Example sentences of "[coord] [vb pp] on the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No political action may be undertaken or justified on the ground that it promotes an ideal of the good nor on the ground that it enables individuals to pursue an ideal of the good . |
| 2 | The common message , from many of the women or members of ethnic communities we spoke to , was , their need to be seen on the television screen or heard on the radio . |
| 3 | or drained on the reeds blowing |
| 4 | The image of the Swastika accompanying the Yagna is either drawn or formed on the ground . |
| 5 | But Caro could n't help feeling snubbed that her mother had not given the lettuce a little squeeze , to see how good and hearty it was , or commented on the size and perfect shape of the radishes . |
| 6 | This may be under a piece of tree bark , along a ledge of some kind or hidden on the ground among the undergrowth . |
| 7 | A room status change can be initiated either by hotel staff entering a code manually on the bedroom telephone , or automatically by the Hotel Manager if , for example , a name is entered or deleted on the guest file . |
| 8 | The US was firmly even-handed , or frozen on the fence , firmness in another direction came from Begin who , in answer to reports that Israel was poised to attack in Lebanon , said there would be no war . |
| 9 | If an animal can be looked after or rescued on the Sabbath day , then it seems somewhat strange that a person in need could not be helped . |
| 10 | The C[atholic] C[urate] was sent out to patrol the roads and anybody found or seen on the roads had to give their names . |
| 11 | the rights attaching to shares issued or transferred on the exercise of options ; |
| 12 | Each year more than ten thousand children are killed or injured on the roads . |
| 13 | Marketing dogma of old had it that car buyers do n't want to hear about car safety , preferring not to dwell on the possibility of being killed or injured on the road . |
| 14 | Regan and Stewart ( 1982 ) had also earlier argued that they had insufficient legitimacy since members were neither elected or selected on the basis of expert knowledge , prerequisites of authority . |
| 15 | Right Neff 's 5721.11 compact dishwasher can be build in or used on the worksurface . |
| 16 | Support for firms is not just a matter of marginal servicing , nor should it be property-led or based on the notion of any jobs at any price . |
| 17 | For example , agricultural production might be organised on the basis of the master-slave relationship , as in Ancient Rome or in the southern states of the USA , or based on the lord serf relationship , as in feudal Europe , or on the capitalist-proletarian relationship , as in modern Western societies . |
| 18 | For Satarov there is a need to pass on the ‘ knowledge about or based on the data ’ ( ibid . ) . |
| 19 | The assumptions made about savings in the previous sections were either entirely ad hoc ( the proportional savings assumption ) or based on the class savings hypothesis . |
| 20 | A detailed questionnaire would enable some applicants to be approved or refused on the basis of the information supplied in the questionnaire leaving only borderline applicants requiring further assessment . |
| 21 | Big osier ones , flat , that you could crook over your arm or set on the ground . |
| 22 | ( 5 ) No indemnity shall be payable under this Act in any of the following cases : — ( a ) where the applicant or a person from whom he derives title ( otherwise than under a disposition for valuable consideration which is registered or protected on the register ) has caused or substantially contributed to the loss by fraud or lack of proper care ; … ( 6 ) Where an indemnity is paid in respect of the loss of an estate or interest in or charge on land the amount so paid shall not exceed — ( a ) Where the register is not rectified , the value of the estate , interest or charge at the time when the error or omission which caused the loss was made ; ( b ) Where the register is rectified , the value ( if there had been no rectification ) of the estate , interest or charge , immediately before the time of rectification . |
| 23 | we did know somebody erm down on actually who had a a vertical blind and several of the chains had broken or disappeared on the bottom of that |
| 24 | Similarly , graphics files should be able to retain their formats and display an accurate representation of their content either when viewed on the screen or printed on the page . |
| 25 | Carpets can be delivered or fitted any day except Sunday or cut on the firm 's premises for the customer to take away . |
| 26 | It is worthy of mention that a loss of initial control will certainly result in increased problems of regaining it , even though any interference with the major elements of the sprinkler system and its supply can possibly be rectified or mitigated on the arrival of the fire brigade . |
| 27 | Were they served or put on the table ? ’ |
| 28 | Frequently the tower had to be left unfinished or left on the drawing-board , awaiting more funds . |
| 29 | ‘ You want it brought in , or left on the pavement ? |
| 30 | When District Officers were eventually allowed into the field they were watched like hawks by their senior officers for signs — an indication , it was said , of inaptitude or inexperience — of running things too directly , and promotions were made or denied on the extent to which they seemed , in the words of the Resident , Adamawa , to be ‘ imbued with the true spirit of Indirect Rule ’ . |