Example sentences of "[conj] [vb pp] on a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only slightly more sophisticated than nomadic looms , these are constructed from two vertical beams , either driven into the ground or secured on a stable base , with two horizontal beams fastened at the top and the bottom of the uprights . |
| 2 | Superman ( Christopher Reeve ) himself was sometimes hung by wires ( the disadvantage of which is that they might have to be matted out frame by frame by hand ) or supported on a hydraulic arm that came out of the screen at 90° and which , like his shadow , was hidden by his body . |
| 3 | Costa and Costa1 argue that word processing programs on microcomputers " have a way of transforming even computerphobes into dedicated believers of the " how did I ever live without it " variety " and , such is the difference in quality of output between documents produced on a word processor and those handwritten or typed on a conventional typewriter , that school librarians , teachers and pupils quickly become convinced of the need for and extensive uses of such programs . |
| 4 | 7.7.9.2 To pay to the Landlord on demand with Interest ( where the Landlord has rebuilt and reinstated the Premises out of its own money ) the amount of such insurance money so irrecoverable in which event the provisions of clauses 7.5 and 7.6 shall apply and clause 7.7.9 should contain the following amendment : … anyone at the Premises expressly or by implication with the Tenant 's authority while under the Tenant 's control and in the employment of the Tenant wholly or partially irrecoverable … 7.8 Increase or decrease of the Centre If at any time during the Term the Centre shall be increased or decreased on a permanent basis the Insurance Rent Percentage shall be varied with effect from the first premium or additional premium payable in respect of a period after such a change by agreement between the parties or in default of agreement within [ 3 ] months of the first proposal for variation made by the Landlord in such a manner as shall be determined to be fair and reasonable in the light of the event in question by the Surveyor acting as an expert and not as an arbitrator This requires no comment . |
| 5 | No offence against section 8 of the Vehicles ( Excise ) Act 1971 is committed where the vehicle is used or kept on a private road , i.e. a road which is not repairable at public expense . |
| 6 | Although organised on a departmental basis , postgraduate study within the Faculty is not confined to disciplinary boundaries . |
| 7 | These findings , although based on a small sample from one industry , suggest a need for programmes on preventing sexually transmitted diseases for business travellers . |
| 8 | Many such BESs are small and arranged on a local basis by accountants or solicitors . |
| 9 | Interest is paid annually upon each anniversary of the first deposit to your TESSA and calculated on a daily basis on cleared balances ( including any interest credited but not withdrawn ) . |
| 10 | It exposes on a minuscule scale a widely misunderstood but tiresome fact which Australia , Canada and other nations spawned by Britain have learned and taught on a larger scale . |
| 11 | Dragging with them seventeen unwieldy brass cannon from Edinburgh castle , they took Norham castle on the south bank of the Tweed , and pressed on a few miles to Flodden in Northumberland . |
| 12 | According to David Hume , Locke was not alone in thinking that visual perception involves something two-dimensional : ‘ It is commonly allowed by philosophers that all bodies which discover themselves to the eye appear as if painted on a plain surface . ’ |
| 13 | Direct supply by publishers can ease margins , but can also be very costly if undertaken on a large scale . |
| 14 | This is because , as the financial review section of the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 March 1992 states , highly liquid securities , even if listed on a recognised stock exchange , are excluded from cash equivalents since , technically , the maturity of these securities when acquired was greater than three months . |
| 15 | Welcoming such a move Sean McCague , Chairman of the Games Administration Committee , said : ‘ I would be delighted if there was a structure put in place , at least within certain competitions , whereby a player could be suspended if booked on a certain number of occasions . |
| 16 | The rectory , some hundred yards from St Andrew 's , was a high Victorian monstrosity , facing north , and perched on a small mound the better to catch the chilly winds of the Cotswold country . |
| 17 | The Crick Committee , which had been appointed in 1961 and reported on A Higher Award in Business Studies in 1964 , had originally been looking for an equivalent of the DipTech , but had waited for the Robbins Report before issuing its recommendations . |
| 18 | Coins may also be found and reported on a casual basis by interested members of the public or systematically searched out by treasure hunters with metal detectors . |
| 19 | He exchanged a few pleasantries with Jeane the Amazon , and collected on a small cocaine deal with a Senior Lecturer in Romance Languages . |
| 20 | Refrigerators will work more efficiently if sited on a level floor . |
| 21 | Amended claims to group relief and capital allowances will only be valid if made on a further corporation tax return ( CT 200 ) . |
| 22 | In education , local government , and health the government has intervened and regulated on a large scale . |
| 23 | ‘ All specialist subject teaching during the secondary phase ’ , they continue , ‘ requires teachers whose study of the subject concerned was at a level appropriate to higher education , represented a substantial part of the total higher education and training period and built on a suitable A level base ’ . |
| 24 | This is a labour- and time-consuming enterprise if done on a commercial scale . |
| 25 | Through [ Solicitors ] the legal aspects of due diligence work would be co-ordinated and supervised on a European basis and [ Lawyer ] would assume overall personal responsibility for this area . |
| 26 | Low doses , whether given by infusion or bolus , and used on a short-term basis ( less than 1 week ) can be discontinued within 2–3 days often without any signs of withdrawal . |
| 27 | In her impressive article " How Indirect Discourse Means " Meir Sternberg challenges the traditional water-tight typology of reported speech and thought on a threefold basis : formal , semantic and perspectival . |
| 28 | It is not that they are not used : vitamins are prescribed and bought on a massive scale for people without the slightest hint of a deficiency , and ginseng is now sold in chemists and health-food shops in the UK to the tune of no less than £7 million a year . |
| 29 | Briefly , serum ( 1 ml ) was diluted with two volumes of isotonic saline and extracted on a small column of octadecysilane bonded silica at 64°C . |
| 30 | They are generally well made , using good quality wool , and based on a limited number of the older Caucasian designs . |