Example sentences of "[vb pp] for [noun] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , the Board has been criticized for over-concentration on economic development at the expense of social development ( Carter 1974 ) . |
| 2 | I half slept , then woke as we sped by the rest house where we had stopped for juice on that first visit to Al Ain . |
| 3 | The rain had not stopped for days on end . |
| 4 | I intended to study , and registered for courses on Spanish language and literature . |
| 5 | These allow an understanding of the range over which materials were gathered for use on the farm , reflecting the extent of human movement and interaction . |
| 6 | So the first day of the week was dubbed the Day of Resurrection , the Day of the Lord — and the first Christians gathered for worship on that day . |
| 7 | Figures are also given for traffic on the Tring Summit , as a comparison with Foxton . |
| 8 | Of the five painters who had signed the manifesto only Severini , who had been in Paris since 1905 , had any claim to be considered avant-garde , whereas the others were mostly working in a debased divisionist technique and relied for novelty on the rather obvious imagery of their subject-matter . |
| 9 | Instrumentation development A remotely operated horizontal shear-wave source has been developed for use on the sea bed . |
| 10 | Thus , tests for organisms such as E coli and Shigella have been developed for use on drinking water supplies . |
| 11 | There are different types for cast iron or steel boilers and for copper tubular types , and another type specially formulated for use on systems with aluminium radiators . |
| 12 | Saw children into playground and checked for staff on duty . |
| 13 | Aldicarb , a pesticide used to control mites and nematodes that damage crops , has been withdrawn for use on bananas . |
| 14 | It was withdrawn for use on potatoes in 1990 after tests had also indicated contamination . |
| 15 | The series is intended for teachers on RSA/UCLES Diploma courses , teacher development groups , and all those who need clear , topic-specific introductions at MA level . |
| 16 | They are intended for use on top of a work bench and are often used by the artist when in a sitting position . |
| 17 | Readers will be familiar with the definition of a fixed asset as an asset intended for use on a continuing basis in the reporting entity 's activities . |
| 18 | It is intended for use on surfaces which will not be walked on . |
| 19 | A Go-Kart is in a similar position , but both a dumper truck and a Go-Kart can become ‘ motor vehicles ’ if it can be proved that they have been adapted or intended for use on roads . |
| 20 | They are intended for use on top of a work bench and are often used by the artist when in a sitting position . |
| 21 | The thinner types ( usually about 4mm thick ) are intended for use on walls , while stronger , thicker tiles ( about 9mm/⅜in thick ) are used on floors . |
| 22 | On Dec. 12 it was announced that the railway authorities of France , Belgium and the UK had agreed a pounds 580,000,000 order for 30 high-speed locomotives , intended for use on such routes . |
| 23 | It follows that if a contractor can demonstrate that the resources available and those intended for use on site would enable the works to be finished early , the contractor would have good grounds for claiming reimbursement of additional costs if he or she was thwarted by the client 's delay . |
| 24 | But right now what is needed is a bottom-up approach ; entrusting the forests to those increasingly organised peoples whose survival has depended for generations on environmental knowledge . |
| 25 | Social control depended for respect on agencies which proved increasingly inadequate . |
| 26 | In the course of time the pirates turned merchants became a great hereditary patriciate , and Venice came to rule a mercantile empire much akin to that of ancient Athens , even in the end to acquire a large contado along and behind the Italian coast — but only after it had depended for centuries on piracy and trade for its food and livelihood . |
| 27 | Is it seriously suggested that the entire elderly population should be regularly screened , that a clear majority should be followed up monthly for six months , and that half should be treated for life on the basis of even the most optimistic interpretation of the trial data ? |
| 28 | This statistic was used in conjunction with a bidimensional weighted index where [ a ] was taken as the point most distant from the vernacular , and scores assigned for variants on the dimensions both of height and backness . |
| 29 | Travelling accommodation seems to have been very casual and limited for JTR on occasion , more like hostelling . |
| 30 | The Sludge Disposal Vessel ‘ Gardyloo ’ built to operate from the new facility was in fact completed in August 1876 and immediately chartered for work on the Clyde while awaiting completion of the Seafield Works . |