Example sentences of "can [be] [verb] [adv] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Any bar or disco which exceeds its permitted decibel limit can be shut down on the spot for the night by police . |
| 2 | The Hortons added on to the mill house , and during Elizabeth 's reign they made extensive gabled additions which can be seen best on the east façade . |
| 3 | Bill Davies , who provided the cross , can be seen over on the right wing . |
| 4 | Fades are well within the video repertoire of the average home movie maker , and they can be done either on the camcorder while the shots are being taken or later at the editing stage when they are being copied during assembly . |
| 5 | Varnishes can be used direct from the container if the diameter is large enough for the brush being used , but it is better to pour the varnish into a paint kettle which has a wire stretched across the middle , so that excess varnish can be scraped off on the wire . |
| 6 | All the following drinks are calorie-free , or negligible in calories , so they can be consumed freely on the F-Plan : water ; tea and black coffee ( without sugar , of course , though you can add milk from your daily half-pint allowance ) ; all bottled drinks like bitter lemon , Diet Pepsi and Tab which are specially labelled ‘ low calorie ’ . |
| 7 | It can be detected out on the fairways , where he is acknowledged as being among cricket 's best golfers . |
| 8 | This is not the fallacy ( although some allege it to be so ) of Nigel Lawson 's exchange rate policy , nor the fallacy ( which others allege ) of the money supply policy which Mrs Thatcher would prefer , but the fallacy of supposing government can be conducted successfully on the basis of ambiguous vacillation . |
| 9 | Any other arrangement can be based only on the assumed requirements of each sex , an approach which we consider to be incompatible with equal status ’ . |
| 10 | You will find that the model can be moved around on the ground in this state and that all the controls are effective . |
| 11 | These steps can be built directly on the earth , bedding the paving materials in concrete to bind them together . |
| 12 | We have thus established that PHB mobility in vivo can be explained solely on the basis of the intrinsic material properties of the polymer . |
| 13 | A projection can be made only on the assumption that current levels or trends continue . |
| 14 | Decisions can be made periodically on the basis of information gathered so far . |
| 15 | The curved backpieces can be roughed out on the bandsaw , then finished on the router table , using a cutter with a bearing following a template . |
| 16 | It is amazing how often you ( well I ) can be caught out on the very point you are trying to make . |
| 17 | After that they can be taken out on the parade ground in daylight to learn the basic commands that their mahouts give them . |
| 18 | Clearly , if a person has contracted to buy his own goods from someone else , the contract can be set aside on the basis of mistake and any money paid over will be recoverable because of total failure of consideration . |
| 19 | Even your supporters are becoming alarmed by the destabilising effect of general practitioner fundholding , as you top slice cash from the central reserve and ensure that it can be spent only on the limited number of services that general practitioners are allowed to purchase directly . |
| 20 | His thinking , with its faith in science and brave new worlds , is very old-style ‘ Soviet ’ , at its core a belief that climate can be modified beneficially on the grand scale . |
| 21 | Tenths can be stretched easily on the harp . |
| 22 | This means that a management policy that is injurious to employee interests can be attacked only on the grounds that the directors lacked good faith , meaning that the directors did not honestly believe that the policy constitutes an appropriate balancing of interests , or that they have altogether disregarded the impact of their decision on the employees . |
| 23 | Most interviews , including radio , can be carried out on the telephone , with the reporter asking a few prepared questions . |
| 24 | The certificate of summary administration can be revoked either on the court 's own motion or on the application of the official receiver ( r 6.50 ) if it appears that the certificate should not have been issued ( s 275(3) ) . |
| 25 | These can be seen on the modern OS maps and the tithe map , and they can be picked out on the ground from changes in level and property boundaries . |
| 26 | Made from ripstop nylon , each shelter comes in three bright colours so it can be spotted out on the hill . |
| 27 | Mr. Hacking , for the defendant , also drew attention to sections 24(4) and 28(6) of the Theft Act , which can be required only on the basis that section 15 , in at least some respects , is not dealing with theft . |
| 28 | They can be found anywhere on the external genitalia , on the vaginal walls , and on the cervix . |
| 29 | Porches , also known as bellends , can be found anywhere on the tent , depending on the design . |
| 30 | Cars and lorries are taxed before they can be driven legally on the roads . |