Example sentences of "[be] [det] [verb] on a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Although each of its trading locations around the world maintains its own accounts records , these records can be consolidated in next to no time to obtain an accountant's-eye view of Sumitomo 's overall position , because physically they are all stored on a single computer .
2 Financial intermediaries , predominantly banks , are not particularly concerned about the effects of inflation on their balance sheets , so long as their loans and deposits are all made on a similar basis .
3 It is obviously much easier to compare scores if they are all represented on a single scale , rather than on four different scales with different distributions and different mean values .
4 It 's getting light as we scramble down one side of a blown bridge across a river , then scramble up the other side , slipping down , and pulling each other up again until we are all assembled on a grassy bank .
5 WE are all going on a big buzz to the countryside for the week on a special nature trip !
6 The lads were each sitting on a black , plastic jerry-can , while I was perched on my fishing stool .
7 That number is enough to operate on a regional basis .
8 But it was all done on a light rein and with the minimum of paperwork .
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