Example sentences of "[noun] be used on the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This conflict between tariff reformers and free traders was to lead to the ‘ agreement to differ ’ convention in January 1932 , and the resignation of the Liberals from the government in September 1932 ; but , until they resigned , the National Government was a genuine coalition in the sense in which that term is used on the continent : a government comprising independent yet conflicting elements allied together , a government within which party conflict was not superseded but rather contained — in short , a power-sharing government , albeit a seriously unbalanced one . |
| 2 | If the cytochrome oxidase stain is used on the rat somatosensory cortex , the cortex contains a large number of patches shaped like barrels ( Land and Simons 1985 ) . |
| 3 | This motif was used on the air every day and we rang all possible changes on the ‘ we 're being done in by the big bogey-man ’ theme , so much so that we had some of our faithful old lady listeners actually in tears . |
| 4 | Those present on this unique occasion were well aware they were making history in riding a steam train on the electric line , the first time since a steam engine was used on the construction of the line in the last century ! |
| 5 | Some 64,186 tonnes of insecticides were used on the republic 's cotton crops in 1975 ; this fell to 30,083 tonnes in 1985 , as the environmental implications of their use became evident , and to 2,586 tonnes in 1991 , following the end of the centrally planned system . |
| 6 | The rolls are used on the roller bars fitted to the projector . |
| 7 | No smoking in private vehicles being used on the council 's business when other council employees are travelling as passengers |
| 8 | The crest of Parliament is used on the inside of the report . |
| 9 | The royal crest is used on the front of the annual report , which I should have thought was improper . |
| 10 | Instead of a cross piece , another identical strap is used on the post . |
| 11 | The prosecution alleges that after being beaten , a sherry bottle was used on the body of Mrs McMullen to make it look as if she had been a victim of a sexual attack . |
| 12 | An order was used on the arch , usually with four columns or pilasters on each wide elevation ; the common choice was Corinthian or Composite . |
| 13 | No additional colonic preparation was used on the morning of the study , and the patients fasted for at least five hours before colonoscopy . |
| 14 | Swiss-inclined boiler locomotives are used on the line , and the train takes one hour to travel the 4½ miles to the summit . |
| 15 | From a ferreting viewpoint the Jack Russell was used on the warren . |