Example sentences of "be [verb] on the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | But it certainly would be explained on the training course . |
| 32 | Much of the old corpse road is still there and can be traced on the map . |
| 33 | Your first-class generalist , especially your Oxford first-class generalist , is always in danger of retreating to the mediaeval schoolmen and wondering how many Flying Scotsmen could be delayed on the head of a pin . |
| 34 | This conclusion was the fons et origo of the barrage of criticism which was to be heaped on the notion of a stable trade off relation in the wake of Milton Friedman 's |
| 35 | Lavish praise should then be heaped on the dog and the dog be allowed to go again . |
| 36 | Wreaths and flowers were piled up outside in the yard , waiting to be heaped on the coffin . |
| 37 | In Australia , in Melbourne Park , a hundred thousand people sat waiting for the Victorian Football League Cup Final , and while they waited the 100 metres was to be relayed on the stadium scoreboard from Seoul . |
| 38 | 638 dismissing the defendants ' application that the action brought by Tina Burton for negligence be dismissed on the ground that the statement of claim disclosed no reasonable cause of action . |
| 39 | Realising that she would probably be dismissed on the spot if Esther should discover her , she closeted herself in the pantry and proceeded to pour herself a glass of sarsaparilla from the big earthenware jug there . |
| 40 | A distinction is sought to be drawn between the staff included in clause 1 of section 34 ( being those also falling within section 35 and who are appointed until a fixed age ) and staff not so appointed to whom section 34(3) applies and who may be dismissed on the notice period specified in their letter of appointment . |
| 41 | Real attention to the quite sophisticated concepts with which religion is concerned has tended to be dismissed on the grounds that , apart from a select minority , pupils are incapable of any sustained thought , uninterested in such hypothetical and academically conceived ideas which in any case are mostly of historical interest and irrelevant to the modern world . |
| 42 | Three hints may be given on the preparation of the finished script . |
| 43 | The Health Visitors ' Association ( HVA ) , which drew attention to the study , believes that alcohol should be banned from gripe water , or at the very least , a warning should be given on the bottle . |
| 44 | Surely the awards should be given on the strength of a whole season , not just January onwards . |
| 45 | Section 2 of the Legal Advice and Assistance Act , 1972 , provides in effect that legal advice and assistance may be given on the application of Scots law to a particular matter . |
| 46 | And if you 're already a NatWest customer , agreement to Home Improvement Loans up to £5,000 unsecured can be given on the spot . |
| 47 | Guidance needs to be given on the action to be taken once the possibility of dementia is suspected . |
| 48 | Such a decision may be given on the plaintiff 's application on seven days ' notice to the Crown ( Ord 42 , r 5(1) , ( 2 ) ) . |
| 49 | If the expatriate and family are expected to find their own accommodation , information should be given on the types of properties available for rent , how much these are likely to cost together with information on whether they are furnished or unfurnished . |
| 50 | 13.2.2.1 such consent shall wherever practicable be given on the basis of and subject to the exclusion of any commercially sensitive information |
| 51 | Warranties to be given on the basis of the Vendor 's knowledge , information and belief . |
| 52 | Those who hope the discovery of commercial qualities of oil off the coastline of Wales will usher in an era of employment and prosperity , must surely be reflecting on the price being paid by the Shetland islanders in the wake of the Braer disaster . |
| 53 | All through the valley people would be reflecting on the brevity of life and their own missed chances at happiness , and thinking of their common frailty in the shadow of the dark beast that had passed so close and taken someone so young . |
| 54 | Whilst regarding as correct the shift of the centre of gravity to the production of the means of production , we must at the same time remember the danger involved in tying up too much state capital in major construction work , which can not be realised on the market for many years . |
| 55 | In particular , prepayments for insurance will be carried at the amount that can be realised on the cancellation of the policy . |
| 56 | Tyndale was nervous , and , when Vaughan offered him the King 's promise of safety if he returned to England , he expressed his fear that the promise might be broken on the persuasion of the clergy , who would affirm that promises made with heretics need not be kept . |
| 57 | Thérèse looked noble for a minute , like one of her favourite virgin martyrs about to be broken on the wheel . |
| 58 | Undoubtedly it would appear to be more sensible in the longer term for cattle numbers to be limited to those which can be sustained on the winter fodder production capabilities of the farms so as to eliminate fodder purchases . |
| 59 | Concepts of universal harmony could be sustained on the basis of verifiable relationships between regular motion and pleasing sounds . |
| 60 | William Stukeley , though , considered the church to be situated on the north side of All Saints Street and he drew a sketch of a fifteenth-century door which survived at that time . |