were on

Then when he fell on the dry branches like a bundle of wood, the militiamen were on him in a heap.

She did a good deed for her neighbors by watering their plants while they were on vacation.

One day all the local grass mowers , who were on their way into town, stopped in his shop, He gave them free sweet cakes and drinks.

It looked like you had the pace all qualifying and for a while there you were on pole and then right at the end it was Jenson that got it.

Ever had someone encourage you to push out a great worker while they were on bereavement leave?

But he badly needed the money: his wife had just given birth (also to a daughter), and his nerves were on edge.

Yeah, we were on a putting green and the next thing you know there was a seven-iron and it came out of nowhere and it hit me in the head.

Those who were on his track had evidently lost the scent, and Jean Valjean believed himself to be out of danger.

While you were on location for Rescue Dawn, you hung from the skids of a helicopter as it flew over the jungle.

I wish I were on an island with you and nobody else, with no trouble or danger or terrible memories to make me suffer.

All this time, as if spell were on him, he was motionless and powerless, except to watch her.

And Gideon rose up and slew Zebah and Zalmunna. And he took the crescents that were on their camels' necks.

None of the men and women were on antidepressants or had been diagnosed as clinically depressed by a doctor.

Words were on the tip of his tongue, but he was unable to say. If he opened his mouth to make a tiny sound, he would burst into tears.

As helicopters loomed overhead and scores of police were on standby, the atmosphere was that of expectation.

Sarah and I were on our way to see Beyonce in concert. But she left her mobile in the office, so we had to go back and get it.

At the beginning of this month all eyes were on Chris Christie, the wavering governor of New Jersey, who ultimately declined to run.

The audience were on the edge of their seats as the heavyweights soloed it out in the final round.

We had wanted to do that for a while and that was just the tip we were on at the time.

To be honest, if I were on a reading retreat at the Castello di Galeazzo, I doubt I'd be able to resist the siren song of nearby Bologna.

We were. On the boat. We saw the flash. I begged her to look away. I would never hurt her.

Easter Monday was the only time we were interested in watching the news. We couldn't wait to see if we were on TV.

The only difference was that pictures of screaming popes rather than eurobonds were on sale.

If you were on the court-martial and Vere did not speak before a verdict was to be rendered, how would you vote?

Bennie lay under the big tree with his whole body feeling as if it were on fire.

"Things heated up in the last couple of weeks, " he said, after the two were on a panel together at the Real Time CrunchUp on July 10.

She promised to see after the children when their mothers were on the night shift.

Once they were on, she had to go out on deck, and a minute later she opened the door at the top of the companionway and stepped out.

But now George can't for the life of him remember what Jim's views were on this.

He uttered the word indifferently, and as though his mind were on something else.

It was the best I remember, the glowing sun sat at the end of a beautiful corridor of trees making it look like they were on fire.

If you did not know otherwise, you would think you were on another planet because of how cleverly the surroundings are created.

You were anointed as a guardian cherub, for so I ordained you. You were on the holy mount of God; you walked among the fiery stones.

But none of my virtues were on your list. Even then, it was as if you didn' t want me for your son.

Clearly, a large segment of his party's base is comfortable with views one might have thought were on the extreme fringe.

Today, as my girlfriend and I were on a romantic dinner for two, I tried pulling out the chair for her. She fell.

A fox and a monkey were on the road together, and fell into a dispute as to which of the two was better born.

The only matches we lost were on penalties so we feel we're ready to go.

The Mute Singer lowered his head and started to pray; the beggars were on their knees, joining him in prayer.

That, this patriot would be produced before them. That , his position and attitude were, on the whole, sublime .

Q: How much was it a worry on the softer tyre as you were on a different strategy to Lewis?

Duty done, ChiChi was back in his chair, asleep, by the time the two women were on dry ground and the Lanes had returned to their blankets.

you know, I don't want to give anything away. -So, yes. You were on set with him. You have filmed with him. We see you both together.

People thought we were on an adventure to see the world, but for us it was an inner journey.

We were on an island unto ourselves in terms of location and communication, and naturally assumed another wave of attacks had begun.

But after pumping for one whole night, they were losing the battle against the rising water and were on the point of giving up.

