Example sentences of "[adv] [be] [vb pp] on [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The observations reported below are based on the results of his studies . |
| 2 | The same reasoning does not apply where the money is sent by a stranger , in which case it can only be accepted on the terms upon which it is sent . |
| 3 | Today it is possible to experience places and events which even thirty years ago could only be seen on the pages of geography textbooks . |
| 4 | Huge cuts in EPA 's research Funds ( down by nearly 50 per cent since Reagan took office ) can perhaps be justified on the grounds that , in hard times , scientific priorities can be temporarily reshuffled with little or no long-term damage . |
| 5 | The sense of urgency conveyed by the ‘ Look out ’ indicates the expectation that the pram , complete with baby , will fall over the cliff and perhaps be dashed on the rocks beneath and it is further assumed that this will be-deleterious for the baby . |
| 6 | To count such comments as these as indicative of satisfaction and dissatisfaction with housework may perhaps be criticized on the grounds that what these women are talking about is not the housework situation , but marriage . |
| 7 | Debbie 's application for attendance allowance has already been squashed on the grounds that she knows the names of her mother , her sister and the Prime Minister . |
| 8 | If a guest wishes to change rooms and his or her arrival has already been entered on the arrivals list , the change of room must be treated as a departure from one room and an arrival in another room . |
| 9 | Increasingly publicans took over the task of providing facilities for sports which had once been enjoyed on the streets or on common land . |
| 10 | Ask Mr Brown about Proposition 13 , the 1978 ballot initiative that crippled local government , and he will say that it should be reformed ; but he has hardly been spotted on the barricades shouting that cause , let alone trying to tackle it directly in the legislature . |
| 11 | In fact , almost every type of tree has a species of Eriophyes associated with it , and the galls they produce can usually be found on the leaves even after they have fallen . |
| 12 | The phrase " mobile , lucid and continent " can still be heard on the lips of Officers-in-Charge who remember when this was the case . |
| 13 | This , one of the dominant plants of the undrained Fens , can still be seen on the roofs of some of the houses between Ely and Newmarket . |
| 14 | This general policy could always be justified on the grounds of efficiency and cost-effectiveness , enabling parental choice to be denied under section 6(3) ( a ) ( compliance would prejudice ‘ efficient education or … efficient use of resources ’ ) . |
| 15 | In particular , slings should always be used on the tops of climbs to avoid any erosion due to rope friction , and no climbing or abseiling should be undertaken in big boots . |
| 16 | It may be that the ban will in due course be struck down , or at least restricted in its scope by the European Court : a total prohibition on television and radio appearances by representatives of a lawful political organisation , for example where they are elected local councillors speaking about domestic issues , can hardly be justified on the grounds of national security or the prevention of public disorder . |
| 17 | I always was attacked on the grounds that the world I wrote about did n't exist and it 's only in the last five to ten years here in Ireland , that my work is seen to be actually true . |
| 18 | Fish deaths resulting from acid surges have also been observed on the rivers Esk and Duddon in Cumbria , and Glaslyn in Snowdonia . |
| 19 | A certain subgroup called a 2 -adrenergic receptors are found in brain tissue and have also been identified on the membranes of platelets . |
| 20 | But clearly there is a point beyond which restrictions can not reasonably be imposed on the grounds of good neighbourliness without payment of compensation — and ‘ general considerations of regional or national policy require so great a restriction on the landowner 's use of his land as to amount to a taking away from him of a proprietary interest in the land ’ . |
| 21 | Similar patterns could also be observed on the coaches to away matches . |
| 22 | Work to improve co-ordination may also be done on the arms and legs . |
| 23 | Evidence of the lipstick could also be seen on the butts of several cigarettes which lay crushed in a large ashtray on the table . |
| 24 | If time permitted , separate releases might also be written on the firms which had already agreed to go to Tadchester . |
| 25 | The tape can also be draped on the branches of apple trees , or among bush fruit such as raspberry canes . |
| 26 | Any other information that you wish to include for your own reference such as tension dial settings , type , colour and brand of yarns for example , can also be entered on the TENSIONS screen . |
| 27 | Beds are also being provided on the wards at the RAF Hospital where services and civilian staff are working in partnership … iv |
| 28 | In reality this can rarely be achieved on the mountains . |
| 29 | More fundamentally , no one knows why sunspots should occur at all — or perhaps these days we should call them ‘ starspots ’ , since similar areas of ( comparatively ) low energy emission have now been detected on the faces of other stars . |
| 30 | Slogans have often been daubed on the walls of his constituency office in Smithdown Road , Wavertree . |