Example sentences of "[noun pl] be [vb pp] on the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The judge said Mr and Mrs Lauder conceded that from May 1972 effective steps were taken on the landowners ' behalf to assert a right to exclude the public . |
| 2 | The methods used for controlling debate are the power to apply the closure by a simple majority , though normally the majority must consist of a hundred members ; the power to send bills upstairs for their committee stage to a standing committee and the power , when bills are taken on the floor of the House or in committee , to impose a guillotine . |
| 3 | I think it 's important these matters are taken on the floor of the house because they are very , very serious . |
| 4 | Passengers had perforce to ride , and goods were carried on the backs of packhorses or mules . |
| 5 | His jackets were hung on the backs of chairs , his triumphantly acquired groceries were stacked in the sitting-room , his cigar butts filled the ashtrays and his glasses had made rings on the surface of the poolside table . |
| 6 | If it appears that the original decisions were taken on the basis of assumptions which have not stood the test of time it is as well to re-run the exercise . |
| 7 | Survey ships were carried on the Navy List , but Navy personnel remained aboard on sufferance only . |
| 8 | For example , routes will frequently be made economical only if adults are taken on the school transport services . |
| 9 | The burdens were carried on the back , the weight being supported by a tump-line across the forehead . |
| 10 | On 7 October there began the debate on the revised version of the document on the missionary activity of the Church , and on 11 October votes were taken on the schemas on religious life and priestly formation in the seminaries . |