | Thus the hunt was on for heads of functions who could deliver results , and executive search was seen to be the only truly effective way to actually define and attract this key talent . |
| 16 | George Michael was on with Jacqueline Bisset and he confessed that she had been his pin-up and he 'd loved her from afar for years . |
| 17 | Staff Nurse Robins was on with Sister in the Hall . |
| 18 | He was on with Mel Smith , who had done a beer commercial in which he sent up Indiana Jones — Ford 's most famous role . |
| 19 | Oh I was on about sewing cos I said I 'd let them , you know , they were all doing a bit of sewing the other weekend , they all had a go like erm ooh , you know , I was saying he that Scott can cook and that , you know , we 've had a note he 's having one on , supposed to be all all of them to be independent , you know ? |
| 20 | We was on about rats the other day at work cos Jackie was saying on her way cos her husband works in ooh God ! |
| 21 | Somebody mind you was on about Torbay this morning on the radio I think it was saying that there were so many complaints and nurses are under such great stress . |
| 22 | I mean I was reading in the paper the other day it was on about recycling |
| 23 | them very cheap because it was sa , this programme was on about recycling |
| 24 | Hunter was on about Deane not getting away from his marker enough , from corners and stuff he just sits and gets marked instead of moving out to the far post . |
| 25 | and I said to Joan , when she was on about churches , well you can come to for a cup of tea , you see ? |
| 26 | Police later traced the mini-bus the student was on in London . |
| 27 | Well it was all it was in with presentation skills . |
| 28 | I was too old for the children 's ward so I was in with men . |
| 29 | But when I got there I found I was in with kids who 'd been nicked for stealing or who 'd been on drugs or alcohol or glue , and girls who had been on the streets at 13 . |
| 30 | Wetherall was in for Fairclough . |