Example sentences of "this is [verb] on [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A broad band of Corallian Limestone and Sand crosses the central part — northeast to south-west — and this is bounded on each side by Oxford Clay . |
| 2 | Even for a lifelong friend this is skating on thin ice ! ) |
| 3 | If this is repeated on several occasions , the government can either give up the proposal or take government time , have a short debate and then push the matter through . |
| 4 | Mr Tanner says : ‘ This is run on 14 IBM AS400 systems , all of which link into the mainframes . |
| 5 | Economic value — as this is based on future cash flows from the asset the economic value is likely to be reduced . |
| 6 | There are no sex reversed species and mammals have , if anything , exaggerated the fundamental differences er in sex , but I emphasise that this is based on quantitative factors , erm , there 's nothing qualitative about this . |
| 7 | Neurotics may appear to be concerned for others , but this is based on unconscious hostility towards someone , so that their concern that someone may die , or fall very ill unless some particular action of their own is done or not done , really masks an unconscious wish for their death : ‘ … the original wish that the loved person may die is replaced by a fear that he may die ’ . |
| 8 | This is based on those countries ' national legislations but applies only until an UNCLOS convention actually enters into force . |
| 9 | This is based on full full year is n't it . |
| 10 | We have seen the same thing happen when the bus industry was deregulated and this is based on hard facts . ’ |
| 11 | We have seen the same thing happen when the bus industry was deregulated and this is based on hard facts . |
| 12 | Such economic transformations tend to undermine both the national independence of Third World countries , and the autonomy of women where this is based on some degree of control over land . |
| 13 | This is based on clinical signs , seasonality of infection and faecal egg counts , and if possible , post-mortem examination , when the characteristic lesions can be seen in the abomasum . |
| 14 | This is based on clinical signs , seasonal occurrence of disease and , if possible , lesions at post-mortem examination . |
| 15 | This is based on clinical signs and post-mortem examination . |
| 16 | This is based on clinical signs and the finding of eggs in the faeces . |
| 17 | This is based on enumerative classification , which is deeply rooted in the traditions of epidemiology and vital statistics . |
| 18 | This is set on one side to start again after emptying out your reward , the valuable compost . |