Example sentences of "by [noun] [verb] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | No , by calls , by calls made on the phone . |
| 2 | The sensory nerve cells that are affected by capsaicin depend on the presence of NGF to develop properly , and to maintain high enough levels of peptide to carry out their functions . |
| 3 | Any radial axis setting is by friction fit on the suspension tube that holds the radio-controlled shutter release system , and the camera angle Is similarly preset for each large format exposure before sending aloft . |
| 4 | Could these be the marks left by jellyfish stranded on the beach , baked in the sun and then covered by a wash of fine sand by the next tide ? |
| 5 | At that instant control called to announce that there was an Air Raid warning and put out all the lights , followed immediately by bombs exploding on the airfield , I knew the airfield well and I stuck to my heading and switched on my landing light just to " feel " the ground , landed and rolled along until I felt a sharp jerk and a bash or two then a complete halt . |
| 6 | Covering this huge variety of requirements , Olympus has probably the world 's largest range of instruments and by necessity draws on the knowledge and expertise of companies and individuals in the various fields . |
| 7 | After three months they would be entitled to the statutory minimum wage in Germany , but this would still be less than the wages taken home by Germans working on the same site . |
| 8 | Step , an installation by Richard Heeps on the nature of the relationship between father and son and the inheritance of masculine behaviour ( 14 Mar–12 Apr . ) . |
| 9 | This was the image of football in the eighties a game dogged by fans fighting on the terraces and running onto the pitch . |
| 10 | The Di Meo brothers ' exhibition of paintings by Michel Haas , whose figures emerge from deep shadow , continues until 11 July , while the review of Spanish art put on by Artcurial ends on the same date . |
| 11 | These shields are obscured by the supplementary papillae and by papillae arising on the shields themselves . |
| 12 | This immunity has now been abolished by the Animals Act 1971 , so that where damage is caused by animals straying on the highway the question of liability is to be decided in accordance with the ordinary principles of negligence . |
| 13 | The discriminant analysis function showed that the pretreatment group , group A after challenge , and group B after challenge were correctly classified in 90% of cases by functions based on the individual intraepithelial lymphocyte count and the villous height/crypt depth ratio . |
| 14 | Proposed takeovers by companies listed on the London Stock Exchange are classified in the Yellow Book under Classes 1 – 4 , Super Class 1 , and very substantial acquisitions or reverse takeovers . |
| 15 | The act does not control what happens to cell cultures imported by companies operating on the fringe of the biotechnology industry — away from the watchful eyes of the HSE and GMAG . |
| 16 | Beyond this accumulation Belemnite chalk predominates , encroached upon by Micraster in one small patch between the railway line and the D9 north-east of the village and by sand noticed on the highest strip of vines south-west of Vertus . |
| 17 | Both might just by accident hit on the fraudulent behaviour eliciting the desired response , and subsequently adopt it as a strategy in such situations . |
| 18 | Most water in fuel , assuming it is not rainwater getting in , is caused by condensation formed on the inside of the tank . |
| 19 | There is no reason at all to suppose that the policies of these states would have been more intelligent or less influenced by fear and ambition if they had been decided by parliaments elected on the widest and fairest franchise possible and carried out by diplomatic services freed from social distinctions . |
| 20 | Few of the mechanics know much about aeroplane engines , so Jack was asked by Fletcher to work on the engine . |
| 21 | A development of Banfield 's explanation is provided by Johan Galtung on the basis of his own research in a similar environment . |
| 22 | This idea has been reinforced by observations made on the cosmic background radiation ( CBR ) . |
| 23 | McElroy argues that as an ice sheet advance begins ( for reasons unconnected with the carbon dioxide ‘ budget ’ ) there is increased erosion both by the glaciers and by water running on the continents into the falling seas . |
| 24 | The outwardly obvious effects of alcohol ( such as slurring of speech , inability to walk steadily ) are all caused by alcohol acting on the brain . |
| 25 | This was the customary right to seize wrecked ships and their cargoes enjoyed by people living on the coast and which was believed to lead to the abuse of " wrecking " . |
| 26 | Many accidents are caused each year by people standing on the nearest chair and overbalancing , often with disastrous consequences . |
| 27 | James Macrae 's wealth is shown also by his having lent a large sum of money to Glasgow City Council in 1745 to assist the city through financial difficulties created by requisitions enforced on the city by Bonnie Prince Charlie and his Jacobite army as they retreated northwards to Culloden and defeat . |
| 28 | This evidence that most men take the threat of AIDS seriously was backed up by comments made on the questionnaires and in the discussion groups . |
| 29 | Clear away topsoil and make up a simple formwork of timber supported by pegs set on the outside . |
| 30 | Now , on any view , this was both an inadequate and a misleading indication to the driver of the nature of his right under section 8(2) and what the exercise of that right would involve and I agree entirely with the decision of the Divisional Court allowing the defendant 's appeal from his conviction of an offence under section 5 by justices based on the admission in evidence of the breath specimen . |