They told me that Turkey and Greece were on the brink of military confrontation and implored me to intervene to stop it.

PHELPS: Just being able to hug my mother and hug my sisters. You know, that's what I wanted to do all week when they were on the TV.

We've had a telephone message from your father telling us that you were on the train.

The resulting image casts light, as it were, on the question of how "dark matter" was distributed in the early universe.

The girls told him they were on a train trip across the Canada and that they had only one day in Montreal.

Frau Schmidt: Ever since the Captain lost his poor wife he runs this house as if he were on some of his ships again. Whistles, orders.

The piece of life-preserver lay under him, and sometimes he whirled down the incline of a wave as if he were on a handsled.

In fact, up ahead, a kayaker was playing in the hole, and his body slowly slid down, as if he were on an elevator.

Many people believe that while they were on this trip, Scotty told Mister Johnson the truth: There was no mine.

If he were on earth, he would not be a priest, for there are already men who offer the gifts prescribed by the law.

As a result of these changes, we have been able to push finances that were on the verge of collapse back to a safe position.

Shilpa Shetty and Abhishek Bachchan's popularity seems to be low as they were on the 10th position.

We were on a win streak and unconsciously we may have been a bit too relaxed.

All of a sudden, her hands round his neck, feet tiptoed , before he had any idea, her hot lips were on her lips tightly.

This allows Talaris to be test-flown as if it were on, say, the moon.

It was as if we were on the sun.

And besides, if your life were on the line, you know you could perform long division of any arbitrarily large numbers.

But, as my candidates were on edge as it was, this might have been tricky.

Then the old security lady yelled for me to stop. She told me my books were on the top of my car but one had already fallen off.

One day when women's dresses were on sale at the Far East Department Store, a dignified middle-aged man decided to get his wife a piece.

Even how we were on the rock he said nothing, nor so much as relaxed the frowning look upon his face.

Having been elected chairman, he felt as if he were on the top of the world.

I mean, how could you not tell me that you were on her diet?

If you were on a voyage and the ship anchored in a harbor, you might go ashore for water and happen to pick up a shellfish or a plant.

When he awoke it was as if they were on recess from fighting, none of them wanted that ever again.

The Marseille game was a difficult one because we were on such a high after Saturday which made Tuesday night a bit more difficult.

On his way to the office, his thoughts were on the submitted proposal.

Heb. 8: 4 Now then if He were on earth, He would not be a Priest at all, there being those who offer the gifts according to the law.

Even through it was just a walk-up, we were on glaciers, rope up, using crampons and ice axes.

He said several passengers appeared to have been injured, although rescue craft were on the scene within minutes.

Don't judge the blips of flashing thoughts, simply observe them as if you were on the bleachers at a football game.

I'll buy you a parakeet! You know, the last time you were on the show, we talked about your opening clubs all over the country. . .

I didn't let your car start because there was a drunk driver on your route that would have hit you if you were on the road.

Oh no, no, not at all. You are just as charming as you were on the phone.

Sociology and political science were on the sidelines; other disciplines did not get a look in.

I did not expect him to come here for training of 3 months to see the result is not his fight, a dozen were on the back.

Counsellors were on hand, as well as four replacement jurors ready to step in if the evidence proved too hard to stomach.

But other Iranian media reports -- quoting Iranian officials -- said the aircraft was Hungarian and no Americans were on the plane.

Mike: I didn't invite him. I thought you did. He said you were on a basketball team together.

A few books and writings were on an old bureau in a corner , the furniture was decent and sufficient .

When the soldiers were on the march, there was one man who was always our of step with the rest.

The only reason they beat us at their house was because we were on a back to back and stadoumire had 20 free throws and made them all.

Begin each day as if it were on purpose.

My name filled the world, and its praises were on every tongue, and it seemed well with me for a little while.

We were on the point of setting when it began to rain.

We came out of the meeting more confident than ever that we were on the correct road.

The brown blotches of the benevolent skin cancer the sun brings from its reflection on the tropic sea were on his cheeks.

Assange is practically a wanted man these days . It's almost as if he were on the run .

Several of our discussions were on energy, and I have a notebook full of comments and advice. I'll read just a few.

Certainly they didn't know they were on the front lines of a global war being waged under their drooping eyes.

