Example sentences of "[is] [verb] on one " in BNC.
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| 1 | The best way of escaping from the top-ropers is to go on one of the long classics . |
| 2 | The chair , wheelchair or commode onto which the patient is transferring is placed on one side of the carer , sideways on to the bed . |
| 3 | The display , seen here performed by a thick-knee ( top ) , a kildeer ( above ) and a semi-palmated plover ( opposite , top and bottom ) , usually consists of a simulated injury — the body is rolled on one side and an apparently broken wing trailed along the ground . |
| 4 | From Isafjördur the best way to explore Iceland 's north-west is to jump on one of Ernir Air 's mail planes . |
| 5 | For example in a power station the desk operator will monitor the detail of the plant performance , the supervisor will have more summarised information and greater contact with the national grid , while the station manager 's on-line information about the plant is presented on one or at the most two dials in his office which indicate station output . |
| 6 | As one participant has suggested , the first intellectual task is to set on one side an archaeology of knowledge which has served us well for at least three centuries . |
| 7 | It is very complex , very grammatical , and the finger spelling is done on one hand . |
| 8 | Interestingly , if a Siamese cat is injured on one leg or its tail , and the damaged part is bandaged up while it recovers , this will have an impact on its coat colour . |
| 9 | Greg is lying on one of the Palace 's luxuriant couches , gesticulating wildly and fixing me with a stare that is part ultimate artistic earnestness and part repressed pathological violence . |
| 10 | Before cutting the segments a line is drawn on one face , to make assembly easier . |
| 11 | Ter Terry 's going on one stage |
| 12 | Asymmetric refers to the problems caused when the aircraft is flying on one engine , ie asymmetric thrust . |
| 13 | Each of these tempting mince pies , quiches and sausage rolls is based on one easy , basic recipe |
| 14 | A crucial and obvious biological distinction is that between plants and animals , but a more important distinction is the way life is based on one type of cell or another . |
| 15 | The bid and the general shift in mood against diversification highlights a fundamental problem which faces a company which is based on one product with limited growth prospects . |
| 16 | This particular perspective is based on one of the most influential studies in the comparative labour field in the last two decades , Kerr et al . , |
| 17 | I did wonder whether we ought to call a , a , a , sort of emergency meeting of Harlow Health Action , but I was away myself until last few days , so it 's difficult to do that , so what we 've are , I 've agreed with Dave , the secretary , we 've produced a leaflet , which is based on one of the Federations leaflet , it gives the reason to be against opting out . |
| 18 | The Kyrie-Christe is based on one of the set of conventional tenors employed at this period in English votive Masses of the Virgin , for instance those of Nicolas Ludford ( c. 1485–c. 1557 ) , which are mysteriously called ‘ squares ’ . |
| 19 | By minimising the net asset value which he is acquiring or year to date turnover , the purchaser is seeking a price reduction if the price is based on one or other of these factors or if there is a price adjustment mechanism based on either item . |
| 20 | Nor can generalised criticism be justified if it is based on one isolated incident . |
| 21 | The trick is to stumble on one of these Aladdin 's caves of fishing delight — and wreak havoc . |
| 22 | This is set on one side to start again after emptying out your reward , the valuable compost . |
| 23 | A male is caged on one side of a barrier separating him from the females in the same cage for 2 days . |
| 24 | But it is bulky as it is printed on one side of the page only . |
| 25 | He 's sold his private jet ; he 's focussing on one job ; winning the world crown . |
| 26 | In the seventeenth century , John Aubrey , Wiltshire 's first archaeologist , lived in the manor farm , and his name is inscribed on one of the church bells whose ringing he loved so . |
| 27 | If the heat is put on one shareholder , he , she or it can simply sell to the individual intended all along to emerge eventually with the key stake . |
| 28 | But if that is put on one side we are brought back to the question of what kinds of determining factors Poulantzas invokes in order to explain what actually happens . |
| 29 | All the emphasis is put on one factor — the availability of land . |
| 30 | Do you think at the moment society in Britain , in Scotland takes proper account of that variety of options , or do you think undue stress is put on one er one or other ? |