Example sentences of "were [vb pp] on the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Party leaders should consider taking the major drug companies into public ownership so that their products were developed on the basis of need rather than profit . |
| 2 | Simonds notes that ‘ Nearly opposite to St Pancras Church stood a Toll-Bar , and to prevent horsemen avoiding payment , some posts were erected on the footpath , between which we had to pass . |
| 3 | Confidence intervals for these were calculated on the basis of the associated binomial probability . |
| 4 | Finally , Meshkinpour 's figures were calculated on the basis of hospital charges for manometry , whereas our figure was derived from actual costs . |
| 5 | Confidence intervals were calculated on the assumption that the variance of the log relative risk is equal to the sum of the reciprocals of the observed number of cases in the two groups being compared . |
| 6 | All the cards and calendars which had come to the house were arranged on the mantelpiece , and amongst them were little boxes of sweets and candied fruit and brightly hued crackers . |
| 7 | The amino-acid sequences were aligned on the basis of structural superpositions . |
| 8 | About 190 questionnaires were completed on the campus , with an additional 250 names and addresses of absent colleagues submitted . |
| 9 | Still , you see if they 're coming from somewhere like Southampton or wherever they might have come , maybe they were delayed on the journey and er So we went and had our half hour lunch . |
| 10 | Relatively few scientific works were placed on the Index . |
| 11 | At a stroke , we might almost say , political ideas which had only been aspirations or dreams in the minds of philosophers or popular radicals , were placed on the agenda of real politics , not only in France or even Europe , but globally . |
| 12 | Thus , Becker , in his historical survey of the numerous monographs published on the subject in the hundred years up to 1950 , notes that the vast majority had reached that conclusion ; though he also comments on the many different interpretations that were placed on the evidence . |
| 13 | Even baskets of oddments were placed on the pavement , a practice which would be frowned on today , but the footpaths were kept spotlessly clean by each trader . |
| 14 | When restrictions were placed on the amount of foreign music that could be played , more of the new urban music , which had been recorded commercially , was broadcast . |
| 15 | Restrictions were placed on the sale of various amenities and resources . |
| 16 | Cigarettes were placed on the table in front of you which meant that they were for everybody . |
| 17 | ‘ All right , ’ said the clerk wearily and showed me where these were placed on the form . |
| 18 | Restrictions were placed on the number of pleats and buttons on new garments . |
| 19 | The carvings were placed on the reverse , not only for ornamentation 's sake but to make the seats heavier . ’ |
| 20 | Restrictions were placed on the use of aldrin and dieldrin as seed dressings in 1962 and the use of dieldrin as a sheep dip was restricted in 1966 . |
| 21 | Further limitations were introduced in 1989 when considerable restrictions were placed on the use of the scheme for conveyancing and wills . |
| 22 | The terms were not onerous and few restrictions were placed on the tenant 's actions . |
| 23 | Radioactive anterior and posterior markers were placed on the thorax opposite the stomach to permit accurate alignment of subsequent images . |
| 24 | Just two mops were placed on the tank floor , and as the water depth was only 6½″ the mops did not take up too much tank space . |
| 25 | The children 's eyes were riveted on the Headmistress . |
| 26 | His blue eyes were fastened on the publisher 's face , his square hands placed on his knees . |
| 27 | Articles were placed in the press chronicling the joys of country life ( and — as will be shown — fruitless attempts were made to demonstrate that the rural environment was having a positive effect on the children 's health ) ; talks were given on the radio to parents ; special posters were printed ; and it was arranged for the Queen to visit certain schools in November to publicise the scheme . |
| 28 | Very few dissenting voices were heard on the left . |
| 29 | The shares were floated on the Stock Market in 1987 at an equivalent 45p and yesterday managed to level out at 260p . |
| 30 | Major restoration campaigns were undertaken on the mosaic in 1619 , 1889 , 1956 and on a number of occasions with varying degrees of success since that date . |