Example sentences of "[vb pp] on by the [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Barbara Lohman of the Points of Light Foundation ( a non-profit organisation set up at the instigation of the White House ) says that today 's volunteers are ‘ not turned on by the martyrdom thing . ’ |
| 2 | This clock can be turned on by the START signal , causing the motor to run at a stepping rate equal to the clock frequency , and turned off by the STOP signal , in which case the motor is halted . |
| 3 | Thus , it has been suggested that ‘ [ s ] hort-termism may not be so much a product of the mispricing of assets , … but more a reflection of contractual failures in securities markets in part brought on by the takeover process . |
| 4 | After their 10km walk they were invited to Backnong for a special lunch that had been laid on by the Canal Dignitaries of the town . |
| 5 | In line with this general movement came talk of installing an automatic watering scheme for greens and tees — and not just spurred on by the drought summers of 1975 and 1976 — but by the costs and difficulties of staffing a manual system and by the increasing use of such systems elsewhere ! |
| 6 | Advertising costs and any expenses incurred in hiring premises are normally passed on by the estate agents to the vendor , whether or not the auction results in a sale . |
| 7 | This responsibility is often taken on by the detergent suppliers who takes care of the chemicals , dosing equipment and the minor repairs and adjustments on the machine . |
| 8 | About a dozen mental patients going through rehabilitation in Aylesbury have been working on the boat which was taken on by the Dandelion Trust . |
| 9 | All this sort of responsibility will be taken on by the reception centre . |
| 10 | In a recent case taken on by the Pension Income Maximiser Service , the best quote was nearly a third more than the worst , and was 10 per cent better than most of the others . |
| 11 | Correcting the August report , the Yak C-11s recently removed to the USSR from the UK and the USA are not being worked on by the Yak OKB . |