Example sentences of "[adv] be [vb pp] on [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Youngsters who had hitherto been isolated on farms and factories could now take part in informed discussion on a wide variety of subjects . |
| 2 | However , an Agence France-Presse ( AFP ) report on Sept. 18 revealed that the exchange of prisoners had suddenly been interrupted on Sept. 15 reportedly because there were only a few prisoners in Iraq , while almost 20,000 remained in Iran , many of whom were unwilling to return to Iraq . |
| 3 | The European Communities ( EC ) suspended a trade and co-operation agreement which had only been initialled on June 8 , and withdrew an invitation to Romania to attend a meeting of the G-24 nations in Paris in July . |
| 4 | The principal directions of movement discussed below are indicated on map 5. 1 . |
| 5 | Virgin 's payments had all been made on time , and as far as he was aware there was no problem at all . |
| 6 | Lancashire police said later that the 16 people arrested had all been released on police bail after questioning . |
| 7 | Money may have disappeared down a black hole ( the budget was $40m according to Hurd , though industry sources put it nearer $50m ) , but it has all been spent on spectacle , not marquee names : Ed Harris ( from Jacknife ) and Mary Elizabeth Mastroantonio star as an oil-rig foreman and the project engineer , both brought in to rescue a striken nuclear submarine . |
| 8 | Treatment for Thrush can only be obtained on prescription from your doctor or clinic . |
| 9 | There is an exemption limit of £5,800 a year : so if during the year your total profits amount to £12,000 , tax would only be levied on £6,200 . |
| 10 | Château de Monte Cristo : It can only be visited on Saturdays and Sundays . |
| 11 | SMCC is allegedly telling customers SunSoft products can only be run on Sun hardware , making it harder for Sparcettes to snare the upgrade business . |
| 12 | the increased cost of the proposals and the fact that many will be unnecessary in the majority of firms means that the extra requirements should only be imposed on firms with a history of late or qualified reports etc . |
| 13 | However , s 2(8) did not apply to information provided under s 236 of the Insolvency Act 1986 , and it was argued on Mr Naviede 's behalf that disclosure of the transcript to the SFO should only be made on condition that it was not used in evidence . |
| 14 | It continued : " Reconciliation can only be built on truth . " |
| 15 | But of the remaining remote and unspoilt places left on earth many can only be reached on foot , or with the help of pack animals . |
| 16 | MANY PLACES OF INTEREST on and around the Three Peaks can only be reached on foot after many miles of walking over rough ground , but visitors to Leck Fell are favoured by a quiet moorland road that takes them to their objective precisely and , if they travel by car , without effort . |
| 17 | Full advantage had to be taken of the long daylight hours of midsummer and much of the ground could only be reached on foot . |
| 18 | I may be adequate for staging and synchronizing embryos for some purposes , a precise analysis of developmental mechanisms can only be undertaken on cells of known age . |
| 19 | But ITV Association chairman Greg Dyke said the proposal would lead to the network losing hit shows and mean stars like The Bill 's Christopher Ellison would only be seen on satellite TV . |
| 20 | Not only should cycling shorts only be seen on people over six feet tall with perfect bodies , they should never be seen on Ben Lawers in October . |
| 21 | Although all polling station results will be in today the official result will only be announced on January 4 , after the Electoral College has cast its votes — however these are always a rubber-stamping of today 's return figures . |
| 22 | One of the basic rules of both the UK and EC legislation is that input VAT can only be reclaimed on expenditure if it is incurred by a taxable person in a course of furtherance of his business . |
| 23 | She was not to know that , once at sea , they would only be allowed on deck at certain times , like dogs let out to exercise . |
| 24 | Appeal will often only be allowed on questions of law , and not on questions of fact . |
| 25 | In the northern part of the Hannover province , i.e. in the northeastern part of the coalification map , reflectance measurements could only be performed on samples of Kupferschiefer because no boreholes reached the Westphalian . |
| 26 | Subsistence pensions could only be paid on retirement ; failure to do this ‘ would impose an unjustifiable and harmful burden on all citizens below that age ’ . |
| 27 | This offence is rarely used as it can only be tried on indictment . |
| 28 | It only remains to consider Mr. Park 's final submission that the Board of Review 's determination that the profits accruing to the taxpayer were sourced in the countries in which the sub-licensees were entitled to exercise the rights conferred by the sub-licences was an inference of fact which , given the concurring judgment of the Court of Appeal , could only be criticised on Edwards v. Bairstow [ 1956 ] A.C. 14 principles . |
| 29 | Previously the contribution could only be spent on sight tests and buying glasses . |
| 30 | The government also failed to take up the recommendation to ‘ ring-fence ’ community care budget allocations , except in the case of mental health services where they did agree to a specific grant which would only be spent on community care service plans developed jointly by the health and social services . |