Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb pp] on [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All treatment was withdrawn for a minimum of two weeks , after which inclusion in the trial depended on a diastolic blood pressure >105 mm Hg . |
| 2 | During the plague of 1603 rumours were fathered on him and John Dee [ q.v. ] to the effect that its future course depended on the imminent fall of a planet to earth . |
| 3 | In many respects the purchasing and contracting arrangements have strengthened the power of the locality to decide , mainly because of the reliance placed on the technical judgements of the caring professions . |
| 4 | The debts shown in the Accounts relating to the Business ( less the amount of any provision or reserve calculated on the same basis as that applied in the corresponding accounts for the preceding three financial years ) were good and collectable in full in the ordinary course of business and have or will realise the net amount thereof . |
| 5 | No debt of the Business which may be owing at Completion is overdue by more than eight weeks and the amount of such debts ( less the amount of any provision or reserve calculated on the same basis as that applied in the Accounts and disclosed in the Disclosure Letter ) will be recoverable in full in the ordinary course of business and in any event not later than eight weeks after Completion and none of the said debts is subject to any counter-claim or set-off except to the extent of any such provision or reserve . |
| 6 | That Parliament relied on the Ministerial statements is shown by the fact that the matter was never raised again after the discussions in Committee , that amendments were consequentially withdrawn and that no relevant amendment was made which could affect the correctness of the minister 's statement . |
| 7 | Dewlike drops of moisture formed on the dry grass , and rose upward through the air as if powered by the jolts in our chest . |
| 8 | These figures are of course calculated on the nursing agency rates . |
| 9 | Billy resignedly followed his friend up the gently rising slope of the car park situated on the left hand side of the building . |
| 10 | In a ‘ thank-you ’ letter , Finance Administrator Roy Butt said the Hospice relied on the public sector for funding and it appreciated the Centre 's and support . |
| 11 | An unused kitchen located on the first floor of this block , provided the necessary space for a new Staff Room , Kitchenette and Toilets , with supplementary Staff Toilets , Lockers and Resources Area being located in the link to the three storey block . |
| 12 | Gustave did n't understand this , could n't see that my talent depended on the swift moment , the sudden feeling , the unexpected meeting : on life , that 's what I 'm saying . |
| 13 | The Science Department situated on the 2nd Floor of a three storey block was supplemented with two additional laboratories , including project and practical areas , by undertaking alterations to the 1st floor accommodation . |
| 14 | One of the early residents was a shepherd , who worked for the farmer who owned the farm on the hill behind the building , and the stock grazed on the open fields . |
| 15 | The research undertaken on the two case studies was highly cost-effective ( £3-4,000 per 50-100 researchers ) in contrast to the co-citation and co-word studies , and resulted in clear demonstrations of the contributions made by the UK , and constituent research centres , to Ocean Currents and Protein Crystallography over time . |
| 16 | Although John 's percentage cut depended on the total amount collected , it was known that he never harassed tax debtors , indeed , anyone with genuine difficulty in paying was likely to be entertained to lunch at Henrietta Villa by the sympathetic Comptroller . |
| 17 | A later chapter in this book suggests that there could be a ‘ religious ’ purpose to conflict , but it would be directed against crime organised on a global scale , and as defined in that chapter . |
| 18 | Even more spectacular is the grotto decorated on a grand scale with tufa stalactites by N. Sebregondi and G. Pieroni . |
| 19 | Any programme targeted on an explicit need can be justified if it is followed through with adequate resources . |
| 20 | Unable to return to his seat , too scared even to hide in the toilets , he had hovered in the shadows by the door for a long time until he spotted Sweetheart climbing from a car parked on the other side of the street . |
| 21 | Tension crackled on the cold air . |
| 22 | Meanwhile two members of a hunt have won an appeal against their convictions for whipping a horse trapped on a five-bar gate . |
| 23 | St Valentine , incidentally , was a Roman priest martyred on the Flaminian Way during Claudius 's time . |
| 24 | The Tyne Tees Television weekly current affairs programme Briefing reported on the desperate shortage of long-term foster parents throughout the North-East . |
| 25 | To the conventional , whether professional cooks or serious gourmets , this sort of thing was at best perverse and eccentric , at worst a blasphemous crime committed on the sacred body politic of la cuisine française . |
| 26 | **Represents percentage of vote won on a proportional basis on individual party lists . |
| 27 | Thus alerted , a sub-committee of the North of England Protecting and Indemnity Association met on the following morning and resolved that the danger could only be met by " a central organization of owners for the purpose of protecting their interests against the unreasonable demands and actions of trade unions or combinations affecting such interests " . |
| 28 | It is necessary , therefore , to turn to a sonnet written on a personal theme for evidence of poetic survival . |
| 29 | It also means that you will very often have to use a heavier indicator because of the increased drag imposed on a thicker line in windswept water . |
| 30 | The brooch shown on the previous page , consisting of an opal heart suspended from a pair of wings , is also attributed to Burne-Jones . |