Example sentences of "it was [verb] on the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Before 1992 it was levied on the sale of securities , other property and land and buildings . |
| 2 | It was seen on the evening of the following Thursday , passing so slowly over Llanbadarn crossing that two motorists jumped the lights . |
| 3 | ‘ How did Lord Wittisham happen to have atropine with him , if it was done on the spur of the moment ? ’ |
| 4 | Much of this engineering work was wasted at the time , for it was done on the eve of the railway age and never put to good use — not until the twentieth century . |
| 5 | It was hit on the head with a spade by my brother . |
| 6 | It was cut on the run with a small budget and only half the band : Ray arrived about halfway through and Roy joined later . |
| 7 | ‘ I could do with a cup of tea , Lydia , ’ she smiled and when it was placed on the table before her , she wrapped both hands round it in a gesture which seemed natural , here in her mother 's kitchen . |
| 8 | Geographically it was placed on the crossroads of Europe , to the north of the Apennines , between emperor and pope , on the main roads from Milan , Verona and Padua and accessible to Ravenna and Venice , and thus linked with the Adriatic . |
| 9 | It was geared on the top of the dome and er it was really er a gal gal galvanized tubes you know . |
| 10 | It was erected on the site of ancient fortifications dating from about 500 B.C. When it was built , the castle was at least fifty percent higher than the ruined portion still standing , and was complete with turrets , battlements and curtain walls . |
| 11 | The sun had moved so that it was setting on the roof of the building on the western side of the yard . |
| 12 | Part of a massive structure with walls 2 m ( 61 ft ) thick was discovered at the junction of Castle and Fisher Streets ; it was flanked on the west by a possible road running parallel to the main northwest to south-east axis . |
| 13 | The giant Czech , capped 40 times by his country , pulled out of their recent World Cup qualifier against Romania because it was played on the day before West Ham 's crunch derby at Millwall . |
| 14 | It was snowing on the day we resumed our northward journey . |
| 15 | THEORY OF THE DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION — It was formulated on the basis of population trends experienced during the period of transition from agrarian to industrialized economy in countries that are now economically developed . |
| 16 | Before building commenced it was decided on the advice of the architects , by now Spalding and Theakston , to raise the whole structure by 2 feet ; this , at a cost of £500 , would make the buildings more impressive when viewed from the railway , and also improve the drainage system . |
| 17 | I tried to pull the post out but I could n't , it was about six feet long and so it was dragging on the ground . |
| 18 | But then the property was not given to her ; it was given on the face of it to the trustee . |
| 19 | It was written on the back of the paint bill from the shop , and she had a sudden vision of Leo hunting frantically round in the dark for something to write on . |
| 20 | It was written on the wall just above my head : |
| 21 | ‘ It was n't a decision we agonised over , it was made on the hoof at about 10 o'clock at night . |
| 22 | It was trialled on the Foundation Course at the University of Papua New Guinea . |
| 23 | In 1985 , it was floated on the stock market to a rapturous City which valued the family stake at £292 million . |
| 24 | It was based on the Treaty of Rome 's provisions governing the Common Agricultural Policy , which require only a qualified majority . |
| 25 | It was based on the construction of a questionnaire , the Parental Attitude Research Inventory ( PARI ) , in which parents were asked to indicate their agreement with such statements as ‘ A child will be grateful later on for strict training , ’ and ‘ Children should realize how much parents have to give up for them . ’ |
| 26 | As soon as he looked out of the window on the morning after he arrived ( he tells them ) and saw what the place was like , he realized that it was based on the tutorial system . |
| 27 | It was based on the principle of ‘ a nation in arms ’ , much as Napoleon had employed a levee en masse . |
| 28 | He declared that peace would only be lasting if it was based on the principle of " no victor , no vanquished " . |
| 29 | ‘ It was based on the Voice ’ , says Lloyd . |
| 30 | It was based on the work of academics and consultants whose methods offered practical solutions to the problems created by jobs designed in accordance with ‘ scientific management ’ principles . |