Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] on [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dialogues are carried on to tell the reader something he must know , or to infuse into him some explanations of a writer . |
| 2 | ‘ The confiscated fish are sold on to defray the costs of the commission , ’ he said . |
| 3 | Ormrod J. , noting that this was ‘ the first occasion on which a Court in England has been called on to decide the sex of an individual ’ , felt constrained to find that ‘ legal relations can be classified into those in which the sex of the individuals concerned is either irrelevant , relevant or an essential determinant of the nature of the relationship . ’ |
| 4 | He had been called on to take the job in the name of the Imam and the survival of the Islamic Republic . |
| 5 | But … the growth in net exports ( of ) services and food can not be relied on to replace the loss of manufacturing and oil net exports and secure further growth sufficient to achieve full employment ’ ( p. 139 ) . |
| 6 | As well as seeking to eliminate the old technicalities , in which it has , I think , been largely successful , the new code made one radical alteration in the nature of the evidence which could be relied on to prove the offence . |
| 7 | His mere re-election can be relied on to revive the market and solve those problems — without costing the public purse one penny . |
| 8 | We have allocated them that ran out of money this year and this is what is going to be spent on to improve the footpath network and in and say happily next year . |
| 9 | Once those enquiries are complete , a file will be forewarded to the director of public prosecutions in london , where a decision will be taken on wether the Bishop is to be charged and prosecuted . |
| 10 | You will pay whatever staff have to be kept on to keep the house and grounds in order and … ’ |
| 11 | A FORMER toilet roll tester has been taken on to teach the art of creative writing . |
| 12 | It is a fine venue with wonderful views , so it is not surprising that at the turn of the century special trains were laid on to bring the visitors . |
| 13 | Just how strongly Eliot was spurred on to emphasize the connections between sex and religion at this time is seen in ‘ The Hippopotamus ’ ( 1917 ) which contains one of his most shocking jokes : |