Example sentences of "[am/are] [verb] on [num] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At first sight , this could turn out to be the bargain of the century , because the asset-values are calculated on 1991 prices , even though Russian prices rose by a vertiginous 2,600% during 1992 . |
| 2 | 93 stations are listed on 380 frequencies . |
| 3 | Pairs of stimuli are aligned on two tracks of a magnetic tape such that the onset and offset of one stimulus coincide exactly with the onset and offset of the second stimulus . |
| 4 | These other departments are situated on two sites which are each a mile or so from the Main Library , and about two miles from each other . |
| 5 | Six children in each class are interviewed on four occasions , before the teaching of the topic , immediately before and after the formalisation lesson |
| 6 | ‘ Both are built on seven hills , both have been the pleasure centres of mighty empires . |
| 7 | Do you think this is a good idea and do you think I could get a reduction on my Road Tax Fund Licence as 50 per cent of my journeys are made on two wheels ? |
| 8 | So we 're waiting on two fronts in a sense . |
| 9 | Oh they , they say it 's all controllable so that I 've , I 've answered , I have n't just let the Environmental Health wash over me I 've actually written back to them again , er I 'll be interested to see whether I get a letter back from them , but I phoned up the Council this morning and they 're rejecting on two grounds , one is to do with the highway and the sort of the traffic situation coming in there , although the , the authority , the Highway Department are n't objecting to it and the other one is erm , on local environmental issues I think you know that is , is unsuitably , unsuitable environmentally to the area well I can only say that I 'm grateful to the planning , to the planning offices for they 're going out on a limb if you like because I think they 're on thin ice erm and so long as the committee will , will back them up I mean I do n't know of what else I could of done as a person |
| 10 | ‘ And you 're concentrating on three sites : Belmodes , Rose Hilaire 's flat , and my house in Mouncy Street ? ’ |
| 11 | To save space these are condensed on two staves . |
| 12 | The cloisters ( 1172–89 ) of the abbey church are beautiful ; they are enclosed on four sides by coupled columns of stone and marble , inlaid with brilliantly coloured glass mosaic in patterns on the shafts and have richly varied carved capitals . |
| 13 | The Faculty is made up of four departments which are housed on two sites . |
| 14 | Current drugs education materials targeted at 13-17 year olds are based on two premises : i ) that substance abuse needs to be approached in the context of the general use of legal drugs in society and ii ) that young people should be encouraged to make rational decisions about their use of drugs on the basis of criteria related to personal health , self-identity and relationships with others . |
| 15 | The Rules of the Fire Offices ' Committee and the Fire Offices ' Committee of Ireland for the Construction of Buildings are those which have been adopted by the Insurance companies , members of the Committee , for the classification of buildings and are based on two grades of construction . |
| 16 | The Hallmark seminars are based on two years research by DUBS and the David Hall Partnership into consistently successful and profitable companies . |
| 17 | The explanation of the above trends and the difficulties involved in controlling public expenditure are based on two types of analysis : microeconomic and macroeconomic respectively . |
| 18 | These fees are quite distinct from the money you will need for living , travelling , buying books , etc. , which will probably account for a further £3500 to £5000 ( these figures are based on 1989/90 standards ) . |
| 19 | Relative tail lengths are based on three specimens per species of the sex with the longest tail ( males in 13 species ; females in one hummingbird showing reversed sexual dimorphism ) . |
| 20 | Screw holes are provided on two sides of the metal fixing |
| 21 | Many kinds of gall insect produce two types of gall , which are found on two kinds of plant . |
| 22 | Jet pump trials are to start on two wells early next year . |
| 23 | The drum is supported on a circle made by four pendentives between four semi-circular arches which in turn are supported on four piers or columns . |
| 24 | The 15-strong crew are putting on two shows tomorrow afternoon and Saturday evening . |
| 25 | The average wind speed at Stornoway is 14.4 knots ( 7.4m/s ) ( Birse & Robertson 1970 ) and gales are recorded on 50 days a year ( Manley 1979 ) . |
| 26 | Most are banking on two things : that the finance ministry will raise the limit on foreign ownership of Korean firms from 10% to 15% , and that the current bull market will continue . |
| 27 | If you are dieting on 1,250 calories a day , choose meals adding up to 850 calories a day . |
| 28 | If you are dieting on 850 calories a day , choose meals adding up to 450 calories a day . |
| 29 | If you are dieting on 1,500 calories a day , you can choose meals adding up to 1,100 calories a day . |
| 30 | If you are dieting on 1,000 calories a day , choose meals adding up to 600 calories a day . |