Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb pp] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The hearing will be adjourned pending the delivery of the High Court 's opinion , at which time it will be relisted and a decision given on the merits in the light of the High Court 's opinion on the law . |
| 2 | Nearer our own time , in 1830 , when the extensive manor of Ingleton changed hands , the new owner had a tower intended as a hospice erected on the summit , made from stone pillaged from the wall and the foundations of the huts . |
| 3 | However , Jardana stated that implementation of the budget depended on the availability of foreign grants , aid and easy-term loans . |
| 4 | Since the profession 's livelihood depended on the public having confidence in its members ' integrity and professional ability , he warned , those who did break the rules would be dealt with swiftly , effectively and fairly . |
| 5 | Three methods were being tried : A benign substance called Hot Foot Gel painted on the top of transformers and similar equipment to produce a ‘ sinking ’ feeling for the Hoodies when they try to land ; Plastic strips with irregular plastic spikes fixed to the top of equipment to discourage the birds from landing in the first place ; Non-working poles incorporating ‘ alternative nesting pans ’ were erected at selected sites to encourage the crows to use them instead . |
| 6 | During the plague of 1603 rumours were fathered on him and John Dee [ q.v. ] to the effect that its future course depended on the imminent fall of a planet to earth . |
| 7 | In many respects the purchasing and contracting arrangements have strengthened the power of the locality to decide , mainly because of the reliance placed on the technical judgements of the caring professions . |
| 8 | Partly due to the ban placed on the authors ' disclosing anything about ‘ intelligence techniques ’ ( p. x ) , which has been rigidly enforced . |
| 9 | So , when acting in such a case , add to your additional enquiries made of the local authority , or better in a letter , some such enquiry as this : Is the Authority aware of any infilling or any geological stratum which might result in the instability of the foundations of any building erected on the site for which planning consent has been granted ? |
| 10 | The debts shown in the Accounts relating to the Business ( less the amount of any provision or reserve calculated on the same basis as that applied in the corresponding accounts for the preceding three financial years ) were good and collectable in full in the ordinary course of business and have or will realise the net amount thereof . |
| 11 | No debt of the Business which may be owing at Completion is overdue by more than eight weeks and the amount of such debts ( less the amount of any provision or reserve calculated on the same basis as that applied in the Accounts and disclosed in the Disclosure Letter ) will be recoverable in full in the ordinary course of business and in any event not later than eight weeks after Completion and none of the said debts is subject to any counter-claim or set-off except to the extent of any such provision or reserve . |
| 12 | That Parliament relied on the Ministerial statements is shown by the fact that the matter was never raised again after the discussions in Committee , that amendments were consequentially withdrawn and that no relevant amendment was made which could affect the correctness of the minister 's statement . |
| 13 | That was Fiona , in the bed , on the bed , covers half off , the only light in the room coming from a little candle by the bedside , her hair spilled on the pillow ( the other pillow was on the floor ) … and that was Lachlan Watt , wrapped round her , body bucking like some horse , his hands at her neck , at one breast , in her hair , cupping her neck ; the covers sliding off , Fiona putting her arms wide , clutching at the bottom sheet of the bed at one side , clutching the edge of the bedside table with the other . |
| 14 | After the Labour group meeting , which was held in private , Councillor Keith Geddes , leader of the Lothian administration , said the referendum depended on the proposals put forward in a white paper which Mr Lang was due to publish . |
| 15 | The client 's choice of search firm in this case depended on the nature of the requirement . |
| 16 | Dewlike drops of moisture formed on the dry grass , and rose upward through the air as if powered by the jolts in our chest . |
| 17 | These figures are of course calculated on the nursing agency rates . |
| 18 | The court heard that when the Deputy County Engineer inspected the dump site on 15 April , he found four bags of pelleted asbestos exposed on the site , pellets scattered on part of the site and for 70 yards along the access road and one pellet at the entrance gate to the site . |
| 19 | Core 's defence relied on the claim that the materials were for artistic purposes , a defence recognised in British law . |
| 20 | Another writer commented on the implications for staffing , recalling the importance of this contingency in course planning in Figure 1.1 : |
| 21 | I remember him struggling with a story where understanding of the narrative depended on the reader knowing about canals . |
| 22 | After tea , the schoolchildren dance round a short maypole erected on the green for the occasion . |
| 23 | Got a bit grazed on the coral , but the national health service here better than at home ! |
| 24 | Billy resignedly followed his friend up the gently rising slope of the car park situated on the left hand side of the building . |
| 25 | Men fighting in the field depended on the votes of men splitting straws in Washington . |
| 26 | While exploring the question of whether bees can use information about direction gathered on the flight back from the food , we transported foragers caught as they were leaving the hive for natural sources to an artificial feeder in the middle of a large car park hundreds of metres from the hive . |
| 27 | In a ‘ thank-you ’ letter , Finance Administrator Roy Butt said the Hospice relied on the public sector for funding and it appreciated the Centre 's and support . |
| 28 | Some industry watchers espouse the theory that says Hewlett-Packard Co and IBM Corp picked on the COSE move as a way out of OSF and that OSF could eventually find itself with its funding terminated and its sponsors telling it it 's a for-profit software developer . |
| 29 | Watch the robin especially because it always flies low , and you might see a nervous young Minpin perched on the feathers having its first flying lesson . |
| 30 | An unused kitchen located on the first floor of this block , provided the necessary space for a new Staff Room , Kitchenette and Toilets , with supplementary Staff Toilets , Lockers and Resources Area being located in the link to the three storey block . |