Example sentences of "[is] [verb] on [num] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The chair , wheelchair or commode onto which the patient is transferring is placed on one side of the carer , sideways on to the bed .
2 Should victory be achieved over England next month , others could come into contention too , though for all the Scottish aspirants , there will be an agonising wait until the final round of championship matches is completed on 20 March , the Scottish campaign finishing a fortnight earlier .
3 The display , seen here performed by a thick-knee ( top ) , a kildeer ( above ) and a semi-palmated plover ( opposite , top and bottom ) , usually consists of a simulated injury — the body is rolled on one side and an apparently broken wing trailed along the ground .
4 It is the best area in Britain for megalithic sites , and is surrounded on three sides by the sea .
5 A city of 3.2 million people , Rangoon is surrounded on three sides by water and dominated by the glistening gold stupa of the Shwedagon .
6 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 .
7 Ratification of the appointment is expected on 31 October .
8 A long queue of customers greeted the shop 's opening on 4 May 1970 .
9 The Faculty is located on two campuses — at Belfast , where most of the staff , students and facilities are based , and at Magee College .
10 As one participant has suggested , the first intellectual task is to set on one side an archaeology of knowledge which has served us well for at least three centuries .
11 The train comprises two different types of car : the locomotive is built on 1934 railcoach 209 , and the trailer on Pantograph car 174 .
12 On May 12th , the Centre for the Continuing Study of the Californian Economy ( CCSCE ) released an optimistic study , arguing that two-thirds of the state 's economic base is built on four sectors that are thriving : foreign trade , high technology , professional services and entertainment/tourism .
13 The town is built on two levels , above and below a ridge of sandstone which rises from the west bank of the River Severn , and a remarkable cliff railway , called Castle Hill Railway , was built in 1892 to link High Town with Low Town .
14 Surely this fine paper is built on 157 anecdotes , about half of which were discarded as incomplete : ‘ No diagnosis was established in 80 patients . ’
15 Sheffield , like Rome , is built on seven hills and I had to cross most of them , anger fuelling my journey as I thought of all the excuses I 'd swallowed .
16 Like Rome it is built on seven hills which provides unexpected and quite spectacular views of the estuary and the city .
17 It dates from the eighteenth century and is built on three storeys , and , though no longer in commercial use , it is maintained as a working museum .
18 The closing date for entry is Thursday 28th February but the draw will not be made until the day after the team itself is selected on 26 August .
19 Suppose our company is incorporated on 30 April 1992 .
20 Music for the celesta is written on two staves like that for the piano .
21 It is very complex , very grammatical , and the finger spelling is done on one hand .
22 Interestingly , if a Siamese cat is injured on one leg or its tail , and the damaged part is bandaged up while it recovers , this will have an impact on its coat colour .
23 Before cutting the segments a line is drawn on one face , to make assembly easier .
24 Although processed on the Islands , the yarn is exported on 50 gram balls and is now available in the UK by mail order .
25 Dover Castle will be the starting point for the first day 's racing on 6 July over a 125-mile course through Folkestone , Canterbury , Ashford and Tunbridge Wells to Brighton .
26 An MMD is opened on 15 January and matures on 15 February : M = 1,000,000 d ( 1 month , annualized ) = 9.25% N = 31 days .
27 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 .
28 Ter Terry 's going on one stage
29 Asymmetric refers to the problems caused when the aircraft is flying on one engine , ie asymmetric thrust .
30 Storr 's agreement with Rundell 's terminated on 18 February 1819 , by which time he had already found suitable workshops in Harrison Street , Gray 's Inn Road , where he set up once more as an independent manufacturer .
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