Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [adv] on the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The dishes get rather confused when they 're all together on the table , ’ she added , trying to put things right . |
| 2 | Acceptance of these presuppositions would seem to be possible only on the basis of faith , and this point is made by Gandhi when he says |
| 3 | If that were so , one accused might be guilty on the basis of concert but the other could be guilty also on the basis only of his own actings . |
| 4 | They will be very serviceable , and needs must bring their tools with them insofar as these be scant indeed on the island . |
| 5 | Instead the widow 's pension or widowed mother 's allowance will be payable immediately on the husband 's death . |
| 6 | Tickets are likely to be available only on the day . |
| 7 | When things would be quieter maybe on the farm . |
| 8 | Now the question is whether enough members of the Knesset are keen enough on the peace talks to support a government led by Mr Peres . |
| 9 | In the semantic analogues to these continua , two readings which are close together on the continuum can be coordinated without zeugmatic incompatibility ( this is the semantic parallel to mutual intelligibility and interbreeding ) , whereas readings which are far apart are incompatible . |
| 10 | Following trade representations , Customs have now decided that there is little practical difference between the schemes and will accept that output tax is due only on the payment from the employee and any third party . |
| 11 | If it is due only on the trustee 's death , a bonorum emptor is allowed to take possession and enjoy the profits of the trust property during the lifetime of the trustee ( and debtor ) . |
| 12 | Is that like on the board , talking , when you 're talking it 's really rude . |
| 13 | It 's acceptable enough on the wound strings , but the unwound B and E sound distinctly sharp , and combining low open strings with high chords above the octave is an inadvisable move . |
| 14 | Since each inter-probe distance need be calculated only once the execution time is dependent primarily on the number of probes , not the number of clones . |
| 15 | Whether " convergence " or " divergence " takes place is dependent mainly on the relationship between the participants in the encounter , including factors such as the setting ( institutional or informal ) , relative status , prior acquaintance , etc . |
| 16 | The velocity induced by arrows is dependent mainly on the angle of juncture ; there are fast arrows and slow arrows . |
| 17 | AJR procedure incorporates certain procedural protections for public bodies and the rule that a claimant asserting public law interests can only use AJR procedure puts him at a disadvantage which is justifiable only on the assumption that public law interests do not matter as much as private law rights and , therefore , do not deserve as much legal protection . |
| 18 | Clarification was also given in relation to sub-sale arrangements where A sells land to B who in turn sells it to C with the transfer of title being completed by a single conveyance from A to C. The Stamp Office confirmed that where s 58(4) , Stamp Act 1891 applies , such that duty is payable only on the consideration paid by C , only that amount will be VAT-inclusive . |
| 19 | There is a passage in Wittgenstein 's Philosophical Investigations in which he compares an answer that may be given to a philosophical question about someone else 's pain with an answer that may be given to a question about the meaning of ‘ It is 5 o'clock on the sun ’ . |
| 20 | Earth Dances is stunning simply on the level of virtuosic deployment of a large orchestra . |
| 21 | It is available now on the HP 9000 . |
| 22 | But he 's far away on the Moon colony , ’ Rilla said . |
| 23 | The pass is not a permit to park on or near the esplanade and is valid ONLY ON THE DATE SHOWN . |
| 24 | Stamp duty was payable only on the consideration for the acquisition of a partly developed site and not , in addition , on the purchaser 's payments to the developer for completing the construction under a separate development agreement made at the same time as the sale agreement . |
| 25 | Ironic reserve was explicit only on the face of the organist who had known three of his predecessors . |
| 26 | The rush-hour crowds had thinned and he was alone now on the bench , but in no hurry to depart . |
| 27 | Coleridge 's first meeting with Tom Poole lasted less than a day , but in that short time Coleridge was expansive both on the subject of himself and his plans for the future . |
| 28 | It was 3 a.m. on the edge of Ruchill , and the watchman was doing his job . |
| 29 | Dad was happy enough on the Moon , really . |
| 30 | It had the disadvantage of drying out , but Joanna took the ground easily , and was happy enough on the mud . |