Example sentences of "[vb -s] be [vb pp] on the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | DOWN in deepest Nesbitt Land , war has been declared on the mushy pea and the greasy chip . |
| 2 | Much has been written on the social and environmental costs of opencast coal . |
| 3 | Much has been written on the larger species of mammalian predator and their importance as bone accumulators , but little has been done on predators of small mammals . |
| 4 | Let's not forget , these are the same people who bemoan the fact that the house scene has been lost on the high street , that a ‘ nation of lilac clad youths ’ , have taken its energy ( i-D ) . |
| 5 | Despite the Gulfs long history of oil pollution , little research has been done on the long-term impact on marine life there . |
| 6 | Thirty of the first 40 titles are mono ( contrary to the original Savoy notes provided with six of these ) , and all are marked ‘ AAD ’ — surely an eccentricity given the work that has been done on the original signal ? |
| 7 | Ehrlichman and Weinberger criticise the emphasis that has been placed on the first eye movements occurring after a question has been asked and the consequent ignoring of movements which occur prior to or during presentation of a particular item . |
| 8 | Of the first edition it was said : The book deals with the whole gamut of infectious diseases but due emphasis has been placed on the common diseases , both in their typical and atypical forms and on those aspects of the less common diseases which a practitioner may recognise … |
| 9 | Much emphasis has been placed on the theoretical value of tat and protease inhibitors . |
| 10 | It 's the first time an individual children 's title has been advertised on the large screen . |
| 11 | Initially , a weekly 25-minute programme has been transmitted on the nationwide Radio Mayak ( Lighthouse ) . |
| 12 | It simply is not true that the burden of taxation has been increased on the poorer members of society . |
| 13 | But , as primarily a meat substitute aimed at former carnivores , the portion in the film-wrapped tray can look pathetically small to a population that has been raised on the traditional four to eight ounces of meat each meal . |
| 14 | A BBC documentary has been made on the original performance and EMI are issuing the album in the autumn . |
| 15 | Noone knows just how much damage has been inflicted on the Iraqi airforce . |
| 16 | A three-month pre-match sex ban has been imposed on the Italian squad , ( see hand of God , drooling , remote control , mostly men , World Cup Willie and g-o-a- a-a-l ) . |
| 17 | ‘ It has been argued on the other side that ’ is permissible . |
| 18 | The number of rebate staff within each team has been based on the following : |
| 19 | Although the emphasis of policy changes with different governments , British merger policy has been based on the cost-benefit approach , although there are free market approach overtones . |
| 20 | However , we now have a chance to remove the fear from the minds of women that for too long the attitude to rape has been based on the unspoken belief that , in the end , no woman will refuse the sexual advances of a dominant man and that ‘ No ’ , whatever the circumstances in which it is said , is simply a ‘ tease ’ and that women never mean it . |
| 21 | Frequently , the primary focus has been based on the supposed economic benefit of partnership rather than on educational — or learning — outcomes . |
| 22 | As discussed in section 8.4.3 , the bacterium Rhizobium spp. is one of the main bacteria involved in nitrogen fixation via its symbiotic relationship with leguminous plant species , and much work has been undertaken on the beneficial effects on crop productivity which may ensue if seeding with this bacterium is undertaken . |
| 23 | Tennis Courts Considerable work has been carried out to the pavilion but no work has been undertaken on the playing surface or the fencing . |
| 24 | Tennis Courts Considerable work has been carried out to the pavilion but no work has been undertaken on the playing surface or the fencing . |
| 25 | Although at present nuclear power generation contributes only 0.1 per cent of the total global radiation dose commitment , much public concern has been expressed on the potential local and regional effects of accidental releases of radioactive material . |
| 26 | The river meanders have changed position often and so wide floodplains have formed from gravel , sand and mud which has been deposited on the inside edge of each meander . |
| 27 | , Mesoplodon peruvianus , the first new species of whale to be identified since 1936 , has been discovered on the central and southern Peruvian coast . |
| 28 | In this way a great volume of information has been accumulated on the two to three thousand remedies in the homoeopathic materia medica . |
| 29 | It has been tested on the 220 , 320 , 320H , 530H , and 550 models and is designed to run on all models . |
| 30 | No detailed analysis has been conducted on the geographical distribution of the responses , since the likelihood of being able to extrapolate reliable trends on the basis of the information available was thought to be slight . |