Example sentences of "is [verb] on [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The chair , wheelchair or commode onto which the patient is transferring is placed on one side of the carer , sideways on to the bed . |
| 2 | Should victory be achieved over England next month , others could come into contention too , though for all the Scottish aspirants , there will be an agonising wait until the final round of championship matches is completed on 20 March , the Scottish campaign finishing a fortnight earlier . |
| 3 | The display , seen here performed by a thick-knee ( top ) , a kildeer ( above ) and a semi-palmated plover ( opposite , top and bottom ) , usually consists of a simulated injury — the body is rolled on one side and an apparently broken wing trailed along the ground . |
| 4 | It is the best area in Britain for megalithic sites , and is surrounded on three sides by the sea . |
| 5 | A city of 3.2 million people , Rangoon is surrounded on three sides by water and dominated by the glistening gold stupa of the Shwedagon . |
| 6 | The ranch is surrounded on three sides by intensive arable agriculture , split into tiny small-holdings and , for the most part , being worked on land totally unsuitable for the purpose . |
| 7 | Ratification of the appointment is expected on 31 October . |
| 8 | The Faculty is located on two campuses — at Belfast , where most of the staff , students and facilities are based , and at Magee College . |
| 9 | As one participant has suggested , the first intellectual task is to set on one side an archaeology of knowledge which has served us well for at least three centuries . |
| 10 | The train comprises two different types of car : the locomotive is built on 1934 railcoach 209 , and the trailer on Pantograph car 174 . |
| 11 | On May 12th , the Centre for the Continuing Study of the Californian Economy ( CCSCE ) released an optimistic study , arguing that two-thirds of the state 's economic base is built on four sectors that are thriving : foreign trade , high technology , professional services and entertainment/tourism . |
| 12 | The town is built on two levels , above and below a ridge of sandstone which rises from the west bank of the River Severn , and a remarkable cliff railway , called Castle Hill Railway , was built in 1892 to link High Town with Low Town . |
| 13 | Surely this fine paper is built on 157 anecdotes , about half of which were discarded as incomplete : ‘ No diagnosis was established in 80 patients . ’ |
| 14 | Sheffield , like Rome , is built on seven hills and I had to cross most of them , anger fuelling my journey as I thought of all the excuses I 'd swallowed . |
| 15 | Like Rome it is built on seven hills which provides unexpected and quite spectacular views of the estuary and the city . |
| 16 | It dates from the eighteenth century and is built on three storeys , and , though no longer in commercial use , it is maintained as a working museum . |
| 17 | The closing date for entry is Thursday 28th February but the draw will not be made until the day after the team itself is selected on 26 August . |
| 18 | Suppose our company is incorporated on 30 April 1992 . |
| 19 | Music for the celesta is written on two staves like that for the piano . |
| 20 | It is very complex , very grammatical , and the finger spelling is done on one hand . |
| 21 | Interestingly , if a Siamese cat is injured on one leg or its tail , and the damaged part is bandaged up while it recovers , this will have an impact on its coat colour . |
| 22 | Before cutting the segments a line is drawn on one face , to make assembly easier . |
| 23 | Although processed on the Islands , the yarn is exported on 50 gram balls and is now available in the UK by mail order . |
| 24 | An MMD is opened on 15 January and matures on 15 February : M = 1,000,000 d ( 1 month , annualized ) = 9.25% N = 31 days . |
| 25 | Simply complete and return the application form at the end of the TESSA leaflet and we will make sure your TESSA is opened on 2 January 1991 . |
| 26 | Asymmetric refers to the problems caused when the aircraft is flying on one engine , ie asymmetric thrust . |
| 27 | Price is based on six people sharing . |
| 28 | Although the current version of the LBS model places considerable weight on relative money supplies , and implicitly on purchasing power parity , current research is based on two propositions which are widely accepted in North America : |
| 29 | As my hon. Friend the Member for Rugby and Kennilworth correctly said , the parents charter is based on two policies designed to help all the other steps that we shall be taking to raise standards of education . |
| 30 | Holyoak 's attack , published in a recent issue of The Architects ' Journal , is based on two premises . |