Example sentences of "[adv] be [verb] on [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Having worked his way up via his own live spoof chat show Vic 's Big Night Out , he has latterly been guesting on television 's One Hour With Jonathan Ross , a show whose format bears a strong resemblance to Reeves 's own showcase . |
| 2 | The principal directions of movement discussed below are indicated on map 5. 1 . |
| 3 | Virgin 's payments had all been made on time , and as far as he was aware there was no problem at all . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Treatment for Thrush can only be obtained on prescription from your doctor or clinic . |
| 6 | SMCC is allegedly telling customers SunSoft products can only be run on Sun hardware , making it harder for Sparcettes to snare the upgrade business . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | It continued : " Reconciliation can only be built on truth . " |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Full advantage had to be taken of the long daylight hours of midsummer and much of the ground could only be reached on foot . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 ’ . |
| 16 | This offence is rarely used as it can only be tried on indictment . |
| 17 | Previously the contribution could only be spent on sight tests and buying glasses . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | That grant is ring fenced , it can only be spent on community care defined elements , it includes the recognition that as well as buying care for people , you are for the first time , er , assessing people 's needs . |
| 20 | Each of these peculiar histories is punctuated with peculiar rhythms and can only be known on condition that we have defined the concept of the specificity of its historical temporality and its punctuations ( continuous development , revolutions , breaks , etc . ) . |
| 21 | Accordingly , a first instance decision will only be reversed on appeal if it proceeded on some erroneous principle or was plainly and obviously wrong . |
| 22 | On Aug. 24 the NEC announced that fresh elections would take place in three rounds between Sept. 12 and Sept. 26 , when voting would only be permitted on production of membership cards which would be issued to party members in the interim . |
| 23 | Careful study of the bird trade press during the first few months of 1989 led to the identification of a large number of advertisements offering species , such as the Scarlet Macaw , which may only be put on sale after permission has been obtained from the Department of the Environment . |
| 24 | This case can perhaps be explained on policy grounds as the plaintiff was a rescuer and the courts do not wish to deter rescue . |
| 25 | Energy conservation and environmental pressures are rightly being placed on oil and gas producers in the North sea . |
| 26 | It has already been shown on Ugandan and Swaziland TV and is available on high band and VHS for use in anglophone areas . |
| 27 | He did n't know that Customs had already been put on notice to clear them through . |
| 28 | It was written out of deep respect for the victims and their kin , and The Smiths felt it was an important enough song to put on their last single even though it had already been released on L.P. In a word it is a memorial to the children and all like them who have sufferered such a fate . |
| 29 | Some £31 million has already been spent on preparation for the scheme . |
| 30 | Meanwhile , the ‘ Colosseum Live ’ album , featuring Clem 's playing , has just been reissued on CD . |