Example sentences of "[adj] are [verb] on [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some are based on classic recipes and some on contemporary flavours and foods ; some can be made almost entirely from the store-cupboard . |
| 2 | The majority of independent schools provide a highly academic mainstream education for pupils selected on the basis of ability ( usually through an entrance examination ) , but some are based on alternative philosophies of education , and others offer specialised provision : for example , for the musically gifted , for children with special needs , for children of foreign nationals , or for religious minorities . |
| 3 | CALLAHAN : Those three are communicating on another level . |
| 4 | The largest number of settlements is found on light soils such as rendzinas and stagnogleys and fewer are located on heavy soil-types |
| 5 | These are borne on short stalks . |
| 6 | These are mounted on small heatsinks in the positions shown in Fig. 10 . |
| 7 | These are based on various criteria such as : — |
| 8 | Many of these are based on caustic soda and require care in use and protective clothing , gloves and goggles . |
| 9 | These are based on actual deals . |
| 10 | These are based on existing sources of information but presented in a different way . |
| 11 | These are based on old Paotao , Suiyuan , Ning-Hsia and Kansu designs ; they are woven in the traditional colours , and given the appearance of age by a chemical process known as antique finishing ( p.28 ) . |
| 12 | To save space these are condensed on two staves . |
| 13 | These are put on one side for his evening rehearsal with a native music group . |
| 14 | One might tentatively define complementary medicine as diagnostic , therapeutic , and preventive procedures excluded from mainstream medicine ; some may have passed the test of time , most are of unproven effectiveness , and all are based on unscientific philosophies . |
| 15 | A study of five Ashton ballets shows that all are based on classical technique , despite their apparent differences . |
| 16 | It has five domes , the largest over the centre of the church and three are over the outer narthex ; all are raised on high drums . |
| 17 | There are big rules , little rules , fat rules , dumb rules , absolutely ridiculous rules and that no rules apply to those who run the joint ; some apply to commercial rafters and all are implemented on private parties . |
| 18 | The data on the proportion infecund are based on self-reported infecundity ( i.e. the female respondent stated that she is infecund ) and on behavioural infecundity that was indicated if a woman who was continuously married for five years prior to the survey and did not use contraception had no birth during that interval . |
| 19 | Most Long-tailed Ducks are seen at sea or on tidal waters , but one or two are recorded on inland waters almost every year . |
| 20 | This pattern , which echoes the scheme invented by Sylvester for the Tate Gallery more than twenty years ago and encourages a focus upon single works , is continued in the long gallery of the ground floor where paintings from 1929 to 1939 are placed on both sides of a partition wall . |
| 21 | Most are banking on two things : that the finance ministry will raise the limit on foreign ownership of Korean firms from 10% to 15% , and that the current bull market will continue . |
| 22 | Most are woven on woollen warps and wefts ( p.20 ) — not the most stable of foundation materials — and consequently tend to lose their shape . |
| 23 | Chinese Literature in Revolution 1 discusses the complex relationships between literature and Chinese society in the twentieth century ; Traditional Chinese Literature 2 traces the history of literature from its beginning to the end of the imperial dynasties : both are based on translated readings . |
| 24 | ‘ Both are built on seven hills , both have been the pleasure centres of mighty empires . |