And why did I get a call informing me that you were on drugs?

We were on our way again, " he says. " We came out of a period of wandering around in the wilderness.

It was a rebound. You were on the free-throw line, and the ball didn't even touch the hoop.

McGrady, a two-time scoring champion, recalled seeing those sort of adjustments from Battier when the players were on opposing teams.

I could tell from the surrounding mountains that we were on the bottom of a long dead sea.

Their joint letter to Brussels was an attempt to show they were on top of the crisis.

I did this by reorganizing the bubbles as if they were on a grid, keeping connected bubbles either vertically apart or horizontally apart.

If this wasn't the case, I wouldn't have been able to sense that you were on the Internet.

After a few drinks we were on top of his sleeping bag and I was letting him see my sexy, new knickers .

The result is as if Washington were on another planet from the rest of the country.

By six o'clock we were on Lower Gill Moor. Across the middle of the moor was a small river , and the ground all around it was very wet.

When you were on your way out with the count?

As Dr Rao points out, the patients who underwent transfusion were, on average, sicker and older than those who did not.

They were on the edge of malnutrition no matter when it was at the best of times or the meager harvest.

If a woman were on her way to her execution, she would demand a little time to put on make-up.

Then there is her habit of appearing to nod off momentarily between utterances, as if she were on something stronger than electricity.

Derek: That's great to hear son. I knew you were on the right track.

They telephoned to say that they were on the way, but they might be late.

Sometimes, you feel as if you were on top of the world.

"I thought you were on a diet, " she said.

At least seven fire crews were on the scene, and police held back crowds of onlookers and closed a nearby elevated highway to ensure safety.

A passenger list has not been released , but Dominican officials believe at least 175 Dominicans were on board the plane .

Scientists said they were surprised to see how different the animals were on either side of the ridge.

They were on the look-out for rich travellers who might be passing that way.

You were on duty yesterday. You ought to have cleaned the office.

He sat up, one hand still on his scar, the other reaching out in the darkness for his glasses, which were on the bedside table.

Mr. Liu denied having his own men on the spot, but it was almost certain that Chinese agents were on hand, the Asian official said.

One man, who identified himself as Bernardo, said his brother, Romeo Amorim Souza, and his wife were on the missing flight.

These two cannons, however, were on a part of the ship that could turn in a complete circle. They could be aimed in any direction.

Just a decade ago, Asia, Latin America and Russia were on financial life support from the International Monetary Fund and World Bank.

For a week, you were on standby?

They are playing with so much confidence . Not so long ago Scotland were on a downward spiral under Berti Vogts . Now it's so different.

The first class women and children were the first as depicted to be put into the twenty lifeboats that were on the ship.

In that very situation, if you were on the scene, would you join the "human ladder" or not?

And I would have never lost my fingers if it were on that machine, sure, absolutely.

We were on our way to the Dignitas clinic, where Vicki would die less than a week later.

He had observed that people who did lie were, on the whole, more resourceful and ambitious and successful than people who did not lie.

Aware that they were on shaky legal ground for an invasion, the British and French reluctantly played along.

I knew we were on to something, and that I was working with a powerful, visionary film director.

For a moment she wished she were on the top floor of a very, very high skyscraper.

"It was made very clear that it was impossible to continue our relationship if we were on the same team, " she said.

Their jobs really were on the line if they continued to associate with me.

Dispersed shareholdings and misaligned incentives meant many of the senior staff were on a "heads I win, tails the bank loses" deal.

I was standing there surprised when a policeman told me that the line was closed because tube station workers were on strike.

Within a few days, sixty thousand railway workers were on strike. Twenty railroads were closed down.

We stayed all night. We were on the floor in her office drinking coffee out of paper cups.

Many commentators back then thought that America and China were on a dangerous course, but Chinese and American leaders did not pursue it.

We were on the top floor of the resort, so we knew no one was above us to see or hear us.

Tony: I thought you were on the phone with him.

If you were on your deathbed, looking back on your entire life, which decision would you be most likely to regret?

He has also suggested he could be interested in buying the Financial Times if it were on the market.

His fingerprints were on the gun and he was standing over the body when the police arrived.

But the next day, and for days afterwards, they were on new snow.

