Example sentences of "it [be] [verb] on the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To cure spin out the aim is to try and spread the sideways force of the sail along the rails of the board , rather than it being concentrated on the straining skeg . |
| 2 | If it 's drifting on the far side it will be up to the roof . |
| 3 | It 's staying on the dual carriageway , well I went round Steven 's to see if he thought to tow it round mine cos the already been on my back once oh no he said I 've only just walked in from work I 'm having my tea then I 'm going to bed he said , there 's no way I 'm towing no motor for the he said , just f off ! |
| 4 | It 's based on the two fingered symbol of peace , and although it was originally designed for lead guitars I eventually scaled it up to use on my basses ; it 's one of the features that makes them instantly recognisable . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ It 's based on the 16th century Book of Hours where monks recorded events of the year , except we 're just covering one day . |
| 6 | It 's based on the short story by Henry James ; a young Governness arrives at a remote country house to look after 2 young children who turn out to be possessed by the ghosts of two dead servants . |
| 7 | Underneath the skin , it 's based on the old floor pan and mechanicals , but it does look better , has more performance , rides more comfortably and boasts better brakes . |
| 8 | Critics say it 's encroaching on the green belt and would devastate local villages . |
| 9 | It is situated on the Eastern outskirts of a large industrial city , with a fairly high level of children from different ethnic origins . |
| 10 | It sets up an ideal world of nature , which is nevertheless represented as attainable reality ( to use a formula of Schiller 's ) In other words , it is constructed on the false premise that man is archetypally good and naturally artistic ( witness the absurd convention of the eternally virtuous hero forever bursting effortlessly into song ) . |
| 11 | It is calculated on the original cost of the assets at the following rates : |
| 12 | It is calculated on the original cost of the assets at the following rates : |
| 13 | It is based on the agreed belief that a regular count of several basic demographic factors is vital for an understanding of the structure of our society , and at each census it is customary to ask certain specific questions which deal with current matters of special importance . |
| 14 | It is based on the simple proposition of self-defence : if you are verbally attacked , you are entitled to strike back with some vehemence to defend your reputation . |
| 15 | Does my right hon. Friend agree that it is based on the Labour party 's ideological dislike of people who are not wholly dependent on the state ? |
| 16 | Such a policy is clearly unlawful discrimination under the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 because it differentiates between men and women , even though it is based on the unequal state pension age . |
| 17 | It is still important to see if specifying an age range could be indirect discrimination and it is important to bear in mind that differential age criteria are always likely to be direct discrimination even if it is based on the unequal state pension age . |
| 18 | And this is of course , as if I agree with the view that you expressed yesterday in a general context , although it was made specifically then in relation to one village , any recommendation I make in relation to that village , if it is based on the general principle , must apply by analogy also to Skelton , and I would have little choice but to recommend to the councils that they may wish or indeed they should , reconsider this question of washing-over or insetting elsewhere . |
| 19 | Unlike other inorganic texts it is based on the periodic table , although 500 of its 1365 pages are on introductory or special topics , such as organometallics , cluster and bio-inorganic chemistry , which have developed in recent years . |
| 20 | It is based on the so-called ‘ main guidelines ’ adopted by the Soviet parliament last September after it had rejected the widely acclaimed Shatalin plan . |
| 21 | It is based on the same clinical guidelines for outpatient care available to all doctors in the diabetic clinics of the district general hospital . |
| 22 | It is based on the National Child Development Study which has been following a cohort of some 15,000 people from their birth in 1958 to early adulthood . |
| 23 | That is , policing is experiential : it is based on the common sense that is built up from doing the job , and senior constables have some influence on the meaning which new recruits give this ‘ common sense ’ . |
| 24 | It is based on the ten superfamilies in which nematodes of veterinary importance occur , and which are conveniently divided into bursate and non-bursate groups as shown in Table 1 . |
| 25 | It is based on the 1984 Workplace Industrial Relations Survey and extends work done by the investigators on the 1980 Survey . |
| 26 | It is based on the modular system and it is hoped our two experts , Messrs. V. Hull and C. Largefeuille will commence training and then , examining any of our Accredited Tutors who are interested in this subject , they will then in turn be able to teach embalmers these specialised skills . |
| 27 | It is based on the holy spirit . |
| 28 | The NAIC measure is not arbitrary ; it is based on the past riskiness — default and volatility — of different assets and liabilities . |
| 29 | It is touching on the social sciences in the sense that Woodrow Wilson was an important political figure , and there is an historical dimension . |
| 30 | That is accepted by the hon. Member for Eastbourne ( Mr. Bellotti ) , just as it is accepted on the Conservative Benches . |