Example sentences of "on by the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This aspect of his practice is only just beginning to change , but he intends to persevere with it , spurred on by the personal satisfaction he has derived from ‘ seeing them do their maths ’ . |
| 2 | Some are looking to sell their practices or merge their way out of problems that have been brought on by the severest recession the UK has experienced since the 1930s . |
| 3 | The medium of continuous recording prompted the inclusion of bridging scenes to allow one group of characters time to go off one set and onto another while the action is carried on by the second group of characters . |
| 4 | That has been spurred on by the successful growth of that sector in Britain . |
| 5 | Rachel , who had already been battling with unpredictable sensations brought on by the close proximity of David clad only in his brief black swimming-trunks , felt her cheeks flame and could n't bring herself to look at him . |
| 6 | Designed as a ‘ fun ’ aeroplane it first flew in 1934 or 1935 , subsequently being taken on by the Soviet Air Force as the standard advanced trainer for fighter pilots with production totalling 1,241 by early 1940 . |
| 7 | Plans agreed on by the first meeting included a shopping trip to Holland to visit a shop which sells outsize jeans and sweat-shirts and another to Germany to a shop which claims to sell the biggest size shoes in the world . |
| 8 | A small firm may feel vulnerable and unable to compete effectively and look to be taken over , though with an agreement that those of its partners who do not retire should be taken on by the new firm . |
| 9 | No doubt spurred on by the new Pillar and Gable guide Steve Reid teamed up with John Campbell and visited Pillar , adding Gorre , E1 5b , 5b , 4c , which takes a direct line between Charybdis and Goth on the Low Man West Face . |
| 10 | In part , McKenna sees this as a natural reaction to the ecological crisis brought on by the modern era . |
| 11 | I could never get over the transformation of the vast auditorium by the dimming of the lights , the beautiful changes of colour on the curtains , and the anticipation brought on by the roaring lion , the muscle man with his gong the snow capped mountain , the searchlights probing the 20th Century . |
| 12 | If ever a stage production was set to enjoy a long run , it must be the work being put on by the Glasgow-based ensemble company , The Golden Age Theatre . |
| 13 | Shone on by the temperate sun , it stretched |
| 14 | Hain ( 1986:131 ) is convinced that : ‘ The police , publicly urged on by the Prime Minister and Home Secretary , were determined to break the strike by preventing the mass picketing . ’ |
| 15 | Small clients handled roughly from what sounded like a hectic dealing room got turned on by the apparent professionalism of it all , and often allowed themselves to be persuaded into buying almost worthless over the counter ( OTC ) shares . |
| 16 | Each Tuesday he meets his unelected Cabinet , the Executive Council , and they approve — ‘ rubber stamp ’ is how critics describe it — legislation passed on by the Civil Service . |
| 17 | Or maybe she was experiencing a sort of nightmare or hallucination — some kind of unfortunate delusion brought on by the overwhelming stress and strain of her job … ? |
| 18 | you can even use on by the front gate , but use a restrained climber such as a large-flowered clematis , not a thorny rose ! |
| 19 | The effect of the section is to make the principal responsible to investors for the business carried on by the appointed representative . |
| 20 | The symmetry of any property of a molecule may be determined by seeing how it behaves when operated on by the various symmetry elements that make up the overall symmetry point group of the molecule ( see Appendix ) . |
| 21 | The real danger of course is the forthcoming Police bill the proposal which were instituted by the present er Treasurer , erm er the Chancellor er and instituted further on by the present Home Secretary would lead to a centrally appointed Police committee at least fifty percent and a centrally appointed chairman , paid by the Home Secretary much rather like the Leicestershire Health Authority and of course this will severely undermine the local democratic accountability of the Police service . |
| 22 | Many of these have since been taken on by the wider society and are to be found in all its corners influencing even those who would now deny them any real significance and tend to look back on the decade as only times of silliness and self-indulgence . |
| 23 | He 's studying for a PHD in Biophysics aOOxford university and next year he 's being taken on by the American space agency NASA . |
| 24 | It 's put on by the Rotary Club of Alfreton . |
| 25 | And just as human wisdom is only perceived and passed on by the human spirit inside us , so it is with the truth of God . |
| 26 | Judged by the highest standards there may have some stiffness in the rhythm , some slack articulation of the words and some raucous tone from certain voices , yet , urged on by the dynamic playing of the Guildford Philharmonic Orchestra , and especially by the cohorts of percussion , the singing was exhilarating . |
| 27 | If it is not the Women 's Tennis Association , spurred on by the vocal support of Martina Navratilova and Monica Seles demanding equal prize money at Wimbledon and the French , then it is the voices on the men 's side who want prize money for the top tier of their tournaments doubled to $2m . |
| 28 | A-cups are Janet-Reger-ites , turned on by the decadent thrill of spending enormous sums on scraps of silk only their lovers will ever see . |
| 29 | I shall refer briefly to one of the matters touched on by the hon. Gentleman , although I shall not speak on it for as long as I had intended , because the hon. Gentleman made wide-ranging reference to it himself , I congratulate him on that . |
| 30 | ‘ I would prefer the portfolio of the shadow Scottish secretary to be voted on by the Scottish group and the Scottish party . ’ |