The overcast sky shrouded the garden in a twilight gloom, and indoors all the lights were on.

MILTON FRIEDMAN: The intellectual elite, as it were, were on the side of Allende, not on the side of Pinochet.

Curapipe's system piggybacks, as it were, on the system of "pigs" commonly used to clean urban water mains.

When you were on the mount, you could believe anything, but what about the time when you were up against facts in the valley?

"It was a terrible shock, " he said. "I couldn't stand up straight. We were on the second floor and we ran outside. "

They were on the tax books along with horses and cattle. the valuation of each slave written next to his name on the tax assessor's books.

Jake: Connie, when was the last time you were on a farm?

An hour later they were on the ground and motoring southwest into the region known as the Languedoc.

The next thing I knew, Frank and I were on the ground, being hauled to our feet by a sharp-nailed hand.

You sounded as if you were on their side.

The man's death ended a day in which the contrasting faces of British policing were on display in London.

Mr Assad might be more readily eased out of Syria if something more appealing than a tribunal at The Hague were on offer.

There was a longish period where her spirits were on a seesaw. Up and down.

In a few moments we were on our way in the direction of the Madeleine.

Chelsea and I were on the tube. She was on my left and Paul was on my right, floating in the water.

Anxious investors were on alert for the next victim and all the big Wall Street companies' shares were suddenly under pressure.

Steve: If I were on as many steroids as he was, I think I'd be powerful, too.

The reality is, of course, that you were on completely different roads.

The invisible line would have no meaning unless most people were on the wrong side of it.

Four tables were on this side, and four tables on that side, by the side of the gate; eight tables, whereupon they slew their sacrifices.

Traffic wardens blocked off the road to normal vehicles; a police car and an ambulance were on standby . It was exam day.

A man and a woman were on a motorcycle, speeding through on the road.

Milling workers, many of whom had jobs elsewhere but were on the lookout for an upgrade, queued up for tours of each factory's facilities.

When my mother and I were on vacation, and I was on the beach, other kids ignored me and laughed at me.

If they were on when the couplers were welded and machined, then the side bars will move from the heat as soon as I break the bars off.

I will never understand how it came about that you were on hour late on such a short journey.

When both Wang Zhi Zhi and I were on the national team, he would jump for tipoffs because he can jump much quicker and higher than I can.

While all eyes were on Washington, Beijing was patching up a few gas-guzzlers of its own.

satisfaction by The Rolling Stones was the first song we played while you were on hold!

Before I could get off a shot, both their defense men were on me, and I had to skate around their nets to keep hold of the puck.

Around headquarters the two aides were on call constantly, but for jeep traveling with the general they tool alternate days.

"From what I heard they were on a shark diving trip, feeding the sharks, " said Ken Smiriglio, an assistant with the Austrian consulate.

Chinese entrepreneurs and companies were on the hook for much of that, and many were slaughtered in the bear market.

ing the battle against the rising water and were on the point of giving up.

More than 20% of female respondents said that they were on a diet, compared with fewer than 10% of men.

The result indicates that enough recognition sites were on the surface of silica monolith, resulting in strong recognition ability.

Do you remember we were on the ship during the election and getting the word that Kerry lost?

Turn off policy change warnings in batch files, and remember to turn them on again afterward if they were on to begin with.

The neighboring countries were on guard against the military expansion of that country.

How contented they both were on long wintry nights to gae into the strange flickering light of the fire.

We were on the frontier and on Christmas morning we stuck up a board with "A Merry Christmas" on it.

and most of the rest sat near the South Pole. All of these isolated fragments of crust were on the move.

Cosmopolitan right is one of important ideas in the essay. The debates about it were on the rise in the contemporary era.

The cartoon characters had the least influence on children's preferences when they were on the package of baby carrots, she notes.

The company made its first videos in Australia and its first customers were on America's West Coast.

He had to reduce the whole calculation to the extreme abstract, and feed his lean friend, as it were, on dew and roots.

We were on the point of giving up when the the captain took charge and encouraged us to save the sinking ship.

Last week, We got in a fight. We were on the rocks for a bit.

The two countries were on the point of war due to the diplomatic disputes.

They said the remains of the 19th Century vessel were on a reef off Haiti in the Caribbean.

