Example sentences of "be [vb pp] on the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The eggs need to be well protected since they are carried on the wind , continually exposed to the sun 's fierce rays , and blown across the sand . |
| 2 | It bursts at internals to release into the atmosphere an enormous number of rusty-red spores which are carried on the breeze to germinate in distant damp timber , starting the process afresh . |
| 3 | A little mirror had been hung on the wall of the dressing area . |
| 4 | There are other accessories you can use to increase the impact of the picture , including cords , tassels and ribbons that could be added to pictures when they are hung on the wall . |
| 5 | In the dust of the great Ein Helweh Palestinian camp just east of Sidon , cheap copies of Roberts ' prints — of Nablus , of Hebron , of Jericho and Jerusalem — are hung on the cement walls of refugee shacks , behind uncleaned glass , sometimes held in place by Scotch tape and glue . |
| 6 | And I 'm carried on the tide |
| 7 | Young may be carried on the snout of the mother if they are in distress ( or stillborn ) , a behaviour that is also sometimes extended to humans in distress . |
| 8 | Well it used to be carried on the back and . |
| 9 | No deferred tax asset should be carried on the balance sheet . |
| 10 | They might very well , for example , relate to the sorts of implements that may be carried on the procession which even if they are not offensive weapons at the beginning of the procession may become so during its course . |
| 11 | The crew will be volunteers from the Midlands and a special headboard will be carried on the front of the locomotive , one of the Ffestiniog 's unique double engines . |
| 12 | Pottery materials continued to be carried on the canal until the 1960s . |
| 13 | However , a surge in voltage of this nature , short-lived or not , may be carried on the mains to other equipment in the vicinity . |
| 14 | As the wind begins to build , the boom should continue to be carried on the centreline and you should not attempt to sheet the main using the vang : because the boom is so long , the mainsheet is a more effective control . |
| 15 | A bar will also be carried on the train . |
| 16 | The station was filled with hissing steam engines ( well , it was some time back ) and one decided to belch , steam and whistle just as we passed , thus managing to blow the youngest daughter 's mind , who demanded to be carried on the spot — and at frequent intervals during the rest of the adventure . |
| 17 | They are planning a 100 per cent digital phone system that will enable voice images and data to be carried on the line . |
| 18 | As far as the extent of this limited edition being only 200 is concerned , my only reservations are outlined above : namely that a guitar is designed to be used and not coveted wholly as an objet d'art to be hung on the wall , which I suspect is exactly where the bulk of these models are likely to end up . |
| 19 | The TV is regarded as the next generation of home sets , with a flat screen that can be hung on the wall like a picture . |
| 20 | Even punk , once the rhetoric about dole queues , anarchy and Sten guns in Knightsbridge had been exhausted , had become just one more uniform to be hung on the clothesrail of British pop culture , to be dusted down nostalgically on anniversaries . |
| 21 | The bodymaker passed the doors to the finishers , who in turn passed them on to the french polishers ; the doors then moved along to those whose work it was to hang them in position , the operations being so arranged that the polished door was completed just at the point where it was to be hung on the coach . |
| 22 | We will take your pledge to the Earth Summit where it will be hung on the Tree of Life itself . |
| 23 | For those of us not lucky enough to have a workshop , it 's an invaluable portable work bench which can be hung on the garage wall , and fits in the car . |
| 24 | Having arranged for it to be put on the grave that afternoon , he returned to Weatherbury in the evening , with a basket of flowering plants . |
| 25 | Established to tackle thorny problems , it was hardly surprising that , in the words of Lord Shawcross , ‘ if you could n't find a solution which commanded general support , then at least you 'd find a way which would enable the whole matter to be put on the back shelf . ’ |
| 26 | He wants the matter to be put on the back burner until the Republic have taken another important step towards next year 's USA finals . |
| 27 | If you think something you 've noticed is important , report it separately so that it can be put on the resident 's file . |
| 28 | He said decisions were likely to be taken on the treaty in the New Year . |
| 29 | The action to be taken on the discovery of a fire or potential fire situation i.e. call for assistance , use of first aid , fire fighting extinguishers ( if reasonably safe to do so ) . |
| 30 | So the bill had to be taken on the floor of the House and all selected amendments had to be debated and voted on . |