Example sentences of "be [verb] on the [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A variety of cargoes , as diverse as Britain 's industries , has been carried on the inland waterways . |
| 2 | No one was likely to recommend that a hopeless old chronic like him should be put on the new drugs at this stage , because they were still in short supply and there were many more interesting patients on whom to experiment . |
| 3 | They asked the individual chief officers to prepare reports to the committees on action that could be taken on the detailed recommendations of Friends of the Earth . |
| 4 | Trees are preparing for winter and their leaves are taking on the beautiful colours of autumn . |
| 5 | After all , the state owns many buildings and assets , and much emphasis has been put on the institutional shareholdings of insurance companies and pension funds . |
| 6 | Having cowed the trade unions , we can see that the next step was to take on the local authorities and the poor . |