Example sentences of "[noun prp] be [verb] on a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Currently the JCS are studying on a global basis , the possibility of reducing missions , advisory groups and other special duty assignments . |
| 2 | Pels-Leusden in Berlin , and Wolfgang Werner 's Berlin and Bremen galleries and Edwin Vömel in Düsseldorf are collaborating on a large-scale project designed as a tribute to a largely undiscovered sculptor , Hermann Blumenthal ( 1905–42 ) . |
| 3 | CURRIE are embarking on a three-year campaign to raise the profile of their sevens tournament which again is to be sponsored by the Caledonian Brewing Company . |
| 4 | Microsoft , Intel , Novell and SynOptics are working on an open , common set of application programming interfaces that will enable management of individual micros on a network , providing a reference implementation and an open architecture . |
| 5 | As well as studio kitchen sequences , the Rankins are filmed on a scenic culinary circuit of Ireland . |
| 6 | Most of the vines have a slightly east to north-facing aspect , although those near Montbré are found on a gentle east-facing ridge . |
| 7 | The Grand Old Duke of York did lead his men ; Dick Whittington was a 15th century Lord Mayor of London ; Ring-A-Ring-O'-Roses is said to relate to an outbreak of plague in London in the 17th century ; and Bluebeard is based on a psychopathic French murderer of the 15th century . |
| 8 | It was a royal monopoly , and an earlier King Arkesilas is depicted on a Spartan vase of the mid-sixth century supervising his officials as they weighed it on a man-size balance ( Chamoux , Cyrene , plate vi . |
| 9 | Improv is based on a multi-dimensional model . |
| 10 | It was claimed that Kylie was placed on a special 1500 calorie a day diet to try to replace the lost weight . |
| 11 | When Ruth went into the house Hester was sitting on an upright chair by the table , peeling potatoes . |
| 12 | From then on , Sir Richard was taxied on a regular basis , including a spirited run up the main runway during that year 's Staverton Air Display . |
| 13 | This was a chance not only to see some sport , but to make some extra money , and many a good profit made on a good deal on the Friday was lost on a poor horse on the Saturday . |
| 14 | The original accusations levelled by Thorez were based on a fictitious analogy between Nizan himself and the fictional character Pluvinage . |
| 15 | Right : The La Fontaine mobile heater from Verine is based on a traditional French stove design |
| 16 | Bourne was standing on a raised dais at one end of the hall under a text which read : ‘ By grace ye are saved . |
| 17 | Christopher was to embark on a painful programme of physiotherapy . |
| 18 | The last Nigel heard , Anthony was working on an archaeological site in northern Italy . |
| 19 | On the other hand , among those blasted , if one understood well enough about ‘ Rabindranath Tagore , from whose recitations ad infinitum we all suffered a great deal about this time ’ , why pick on Thomas Beecham , who at this time with the backing of Lady Cunard was embarking on a lifelong crusade for English opera ? |
| 20 | Under the established system for electing members to the House of Commons , each elector has only one vote in a general election ; each constituency returns only one Member of Parliament ; and Members of the House of Commons are elected on a first-past-the-post ( winner takes all ) system whereby the candidate with the most votes wins the seat whether or not he or she has an overall majority of all the votes cast in the constituency . |
| 21 | As for Mr 's point that Not Mr b Steven 's point that the erm figures for the strategic guidance for West and South Yorkshire were done on a different basis , those figures with the exception of Sheffield , were erm figures that were put in by the local planning authorities , the Secretary of State accepted those figures , they were done on the nineteen eighty five based household projections , coupled with different assumptions about vacancy rates and demolitions etcetera , and the Secretary of State accepted those figures . |
| 22 | There were no prizes for guessing , after tonight , that the Desmond Seymour-Stracheys were living on a financial knife-edge , and would be interested in any sudden accession of wealth , by any means , from any source . |
| 23 | RBGE is represented on a relaunched Steering Group . |
| 24 | Now Chairman Jack Strowger is banking on a bumper Christmas to get profits back on the fast track . |
| 25 | UTOPIA and NUMEROSO are camping on a deserted airfield where the city is to be built . |
| 26 | Atkinson is relying on a revolutionary machine to help cure a stomach strain . |
| 27 | DECEMBER 1989 IN A SUITE ON THE 24TH FLOOR of the Mirage Hotel , Muhammad Ali is sitting on a small white sofa near full-length windows that overlook much of the east side of Las Vegas . |
| 28 | Indeed Samuel et al reported that when HBIG was administered on a regular basis in the first two years after liver transplantation to 100 patients who had been serum HBsAg positive , HBsAg reappeared in 22.7% only . |
| 29 | Sharon was employed on a part-time basis to care for the warden 's two-year-old daughter . |
| 30 | Maxim was sitting on a wooden bench in the uncertain shade of a row of poplars and chatting to two small schoolboys in fresh whites . |