Example sentences of "[noun sg] be [verb] [adv prt] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | So the discharge itself is wiped away , and a small platinum loop or a cotton-wool-tipped orange stick is gently inserted into the urethral meatus , and samples from the urethra are plated out on the relevant culture media while others are smeared onto a microscope slide for staining and examination . |
| 2 | I can recall on one occasion the league programme being snowed off on the fifth Saturday in March . |
| 3 | Although there is no written evidence to substantiate this , no major repairs or maintenance were carried out on the machinery , and it is evident that it performed well from the start . |
| 4 | This custom continued , the telegram being sent off on the morning of the shoot and the telegram of thanks being read out at lunch . |
| 5 | Once a disk is put into the disk drive ( see Figure 1.8 ) , a command is typed in on the keyboard , the microcomputer takes a copy of a particular program from the disk and puts it into its memory . |
| 6 | But it is imperative to ensure that research is carried out on the value of screening for gestational diabetes in those hitherto neglected settings . |
| 7 | It is safe to push backwards , moving down wind with the nose into wind , provided that the airbrakes are open and weight is applied down on the nose . |
| 8 | Another very common action is pushing down on the legs to propel the body upwards . |
| 9 | ( At their first overhaul , this batch were given full internal bulkheads and an extra seat was squeezed in on the top deck . ) |
| 10 | Research was carried out on the stability of such ferries , which took some time . |
| 11 | Highfield came back strongly and should have scored in front of the posts but lost possession their hooker was held up on the line , their only reward was a penalty from their captain Terry Dillon . |
| 12 | The engine was started up , revving violently as the car was turned round on the narrow road . |
| 13 | The boat was mooring up on the River Severn when it rolled over , trapping two of them underwater . |
| 14 | The quay was deserted ; soon the Black Pig was floating out on the falling tide , and for once as they hoisted the mainsail the crew were well pleased to be going back to sea . |
| 15 | She received a fleeting impression of shaggy black hair and massive shoulders , then the tray was dumped down on the bedside table and she herself dumped in turn on the bed . |
| 16 | The figure was hunched up on the seat , its head on the table , apparently almost sleeping . |
| 17 | Your Lordships were told that Mr. Page started an action in the Queen 's Bench Division for wrongful dismissal which action was struck out on the grounds that the matter fell within the exclusive jurisdiction of the visitor of the university , Her Majesty the Queen . |
| 18 | For the purpose of such measurements a layer of distinctive sand is put down on the marsh and the amount of accretion after a period of years measured by cutting down to the patch of sand with a tool sharp enough not to disturb the section . |
| 19 | I 'm taking the Cortina , the clutch is playing up on the Renault . |
| 20 | The upstairs lighting circuit is laid out on the floor of the loft , taking care not to put it under any loft insulation ( where it could overheat ) , and not to put junction boxes where they could be damaged by careless feet . |
| 21 | Getting boot Rhuddlan Borough Council is to clamp down on the number of car boot sales being held regularly at various places , although occasional sales for charities may still be allowed . |
| 22 | The original invented exchange is written out on the left . |
| 23 | Robert Hassan inspects all returns for their validity and between them , a daily check is carried out on the adjustments of each loom . |
| 24 | In March time the new engine is coming out on the Escort . |
| 25 | As the twenty-two by thirty-two foot painting was too large to move , restoration work was carried out on the spot behind tarpaulins fitted with transparent panels to allow visitors — most of them drawn to the Salle des Fetes by the ‘ Mona Lisa ’ — to watch work in progress . |
| 26 | From the time of Laurence little work was carried out on the Palace and it was again allowed to fall into decay . |
| 27 | Later the woman 's benefit was cut off on the grounds that she and her lodger were living together as husband and wife , and he must therefore maintain her . |
| 28 | Now a mile or two ahead , we could see a white line where the swell was crashing up on the fringing reef . |
| 29 | Norman had become a bit weary of struggling through the Edinburgh traffic jams from his home in Strathaven each day for 16 months since being asked by Peter Wood , then Managing Director of Financial Services Division , to take over the running of RBIS while a management consultancy exercise was carried out on the company by the Boston Consultancy Group . |
| 30 | peace was patched up on the basis of the status quo but military victory made it impossible to destroy the new Bulgarian union . |