Example sentences of "[noun] [be] [vb pp] on [num] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 Baseline measurements of blood pressure and oxygen saturation were recorded on two occasions two minutes apart .
2 Thus , relative risks were calculated on 130 patients .
3 Although the current version of the LBS model places considerable weight on relative money supplies , and implicitly on purchasing power parity , current research is based on two propositions which are widely accepted in North America :
4 More than 450 eyes have so far been treated but the study is based on 79 patients with the longest experience of the treatment .
5 Our study is based on 6528 men and women first registered between 1 January 1972 and 31 December 1990 , providing 54355 patient years of follow up .
6 The ranch is surrounded on three sides by intensive arable agriculture , split into tiny small-holdings and , for the most part , being worked on land totally unsuitable for the purpose .
7 A chapter was included on 90 members of the security forces killed by the regime 's opponents .
8 Measurement has been used to examine the nature of variation between pairs of saucer brooches , particularly the ornament variation ( Dickinson 1982 ) ; the study was based on 52 pairs of cast saucer brooches , but a number of problems were encountered with what might have seemed a straightforward piece of research ( ibid. 22–3 ) .
9 The study was based on 1,749 patients .
10 The anger in this issue is concentrated on two things .
11 The Faculty is located on two campuses — at Belfast , where most of the staff , students and facilities are based , and at Magee College .
12 The test was standardised on 344 children , aged between 3 years and 7 years 11 months , who were ‘ presumed by their teachers to have no handicapping conditions which would contribute to atypical language development ’ ( Lee 1969 : 7 ) .
13 For each resident , mobility was assessed on four levels ( fully ambulant , ambulant apart from stairs , needing attendant or aid , bedfast ) .
14 There were demands for Slovakia 's independence and at rallies during this period the Czechoslovak flag was burnt on two occasions .
15 Lifeboat assistance was requested on 45 occasions for aircraft or helicopters , more than half following crashes .
16 93 stations are listed on 380 frequencies .
17 The average wind speed at Stornoway is 14.4 knots ( 7.4m/s ) ( Birse & Robertson 1970 ) and gales are recorded on 50 days a year ( Manley 1979 ) .
18 The new package reduced import tariffs on 562 items ; tariff surcharges were reduced on 365 items and abolished on a further 137 items .
19 Comparisons were compiled on 29 projects , all of which are either new models or major model changes .
20 No breaks in the cold chain were documented at the central storage facility , although vaccines kept at the study site were discarded on two occasions after power failures that lasted several hours .
21 The town is built on two levels , above and below a ridge of sandstone which rises from the west bank of the River Severn , and a remarkable cliff railway , called Castle Hill Railway , was built in 1892 to link High Town with Low Town .
22 ( 2 ) CPRW 's Director , Dr Neil Caldwell , said , ‘ The case we will present to the inquiry is based on nine years of research .
23 Whole body retention ( % of dose ) of selenium radioactivity was measured on two occasions using a shallow shield whole body counter ( Camberra Accuscan ) three hours and seven days after ingestion of the radiolabelled isotope .
24 Discordance between the CDAI and the scan score was observed on 10 occasions .
25 The knowledge score was based on 12 items .
26 The total amount paid per household in tax was based on two figures .
27 The case for the plaintiff was argued on four bases : ( a ) The verb " practice " in the relevant clause had to be construed in the context of the agreement as a whole and in the proper factural matrix .
28 Screw holes are provided on two sides of the metal fixing
29 At first sight , this could turn out to be the bargain of the century , because the asset-values are calculated on 1991 prices , even though Russian prices rose by a vertiginous 2,600% during 1992 .
30 These fees are quite distinct from the money you will need for living , travelling , buying books , etc. , which will probably account for a further £3500 to £5000 ( these figures are based on 1989/90 standards ) .
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