Example sentences of "be [verb] on [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | The UK profession has flourished in a free market economy where much reliance has been placed on actuaries ' judgement rather than on constricting regulations . |
| 2 | However , animal experiments have shown that , if tobacco extracts are painted on rabbits ' ears , cancerous growths tend to appear on the skin of the ear . |
| 3 | Information has been collected on households ' patterns of donating money and volunteering time to charities , individuals ' motives for giving , their attitudes to charities , and their knowledge of and views of covenanting and bequeathing money to charities . |
| 4 | But it questions whether pollution levels have truly fallen in that period , since the figures are based on companies ' revised interpretations of what they are required to report . |
| 5 | ( Thus Auer complains of Gumperz that " sometimes he makes strong claims about the effect of a given type or instance of code switching on the subsequent development of the sequence , which are based on informants ' reports , but fails to reproduce this subsequent passage " ( Auer 1984b : 106 , fn. 10 ) . ) |
| 6 | One of the most common methods of funding , and one that is becoming increasingly popular , is for a small levy to be made on students ' charges . |
| 7 | They say their results show there is still work to be done on professionals ' understanding of the concept of collaboration , as nurses and physicians did not agree on the amount taking place . |
| 8 | Work on knowledge about language can be based on pupils ' own fieldwork , collecting and classifying their own data , learning about the methodology of observation , classification , description , hypothesis making and explanation . |
| 9 | The Faculty believes that the scale charge should be based on manufacturers ' retail list prices , provided the Revenue publishes an annual list of such prices . |
| 10 | David Jones of Sharelink has proposed an order-driven system for small value share transactions which would be displayed on investors ' TV screens at home instead of on TOPIC . |
| 11 | However , no money was to be spent on florists ' bouquets or wreaths , and in any case we 'd both always hated to see flowers wired and thrust into stiff , unnatural arrangements . |
| 12 | The amendments also contain changes to the de minimis interest to be paid on clients ' money . |
| 13 | Our drinks are served on elephants ' feet which make good side-tables and were once popular as souvenirs . |
| 14 | A look of bewilderment comes over the faces of visitors who can not comprehend why some supporters will not go to watch the national side simply because they are playing on Rangers ' ground . |
| 15 | This year , the Royal had nine overseas pavilions , but 51 countries were represented on exhibitors ' stands and , contrary to the impression of John Rennie 's piece , we sold 97% of the space to a record 1546 exhibitors . |
| 16 | Vascular-arbuscular mycorrhizae are spread as spores by wind , water and animals both invertebrate and vertebrate , the longest distances perhaps being achieved on birds ' feet , as well as by the more familiar root contact and infected plant material . |
| 17 | b ) the possibility of significant restrictions being established on lenders ' conveyancing panels ; |
| 18 | Two otherwise unexpected specialists , T. Vindac[ius] Ariovistus and Aurelius Polychrinides , are recorded on oculists ' stamps . |
| 19 | The objectives attained are recorded on pupils ' profiles , which are useful for : |
| 20 | Hence the course 's educational philosophy which is based on students ' needs , experiential and facilitative in teaching methods with a strong emphasis on developing autonomy , self-reliance and self- confidence towards professional competence . |
| 21 | Choice is based on students ' background and interests , and , in some cases , alternative courses may be taken . |
| 22 | " On Free and Latent Semantic Energy " , by Claes Schaar , is based on informants ' interpretation of fragments of language in isolation , such as literary quotations , maxims and sayings . |
| 23 | In particular , attention is focused on girls ' differential engagement with , and performance in , certain scientific and technical subjects ( see , for example , The Further Education Unit , 1985b ; The Schools Council Project on Reducing Sex Differentiation in Schools , 1983 ; Brent LEA , 1982 ) . |
| 24 | She added that 80 per cent of the annual education budget was spent on teachers ' salaries . |
| 25 | A procession of Blackpool cars was staged on Members ' Day in May 1984 . |