Example sentences of "is [verb] on the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But if we convert our traders into stock-jobbers , who is to carry on the commerce of the kingdom ? |
| 2 | There are also ideas for making the picture look even more effective and attractive when it is hung on the wall . |
| 3 | A weight is hung on the end of a wire of known diameter and its change in length measured . |
| 4 | The essence of being a good child is taking on the perspective of those who are more powerful than you , and I was good in this way as my sister never was . |
| 5 | Rugby League has always bred fine sportsmen and Garry Schofield is carrying on the tradition . |
| 6 | In trying to deal with non-academic work on its own terms it is carrying on the debate opened in the recent exhibitions of ‘ High and Low ’ at MOMA and ‘ Parallel Visions ’ at LACMA . |
| 7 | It may be easier to make long-term decisions about the best size and type of steel mill if a simultaneous decision is taken on the level of car production to which steel output forms an important input . |
| 8 | Once a Bill has passed its Commons ' stage it goes up to the House of Lords where the same process is repeated , except that the Committee stage is taken on the floor of the House . |
| 9 | A more definitive response to him must await the time which will probably arrive when the clergy ordination measure is taken on the Floor of the House . |
| 10 | The House will wish to satisfy itself that any decision to enact the Bill is taken on the basis of a full consideration of that assessment of the Bill 's environmental effects . |
| 11 | Similarly if less time is taken on the entry turn ( eg sector 3 non-hold side ) decrease the outbound time . |
| 12 | The Commission may extend the period of suspension until a final decision is taken on the merger 's compatibility with the Common Market . |
| 13 | If everything is taken on the wing , some planning , certainly , can be carried out . |
| 14 | One social worker who had cared for her own mother for many y ears explains below how important it is to take on the role of carer for the right reasons : |
| 15 | Matthew Gloag & Son is to take on the marketing and sales of Bunnahabhain 12-Year-Old Islay Malt Scotch Whisky . |