Example sentences of "[pers pn] [is] [vb pp] on [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | It 's worked on several occasions since , though never again in ‘ God 's ’ voice . |
2 | SharePlex/iX is claimed to use standard networking capabilities such as X25 to provide complete application-environment replication anywhere in the world , and it is supported on all HP 3000s , including the old 16-bit ones . |
3 | In the United Kingdom value added tax ( VAT ) has to be paid to the Customs and Excise Department , and it is levied on most goods and services unless specifically stated otherwise . |
4 | The same principle applies to the highest key on any track ; as the highest key on track 06 was 298 when the file was created , a record with the key 299 belongs logically to track 07 , whether it is stored on that track already or has not yet been added . |
5 | ‘ But there again , it is written on many tombstones … |
6 | Over it is a hanging Garden , which rises by several ascents to the top of the House ; it is bounded on either side with pleasant Bowers , various Trees , and numbers of strange Birds flying in the Air[ ; ] on the Top of a Platform is a Fountain , throwing up Water , which falls into a large Basin . |
7 | The general increase in demand is misread by all of our hypothetical islanders : it is perceived on each island as an isolated ( forgive the pun ) , specific phenomenon peculiar to that island . |
8 | I am sure that it is shared on both sides of the House , as it is from the Dispatch Box . |
9 | On the other hand , it is argued ( E. R. Dew , 56 Lqw Society 's Gazette 365 ) that the most likely ‘ other reason ’ for which an agreement might be void or unenforceable , apart from containing a provision against application to the court , would be precisely the want of consideration if the agreement be not under seal ; the legislature , it is urged on this view , would not have made inroads on the fundamental requirement of valuable consideration in a contract not under seal , by a provision purporting to deal with the maintenance rights of a wife . |