Example sentences of "[pron] is [verb] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | How does the market recognise that someone is trading on inside information ? |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | And he said he was working with an old fellow which is getting on in age and he was quite absent minded and he said , I was about thirty feet from the ground on a ledge er filling er s a hole ready for shot for blasting and the old fellow was about twenty feet higher than him and then he was ss er whatsit another hole and then a at the top of the chamber there 's a little hole , he said , like a roof we call it which is a little passage that goes up into the next floor and then we used that as an escape route he did n't have to go far . |
| 4 | The funeral itself will be a painful but important occasion for her , as this , and all the ritual connected with it , will be her first big step forward into the grieving process which is to lead on to final recovery . |
| 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 | This output is in turn fed to a monostable made up from NAND gates IC4c , IC4d which is turned on for a period of a few milliseconds determined by the values of resistor R17 and capacitor C4 . |
| 7 | The whole penis is then rubbed with 33% calomel ointment which is kept on for several hours . |
| 8 | It is sufficient here to treat as a futures or option contract any contract whose terms contemplate future performance and which is made on or under the rules of a market cleared by a clearing house . |
| 9 | So use calcium hydroxide which is written on there , as the |
| 10 | Sometimes xerolas ( vegetables and/or fruits , often in the shape of a gigantic ball and strung on a pole which is carried on the shoulders of two men ) are carried in the procession . |
| 11 | Thus , despite the formalization of a system of state subsidy with the foundation of the University Grants Committee , any fears that university autonomy might be lessened were considerably allayed by the known attitude of the President of the Board of Education , H. A. L. Fisher , enshrined in his dictum : " The state is , in my opinion , not competent to direct the work of education and disinterested research which is carried on by the universities . " |
| 12 | When high roads , bridges , canals etc , are in this manner made and supported by the commerce which is carried on by means of them , they can be made only where that commerce requires them , and consequently where it is proper to make them . |
| 13 | This prepreg material is then covered with a flexible membrane which is sealed on to the tool and the area under the bag evacuated . |
| 14 | To lay an egg , the female grasps a hair and deposits some ‘ cement ’ which is extruded on to a hair just before the egg is laid . |
| 15 | All the complex information which is passed on from one generation to the next is coded using specific arrangements of just four molecules ! |
| 16 | If wished the dealer will then work to get a good price for the car , the benefit of which is passed on . |
| 17 | It is especially in East Greece that in the middle and later sixth century engravers ( like two Samians , Theodoros and Mnesarchos , father of the philosopher Pythagoras ) produce the first tiny masterpieces of this art which is to flourish on through classical and Hellenistic times . |
| 18 | This is then drawn full-size and traced on to acetate film which is put on to a bed of clay covering the board . |
| 19 | A special type of outside light is the security light , which is switched on by a passive infra-red ( PIR ) sensor ( usually , but not always , part of the light fitting ) , whenever someone approaches . |
| 20 | A personal oxygen monitor which is switched on constantly and helps protect the wearer against oxygen-depleted atmospheres was launched by BOC Cryospeed 's audible alarm and flashing red light are activated when oxygen levels fall below 18 per cent or rise above 22 per cent . |
| 21 | The setting is physically located in the addressee 's territory in Edinburgh University and a prominent physical feature is a tape-recorder which is switched on . |
| 22 | I AM writing on behalf of the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection ( BUAV ) to ask your readers to support the Walk For Laboratory Animals which is happening on |
| 23 | All other things which are done instead of talking are a waste of time , are being used as excuses to delay the whole process , and will bear no fruit whatsoever , except the killing which is going on every day … |
| 24 | The A six six five eight if you look at the the bottom of the two roads , it 's the one on the left which is going on down off the plan . |
| 25 | They define privatization as a process ‘ manifested in a pattern of social life which is centred on , and indeed largely restricted to , the home and the conjugal family ’ ( p. 97 ) . |
| 26 | If they give advice , which is acted on but fails to achieve desired results , staff men can blame the line managers for not carrying out their plan properly . |
| 27 | Just as History involved the legitimation as knowledge of certain forms of political power , so the production of the subject by the human sciences as an object of knowledge also enabled a new form of political control : ‘ The individual is not a pre-given entity which is seized on by the exercise of power . |
| 28 | In certain extreme circumstances , Her Majesty may find herself in a position in which she is called on to use her discretion in making a political decision . |
| 29 | We realized that Pat would need our prayers and support and this letter is to let you know how she is getting on . |
| 30 | She is getting on well with Lover at the Gate , but sometimes the clues you provide are , well , enigmatic . |