Example sentences of "they [be] [verb] on the " in BNC.

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1 I mean have have they been found on the in the flats ? is there is dealing does de dealing go on ?
2 Because people moving at different speeds measure different distances between events , they must also measure different intervals of time if they are to agree on the speed of light .
3 The effect of these EDMs is measured by the number of signatures they attract when they are printed on the daily Order paper .
4 But , he added ‘ While these people have a right to live as they want , they are infringing on the rights of other people .
5 Today , millions of Japanese may be unaware that they are dining on the namesake of their late military governor , ‘ Big Mac ’ .
6 The problem with these diseases is that they are diagnosed on the basis of indirect evidence of infection rather than by identifying a specific microorganism .
7 Furthermore , this Convention also requires that acceptance of the right or obligation by the third party organisation be in accordance with its constitutive rules , which again assumes that they are binding on the organisation , although contained in a treaty to which it is not a party .
8 During the hours they had set aside for practising , such girls are whisked off to Neiman-Marcus , where they are instructed on the difference between Bill Blass and Geoffrey Beene with a degree of rigour reminiscent of their earliest scale-drumming days .
9 Careful investigation often shows that these people have a dual problem : they are sensitive to foods and chemicals on the one hand , and they are hyperventilating on the other .
10 But to avoid unrest they are kept on the books at a basic wage , sitting around idly at work for lack of materials or customers .
11 Groups like that have tremendous power in the United States but they are marginalized on the culture of America , having formidable influence but not respected or trusted .
12 When keys are returned care must be taken to see that they are placed on the correct key hook .
13 I do n't object to ladies being printers , provided they are placed on the same equality as men .
14 When they are questioned on the attitudes , motivations and beliefs they bring to their tasks , strongly held schemas will often become obvious quite quickly to the trained observer who knows what he ( or she ) is looking for .
15 A combination of town centre parking hassles , tiresome crowds and queues , frequent bad weather and poor customer service turns them off , yet they are hooked on the thrill of consuming , says the survey .
16 West from there they are seen on the north coast in the gentler province of Galicia .
17 Their nests are frequently threatened by fast moving craft as they are built on the water 's surface , anchored only by reeds or branches .
18 Most countries that have both mountains and seaboard usually have their highest points somewhere near the middle ; they are built on the principle of the pitched roof .
19 They are built on the Byzantine pattern , in small scale , and have painted fresco decoration .
20 It also applies to companies resident in the Irish Republic if they are listed on the Stock Exchange , are traded on the USM , or under Stock Exchange Rule 535.3 or used to be traded on the 3rd Market .
21 Domestic bonds traditionally are registered securities , usually issued in the form of debentures ; they are listed on the London Stock Exchange and they pay interest net of UK income tax .
22 However , will the Minister assure the House that the new standing committees to be established by the UKCC will include committees for the minority professions so that their significant contributions to nursing are heard and they are consulted on the issues that concern them ?
23 There are three equally spaced pointed arm spines on the proximal segments , but they are lacking on the distalmost segments .
24 But cars are what they are called on the London Underground , just as they are in all American trains .
25 Just how dangerous they are depends on the particular chemical and how much is used .
26 The problem with the conclusions in both sets of experiments is that they are based on the assumption that we can infer when an experience occurs from a subject 's verbal report .
27 They are based on the idea that criminal behaviour is either inherited or a consequence of unique , individual experiences .
28 They are based on the classic ‘ closed loop feedback ’ system where the desired position is compared with the actual position and if there is a difference , an error signal is generated that drives the output closer to the desired position .
29 They are based on the circular setting , but on the first of the four rows ( row two ) the ribber must tuck .
30 Thus they are based on the individual psyche and make a theoretical leap from this to the universal psyche .
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