We were on the top floor with a balcony and a full bathroom.

The patrol got lost and the leader suddenly realized that the enemy were on all hands.

A real-estate agent with the company at the protest said discounts for 28% were on offer.

I'm sorry but I spent half an hour looking for my car keys. The whole time they were on the coffee table, right under my nose!

Live as if the Paradise were on this earth.

I was surprised at how small the face buttons were on the device, but they were big enough to hit comfortably with the thumb.

Their scriptwriters and directors, many of whom were on the left, saw them as a tool with which to reach the masses.

The men were in diving gear; the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade claimed they were on a training mission.

Of children and teens whose mothers didn't smoke during pregnancy, 8 percent were on at least one of those drugs during the study period.

At the press launch at Mobile World Congress, we were on hand to witness all those involved extol its virtues as an affordable smartphone.

The seven were on a committee that had been tasked with assessing the risk associated with recent increases in seismic activity in the area.

He said some shipments of iron ore that were on the way to Japan have been turned away since Friday's earthquake and tsunami.

They were in the room during the interview; her eyes were on them, not on him.

Six Armenian citizens and two Georgian citizens were on the flight, and the rest were likely to be Iranians, Pogosian said.

The police were on the spot within a few minutes of my telephone call.

When I played there was no television and no cameras were on Capello.

That would completely eliminate transportation costs as the buyer would take possession of the goods as soon as they were on the truck.

It was a simple site, rush mats were on the floor, and some of the bodies were buried in the foetal position.

We were more nervous watching you from the side than you were on there! Did you enjoy it? -Yeah.

You leave the worn path that you were on to ground that you've never stepped foot on before.

"I would always laugh when people would say they were on a no-salt and no-butter diet, or whatever the diet of the day was, " she says.

We were on the point of telephoning you when your telegram arrived.

Then those space monkeys were gone, too, and new ones were on the front porch to replace them.

Many friends, laughing, the old empire the sun never sets, and if fell on the aircraft carrier "streaking" and were on the.

The rare occasion when the forecasters couldn't agree happened to be the occasion on which they were (on average) right.

We were on the ball, the bills would have been paid on time.

Spain has its rigidities, but at the peak of the boom as many as a third of its workers were on fixed-term contracts.

Mr. Adimolda said the four Kazakh crew on the plane were listed among East Wing's staff, but were on unpaid leave.

Up to two hundred people were on board the ship.

Janet and Maria were on a camping trip at the beach when it suddenly began to rain.

How could you not tell me that you were on a date when I text ed you?

Several buildings in Oslo were on fire, smoke billowing from them, he said.

We were on the way home, everything was peaceful until someone saved some applesauce from lunch and decided to throw it.

The family were on a trip over the Christmas holidays when a State Trooper stopped them for speeding.

It was a Sunday and only a small number of workers were on duties.

As she was getting older, her mental powers were on the decline .

The regulator did not reveal the potential scale of the loan recall or say how many companies were on its blacklist.

Emily gripped her mother's arm when they were on the ferris wheel.

Before the focus shifted to the U. S. stock market, all eyes were on Europe, where investors bailed out of stocks, bonds and the euro.

It has repeatedly said exports of its electric cars to the US were on the horizon, but has repeatedly moved that horizon.

Just we were on unsuitable bowl for soup like they had been too tired to be right.

And the reality is that if luck were on Orlando's side, they'd have been just a series away from a Finals rematch with the Lakers.

Mr Mugabe, himself brought up as a Catholic, told clergy who spoke out against him that they were on a "dangerous path" .

selena gomez Good answer! Speaking of music, you and your band were on America's Got Talent recently. What's your strangest talent?

We were on the sky wheel to feel the interesting, very fun.

He said that he and his family were on a train near the Ikebukuro station when the earthquake struck.

Some oxygen cylinders were on hand in case of emergencies, he said, "but we didn't know how to use them. "

And how He saved you from the Pit of Fire when you were on the brink of it.

The couple, who met on a blind date, became engaged over the weekend when they were on vacation in Hawaii, spokesman Nathan Ballard said.

With Christmas coming, the children were on tiptoe.

The most impressive thing about two of Bryant's blocked shots was that they were on 7-6 Houston center Yao Ming.