Sentence examples for it was fired on from inspiring English sources

At least twice, the Israeli Army says, it was fired on by heavy machine guns.

A 150,000-ton Japanese oil tanker was damaged by an unspecified projectile when it was fired on by a small unidentified boat in the Gulf of Aden off Yemen as it was heading for Saudi Arabia to pick up a load of oil, said the tanker's owner, Nippon Yusen.

"They think everybody in Gaza is a terrorist," said Bekker Abu Halima, who had driven a truck with other bodies and said it was fired on.

The U-2, probably the world's most famous spy plane, was at an altitude above 60,000 feet when it was fired on by the Iraqis, whose missile came "fairly close," the official said -- close enough, in fact, that the American aircraft flew through the missile's turbulence.

They believe one of the bullets from the final stage of the fight slipped well over 500 feet from where it was fired on Stephens through the intersection at Bell Terrace, and down the long driveway of an apartment complex, penetrating the thin wooden door of Bravo's rented home.

"From the eyewitness accounts, it appears that Dana was fired on without warning," she wrote.

When it was firing on all cylinders,  it was the funniest show in the world.

It's partnering with so many other companies and launching services of its own are signs of how it is firing on all cylinders to turn the ship and bring its IT dealflow with it.

"And yet, when it's firing on all cylinders, there's absolutely nothing like it".

When it's firing on all cylinders, Polyphony's latest is arguably the best console driving game to date.

A good N.F.L. team can win not only when it is firing on all cylinders but also when it comes out flat.