Example sentences of "be [vb pp] [prep] [noun] on [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By the time bloodshed had been stopped in Dushanbe on Feb. 15 , by the 5,000 Interior Ministry troops in the city assisted by " citizens ' self-defence groups " , official casualty figures spoke of 22 people killed and 565 people injured . |
| 2 | Also , since some children in care are placed at home on trial , this explanation is blatantly false . |
| 3 | Aldicarb , a pesticide used to control mites and nematodes that damage crops , has been withdrawn for use on bananas . |
| 4 | Wang , aged 72 , had been placed in detention on Sept. 8 , 1989 , as part of the nationwide security crackdown in the aftermath of the June 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre . |
| 5 | Thus , tests for organisms such as E coli and Shigella have been developed for use on drinking water supplies . |
| 6 | It was later , in my wartime hospital that I first realised that the Second Commandment had not been given to Moses on Mount Sinai but to an Irish priest upon the Mountains of Mourne . |
| 7 | A total of 38 rebels were reported to have been extradited to Vietnam on Jan. 14 , 1990 , and were given prison sentences ranging from six to 15 years . |
| 8 | Denktash had been rebuked by Boutros-Ghali on Nov. 6 for being " in total opposition to all UN resolutions , to the society of nations and to the Security Council " , refusing to accept the return of refugees , insisting on two separate states and separate sovereignty , rejecting the proposed map and refusing to hand over Varosh , the Greek suburb of Famagusta , to UN administration . |
| 9 | An organization called Ilinden had been formed in Sofia on Nov. 14 , 1989 , to campaign for the rights of the Macedonian minority in Bulgaria . |
| 10 | They are intended for use on top of a work bench and are often used by the artist when in a sitting position . |
| 11 | They are intended for use on top of a work bench and are often used by the artist when in a sitting position . |
| 12 | The thinner types ( usually about 4mm thick ) are intended for use on walls , while stronger , thicker tiles ( about 9mm/⅜in thick ) are used on floors . |
| 13 | The tax rebate relating to prior years ' tax paid was recognised in last year 's accounts as an extraordinary tax credit , but has been included in taxation on profit on ordinary activities in these accounts in accordance with FRS3 . |
| 14 | Planks ¾in thick are recommended for use on projects up to 10in diameter , but larger work will require wood 1in thick or greater . |
| 15 | Its profits before tax for the current year to 31 December are forecast at $900,000 on turnover of $6.5m . |
| 16 | It was difficult to believe that these birds had been harvested for food on Mykines for generations , or to argue against the Faroese claim that the strict regulations which apply to the fowling are designed to ensure that the population numbers are not adversely affected . |
| 17 | Three British and Irish consignments had been attacked near Cherbourg on Sept. 21 in protest against meat imports . |
| 18 | A further comparison is made between pensioners ' clubs which are organised by volunteers on behalf of charitable bodies and those which are run by old people for themselves . |
| 19 | In the forty-odd experimental studies that have been reported to date on periods of sleep loss longer than two days , hallucinations have been uncommon , tending to affect individuals in solitary vigils , rather than those in groups . |
| 20 | Stepanakert in the Nagorny Karabakh enclave was reported to have been shelled from Shusha on April 7 , and again on April 22 . |
| 21 | The former Chairman and Accountant of Aylesbury Town Football Club have been committed for trial on tax fraud charges . |
| 22 | Another computer programme that has been designed for work on texts is INTERLINEAR TEXT ( IT ) . |
| 23 | Swimmers in distress have been carried to safety on dolphins ' backs . |
| 24 | McCarthy , the first Western hostage released in Lebanon since the freeing of Brian Keenan in August 1990 [ see p. 37668 ] , had been kidnapped in Beirut on April 17 , 1986 , only a short while after arriving in the city to serve as acting bureau chief for Worldwide Television [ see p. 34458 ] . |
| 25 | We will provide technical help to develop methods of resource accounting and environmental protection and ensure that measures of sustainability are incorporated in decisions on development projects and programmes . |
| 26 | Renewed accusations had been made against Jones on Friday 10 March by James Brophy , the Utah vice president for research , who made allegations of piracy to Prof. John Lamb of Brigham Young University , and this was followed up the next week by Pons making general accusations against Jones to Dr Gajewski at the DOE . |
| 27 | President 's rule had been imposed in Pondicherry on Jan. 12 , 1991 , following the resignation of the DMK-JD coalition government in December 1990 [ see p. 37915 ] . |
| 28 | It has been written for use on microcomputers with the IBM PC or PS/2 style keyboards , including the RM Nimbus and the Amstrad PC . |
| 29 | Bazoft had been sentenced to death on March 10 after a three-day trial . |
| 30 | Neamy had been sentenced to death on April 30 , charged with spying on Palestinian refugees in Iraq after allegedly admitting to working for Mossad , the Israeli secret service . |