Example sentences of "[noun sg] be [vb pp] on [num] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Baseline measurements of blood pressure and oxygen saturation were recorded on two occasions two minutes apart .
2 The election , caused by the resignation of Ray Michie , MP , for family reasons , will be by postal ballot of party members , with the result being announced on 21 April .
3 Although the current version of the LBS model places considerable weight on relative money supplies , and implicitly on purchasing power parity , current research is based on two propositions which are widely accepted in North America :
4 More than 450 eyes have so far been treated but the study is based on 79 patients with the longest experience of the treatment .
5 Our study is based on 6528 men and women first registered between 1 January 1972 and 31 December 1990 , providing 54355 patient years of follow up .
6 These are laid out as though the Royal Family were in residence : an enormous jigsaw is barely started , a stuffed corgi lies beside a desk and , at Balmoral , a dog basket has its own heraldic blanket , while a headscarf is tossed on one side .
7 Simply complete and return the application form at the end of the TESSA leaflet and we will make sure your TESSA is opened on 2 January 1991 .
8 The ranch is surrounded on three sides by intensive arable agriculture , split into tiny small-holdings and , for the most part , being worked on land totally unsuitable for the purpose .
9 The British Tinnitus Association was formed on 9 July 1979 .
10 The Automobile Association was established on 26 June 1905 , a few months after Charles Jarrott and William Letts had set up a warning system to advise motorists of police speed traps on some sections of the London to Brighton road .
11 Its membership of the Financial Intermediaries Managers and Brokers Regulatory Association was suspended on 16 April 1992/
12 We are told that the main reason given was the weakening of squadrons by withdrawing the best crews , Nevertheless after much procrastination , all of which is still clouded in the veil of " security " , the Pathfinder Force was formed on 15 August 1942 and its first Commandant was Gp Capt D.C.T. Bennett DSO ( later AVM , CB , CBE , DSO ) who was officially appointed on 5 July — the master airman extraordinary and navigator par excellence .
13 Following a general strike and calls for his resignation , the President was arrested on 26 March by fellow army officers .
14 A copy of this was forwarded for our attention in early March and a reply was sent on 24 March , a copy of which is enclosed herewith .
15 The requirement for a company in England and Wales to have a common seal was abolished on 31 July 1990 .
16 The central space or nave was 280 feet long and 80 feet wide and the roof was supported on 96 granite columns .
17 A chapter was included on 90 members of the security forces killed by the regime 's opponents .
18 Measurement has been used to examine the nature of variation between pairs of saucer brooches , particularly the ornament variation ( Dickinson 1982 ) ; the study was based on 52 pairs of cast saucer brooches , but a number of problems were encountered with what might have seemed a straightforward piece of research ( ibid. 22–3 ) .
19 The study was based on 1,749 patients .
20 The engagement was announced on 24 February 1981 , a few days after the two had consoled each other after the sudden death of the Prince 's horse Allibar .
21 However , a car was left on 25 October 1935 and began to run away down Anerley Hill .
22 A republic-wide vote was held on 30 March 1991 in which 90.3 per cent of the population were reported to have taken part , 98.9 per cent of whom expressed support for the restoration of Georgian independence ; following this , on 9 April , the Georgian parliament adopted a further resolution proclaiming the republic a fully independent state ( the act , for the moment , had little practical significance ) .
23 When Sir George Strickland 's motion ( having no force of law ) for complete emancipation was passed on 22 May but the government reversed the decision , delegates posed ‘ the Philanthropic and Christian Public ’ whom they represented against such parliamentary manoeuvring .
24 Substantial Completion was agreed on 16 November .
25 The action was compromised on 10 June 1989 .
26 We were told that Mr. Oyston 's action was settled on 7 October 1991 following a statement in open court , by an apology made to Mr. Oyston and the payment of damages and costs .
27 Begun in 1679 , the new institution was opened on 21 May 1683 .
28 Eighteen months of hard work were rewarded on 11 February when Andy Davey , Dave Dodson , Les Gillard , Jeff Annison and Ann Beeston , all managers in Bedfordshire , Hertfordshire and North Buckinghamshire Area received the award of Higher Level National Vocational Qualification in Management , from the University of Westminster .
29 Grants for land cultivation within the LFA were withdrawn on 11 December 1984 .
30 The range is based on three lever shapes manufactured in stainless steel and brass .
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