Example sentences of "[am/are] [vb pp] on [art] [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All flies possess these little structures but they are particularly noticeable in the crane flies , the daddy-long-legs , in which the knobs are placed on the ends of stalks so that they look like the heads of drumsticks . |
| 2 | Books are arranged on the shelves in a simple decimal order . |
| 3 | The photographs are arranged on the walls of a tower spanning two floors and narrowing at the top , suggesting a chimney — fittingly , since all 4,000 Jews of Eisziszki were shot by Lithuanian guards in September 1941 , under the watchful eyes of the SS . |
| 4 | Relics of the lead-mining and smelting industry are scattered on the moors in the vicinity . |
| 5 | SHEILA KEOGH and Carol Morrison are perched on the stairs outside their third floor office , lighting up again . |
| 6 | Additional listening exercises are included on the cassettes for Grades 1 & 2 . |
| 7 | Extra listening exercises are included on the cassettes for Grades 1 and 2 . |
| 8 | ‘ Germany 's Polish car thieves are organised on the lines of the Mafia , ’ explained Peter Sehr , head of the national police car-theft division at Wiesbaden . |
| 9 | But when they do arise , police and military planners are caught on the horns of a dangerous dilemma : do they smash in quickly and run the risk of death or injury ? |
| 10 | We will continue to target help through the Rural Development Commission , and ask the RDC to review the Rural Development Areas to ensure that its efforts are targeted on the areas of most need . |
| 11 | They are often sited in very desirable locations : mental hospitals , in particular , such as the former county asylums which sprung up after the Lunacy Act of 1847 , are located on the outskirts of towns , in landscaped grounds thoughtfully planned for the patients ' well-being . |
| 12 | Because wives are looked on a surrogates for their husbands while the latter are at Westminster , their attitudes to constituency work and their appearance are considered important . |
| 13 | Such relaxations are considered on the merits of the particular case and may be influenced by any alternative provisions being made for the protection of the building . |
| 14 | All the medicines are prepared on the premises by the patients , participating quite literally in the process of their own cure . |
| 15 | Such bonds are secured on the revenues of the local authorities and are generally not guaranteed by the government . |
| 16 | Some bonds are secured on the assets of the issuer ( known as debentures ) while others are unsecured but invariably carry a negative pledge to the effect that the company in question will not subsequently issue bonds which have any greater security or degree of preference . |
| 17 | For this turnips and grass for hay are grown on the fields in the valleys which are below 250 m in height . |
| 18 | However , it will say that everything is being done to see that whatever attempts that are made on the whereabouts of its disclosures will be judged by their predicament and a positive answer will be prepared . |
| 19 | Afterwards , we 're stood on the steps outside the club , built at the top of a charmless metal shopping centre on the outskirts of Aarau . |
| 20 | And finally , some concluding remarks are offered on the ways in which additional linguistic frameworks may be brought to bear on the same linguistic data . |
| 21 | In a nearby village hall drivers are lectured on the dangers of speeding and forced to watch a graphic video . |
| 22 | These 3N vectors are drawn on the atoms in 5.1 . |
| 23 | These arguments are based on the disadvantages of applying established legal techniques in situations where speed , flexibility and informality are the objectives of the tribunal . |
| 24 | The little volume , which deals with cooking out of doors for motorists , cyclists , campers , walkers , and fishermen has never been translated into English and would n't be of much practical use to us if it were , because the majority of the recipes are based on the products to be bought at the " village charcutier " , an institution which does n't exist in the British Isles . |
| 25 | These are based on the views of a panel of experts , perhaps drawn both from inside and outside of the ranks of the organisation . |
| 26 | However , as the conclusions are based on the minutiae of craftsmanship it seems likely that Leigh has come closest to identifying the work of individuals . |
| 27 | Sixties author Todd Gitlin , appalled , wrote a piece called ‘ The end of the age of Aquarius ’ , in which he asked : ‘ If there is so much bad acid around why does n't this contaminated culture , many of whose claims are based on the virtues of drugs , help its own brothers and sisters ? |
| 28 | For all these reasons , their fears in this respect as youth workers are based on the realities of heterosexism . |
| 29 | Much of the theoretical underpinnings of empowerment or popular education are based on the ideas of Brazilian educator , Paulo Freire . |
| 30 | The observations reported below are based on the results of his studies . |