Example sentences of "[vb pp] on [prep] [noun] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has come as a shock to realise that your magazine can no longer be relied on to present the relevant information in a straightforward factual manner . |
| 2 | Moreover , we may point out that even if corresponding attributive and predicative adjectives ( occurring with the same noun ) could be relied on to share the same referential locus , that would be no justification for leaping to an assertion that the two elements are actually " the same " tout court , and even less for claiming that the structural positions they occupy are alternative forms of each other . |
| 3 | A member with a holding of a similar size will be quite unable to present a credible challenge to the board because in any contested vote the bulk of shareholders who bother to participate can be relied on to support the incumbent management team . |
| 4 | Mr Gandhi needs to win at least 200 seats nationally to be reasonably certain of being called on to form the next government . |
| 5 | There were reports of opposition supporters having been fired on in Tbilisi the following day . |
| 6 | All personnel were ready when twelve Spitfires arrived at Prestwick on April 26 with seven of the aircraft ferried on to Renfrew the same day . |