Example sentences of "[noun] [modal v] [be] on a " in BNC.

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1 In the case of the postal orderly , his sixty situps must be on a cumulative basis .
2 It is much more to do with the image within the hair and from a grooming point of view , the hair should be on a par with the clothes .
3 But the assumption was always that his first attempt at direction should be on a modest scale .
4 First of all the guidance states that the accountant 's test checks should be on a limited number of accounts and files relating to controlled trusts .
5 Examples of this are nowadays quoted in most of the newspapers — the 25–30 year-old trader who is earning £200 000–£400 000 whilst the person who runs the whole department may be on a salary of only half this .
6 The financial markets may be in retreat and the pound may be on a slippery slope , but it 's not just the insolvency practitioners and bailiffs that are doing well ; some companies in sectors as diverse as retailing , restaurants and medical equipment are also doing more than just make ends meet .
7 The Pathfinder Force should be on a different basis and these should consist of 45 sorties , but crews could be withdrawn at any time after the completion of 30 sorties .
8 The equivalent of each ‘ response ’ expected from the input page must be entered as there are no defaults ; each entry must be on a separate line .
9 The equivalent of each ‘ response ’ expected from each page must be entered ; each entry must be on a separate line , without leading spaces and without blank lines between entries .
10 All entries must be on a proper entry coupon cut from IDEAL HOME and must bear the entrant 's own name and address .
11 Entries must be on a postcard or the back of an envelope no bigger than 5in × 6in .
12 The two offices would be on a ‘ similar site adjoining Charles Street , of which the Government was now in possession , with the exception of a very small portion indeed ’ , which would be the subject of another Bill to be introduced to Parliament .
13 The new vote will be on a revised deal agreed at the Edinburgh summit which allows Danes to opt out of the treaty 's plans for a common currency , joint defence , union citizenship and supranational police co-operation .
14 Study can be on a full-time or part-time basis , from one to three years .
15 Entries can be on a postcard laid out in the manner of the entry coupon .
16 Entries can be on a postcard laid out in the manner of the coupon .
17 The section only requires that the constable or warden should be on a road and a driver entering a road from a private drive in contravention of a constable 's signal under this section could commit an offence .
18 A telephone should be on a half-moon table in the hall .
19 Under the regulations the national flag must be on a vertical pole .
20 This communal support for older people in early modern England could be on a remarkably generous scale .
21 The disruption of train services during the work would be on a much greater scale than under the British Rail plan .
22 Sometimes visits will be on a regular daily basis , especially when a person is very disabled and assistance is needed in getting up and putting to bed .
23 ( Appeals must be on a form which is obtainable from the Department of the Environment , Tollgate House , Houlton Street , Bristol BS2 9DJ ) .
24 Registration could be on a site or company basis and will allow companies to use a recognised logo .
25 Some appointments could be on a representative basis where there are sectional interests , but in other cases the wider public interest would need to be safeguarded .
26 Specifically , Filip said , his group 's margins would be on a par with Sun 's and ‘ ahead of Digital 's by a large margin . ’
27 The beam would be on a stick would n't it ?
28 The charge would be on a preceding year basis although if additional funds are added to the account the income arising from the additional funds will be assessed on the actual basis in the early years .
29 Richmond will be on a three-man panel of soccer experts on the BBC2 North programme Leagues Apart at 7.30pm and followed by a local radio phone-in .
30 The shop will be on a single floor in the central atrium of the new £27m Hallam University city centre complex — Campus 21 , designed to take the university into the 21st century .
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