Example sentences of "be [vb pp] on by the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 And all of these functions are carried on by the ego .
2 It could , because you could put and a sailing boat might have been pushed on by the tide .
3 A good example is a manufacturer who sells to a reseller and requires the reseller to grant him an indemnity in respect of third party claims for product liability made against the manufacturer arising in relation to the products of the manufacturer that are sold on by the reseller .
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 Discussions over the need for increased powers for the Scottish party were initiated by its nationalist wing but have been seized on by the left as a means of ensuring that Labour 's different electoral aims north and south of the Border do not lead to alienation of the party 's traditional supporters in Scotland .
6 You leapt for the cleaner banks and I allowed myself to be carried on by the filth of deceit , of shame , and of a guilt that even now I can not put into public or private words .
7 The new-born child is virtually a clean slate , to be written on by the world .
8 A fifth of England could be built on by the middle of the next century , according to a report from the Council for the Preservation of Rural England ( CPRE ) , which finds that countryside is disappearing much faster than official figures suggest .
9 I 'm turned on by the thought of making love to women .
10 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 .
11 Mercury 's orbit is fairly eccentric , and therefore a tidal bulge would be acted on by the Sun a good deal more strongly near perihelion than elsewhere in the orbit .
12 They are cases in which a promise was made which was intended to create legal relations and which , to the knowledge of the person making the promise , was going to be acted on by the person to whom it was made , and which was in fact so acted on .
13 The list is not exhaustive , but what this present section sets out to do is give a very substantial selection illustrating the range of material which can be drawn on by the researcher .
14 Haram , 23 , was one of just two artists from across the country to be taken on by the charity which promotes ‘ young musicians of exceptional quality ’ .
15 Furthermore , they were less likely to have applied to be taken on by the firm 's main competitor , which took over its order book , or to look for another job before leaving the firm .
16 David Wheatley , 28 , lived in a fantasy after failing to be taken on by the Force .
17 All this sort of responsibility will be taken on by the reception centre .
18 The way ahead for paleontologists trying to build up a knowledge of evolution has been spurred on by the revolution in plate tectonics , which has provided a better understanding of the stratigraphic record and fossilized data .
19 Whiteman , who played in the 1992 debacle , must have been spurred on by the memory as his rink took 13 shots over the last six ends while preventing the opposition from any further score .
20 Also over here in the new year are URGE OVERKILL , who 've been spurred on by the success of their last two singles , ‘ Faroutski ’ and ‘ Ticket to LA' .
21 Also over here in the new year are URGE OVERKILL , who 've been spurred on by the success of their last two singles , ‘ Faroutski ’ and ‘ Ticket to LA' .
22 Therefore , from the dealer 's point of view , the hire-purchase transaction has the advantage that he will not be prevented by either of those sections from recovering the goods after they have been passed on by the hirer to an innocent third party .
23 Children have been taken on by the Institute and given trial periods .
24 He has never deified himself ; that role has always been taken on by the press , or more usually , the fans .
25 Aware that he had been taken on by the college as part of a programme of reform , Minton told Edie Lamont : ‘ They have inaugurated a drive to bring it in line with what they call Contemporary Trends .
26 The nervous tension of dodging and ducking about a sky crowded with equally dodging and ducking planes , some firing , some looking as if they might fire at any instant , some sheering wildly away to avoid a collision ; and all the time trying to grab a quick shot at a mere point of light : all this brought back the strain of combat , when you were pressed on by the excitement of chasing the enemy , pulled back by the horror of shooting a friend , and periodically shaken with fright by the thought that at any second you might be cut in two .
27 TEACHERS of young children are being looked on by the Government as ‘ not a lot more than well-disciplined child-minders , ’ a senior Belfast education adviser claimed today .
28 The Court of Appeal held , however , that there was no partnership in existence , since no business was being carried on by the defendant and X ; on the contrary , the goods had been ordered in preparation for the formation of a company , and such transactions could not be considered as ‘ carrying on a business ’ .
29 Carl , at No. 38 with Does It Feel Good To You , only realised he was being spied on by the law when police pulled him up in his car .
30 ‘ I love being spied on by the enemy , ’ I mutter , and turn my face the other way .
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