Example sentences of "[noun] [be] [vb pp] on [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This item was introduced to encourage knitter who do not have colour changers to try out jacquard knitting but can be used to hold yarn when knitting simple stripes or any colour patterns where yarns are changed on one side of the work only . |
| 2 | This procedure has attracted more opposition , both from religious authorities , who regard it as in some ways similar to adultery , and from sociologists , whose misgivings are based on two main reasons . |
| 3 | For the first dimension , five used were : whether executive power is concentrated ( as in the British Cabinet ) or shared ( as in the Swiss Federal Council , in which all parties are represented ) ; whether the executive dominates ( as in the UK ) , or shares power with the legislature ( as in the United States ) ; whether there is a two or a multi-party system ; whether parties are divided on one political dimension ( e.g. the typical left-right division in Great Britain ) or several ( as in The Netherlands ) ; and whether elections use plurality or proportional representation procedures . |
| 4 | All ledgers are kept on one database , and are automatically updated when new information is added . |
| 5 | The results presented in " this chapter are based on 624 completed student questionnaires returned to IMS by the organisers of 55 Advanced Courses . |
| 6 | An understandable desire on the part of model proprietors to produce forecasts and assess their accuracy as quickly as possible leads to a situation in which relationships are estimated on one vintage of data but assessed on another . |
| 7 | Should the above experiment be tried on one of these , then a different result will be achieved . |
| 8 | Guidelines were introduced on 1 January 1990 . |
| 9 | When the Falklands were invaded on 2 April last year , they were given the weekend to pack and a police escort to the Dover ferry . |
| 10 | Baseline measurements of blood pressure and oxygen saturation were recorded on two occasions two minutes apart . |
| 11 | Postprandial gall bladder contraction as well as plasma CCK and PP concentrations were assessed on five separate days with at least one day in between to allow for degradation of octreotide ( T=80–100 minutes ) . |
| 12 | To determine whether gastro-oesophageal reflux in asthmatics results in oesophagitis , endoscopy and oesophageal biopsy were performed on 186 consecutive adult asthmatics . |
| 13 | The election , caused by the resignation of Ray Michie , MP , for family reasons , will be by postal ballot of party members , with the result being announced on 21 April . |
| 14 | Six subjects were examined on two separate occasions and mean basal oesophageal bicarbonate outputs , and salivary , and gastric bicarbonate contamination of the oesophagus were quantified by the pH/pCO 2 method ( Table III ) . |
| 15 | His eyes were fixed on one of the pictures of the past Baskervilles on the wall . |
| 16 | Thus , relative risks were calculated on 130 patients . |
| 17 | The proceedings against the brothers were concluded on 19 January 1988 when both of them were acquitted . |
| 18 | Although the current version of the LBS model places considerable weight on relative money supplies , and implicitly on purchasing power parity , current research is based on two propositions which are widely accepted in North America : |
| 19 | Research is concentrated on two specific areas , so that each receives in-depth survey and analysis . |
| 20 | More than 450 eyes have so far been treated but the study is based on 79 patients with the longest experience of the treatment . |
| 21 | Our study is based on 6528 men and women first registered between 1 January 1972 and 31 December 1990 , providing 54355 patient years of follow up . |
| 22 | To facilitate comparison , the study is centred on two predominantly upland regions — Wales in the UK and the Auvergne in France . |
| 23 | For this reason , the draft Regulation provides that , where an SE is superimposed on two or more other companies as a new holding company , there will be an easy mechanism for the resultant merger , with both original companies being automatically dissolved and their former shareholders automatically becoming members of the SE : this is similar to a British Scheme of Arrangement approved by the High Court . |
| 24 | These are laid out as though the Royal Family were in residence : an enormous jigsaw is barely started , a stuffed corgi lies beside a desk and , at Balmoral , a dog basket has its own heraldic blanket , while a headscarf is tossed on one side . |
| 25 | Simply complete and return the application form at the end of the TESSA leaflet and we will make sure your TESSA is opened on 2 January 1991 . |
| 26 | The upper dentition is borne on two maxillary tooth-plates , each of which has several rows of teeth and is bisected by a deep longitudinal groove ( figure 1 ) . |
| 27 | The ranch is surrounded on three sides by intensive arable agriculture , split into tiny small-holdings and , for the most part , being worked on land totally unsuitable for the purpose . |
| 28 | The British Tinnitus Association was formed on 9 July 1979 . |
| 29 | The Automobile Association was established on 26 June 1905 , a few months after Charles Jarrott and William Letts had set up a warning system to advise motorists of police speed traps on some sections of the London to Brighton road . |
| 30 | Its membership of the Financial Intermediaries Managers and Brokers Regulatory Association was suspended on 16 April 1992/ |