Example sentences of "is [verb] on to a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Modernity is defined against pre-modernity , reason against irrationality and superstition , and this divide is mapped on to a symbolic geography that counterposes the West and its Orient . |
| 2 | The Colour badge is stitched on to a large piece of scarlet cloth matching the material of the jacket . |
| 3 | Largely because the Moon is acted on to a significant extent by both the Sun and the Earth its orbital elements are subject to relatively rapid changes . |
| 4 | One tool commonly ignored by many sedimentary petrographers is a Shadowmaster® , or similar equipment , where a thin section is projected on to a ground glass screen to produce an image ( a shadowgraph ) . |
| 5 | Sometimes the wet ink which is sprayed on to a horizontal board can spread out sideways , which results in a reasonably-uniform layer in the middle of the board , but an excessively thick border of ink around the edges of the board . |
| 6 | Modern gas blowlamps are cleaner and safer to use than the old-fashioned paraffin type and , for most jobs , the type which is fitted on to a disposable cartridge is perfectly adequate . |
| 7 | The pool is lowered on to a prepared crushed gravel base , immediately filled with water , and at the same time , a gravel back-fill is poured in between the pool and the soil . |