Example sentences of "on a [noun sg] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the basis of the assumption that every minute saved on a journey is worth 3p , it produces notional " savings " of millions of pounds , based on its own traffic forecasts . |
| 2 | ‘ But I do think that , for most people , ensuring your vehicle has sufficient petrol before you embark on a journey is a sensible precaution . ’ |
| 3 | Therefore the net effect of cattle on a meadow is that the grasses benefit . |
| 4 | This means that movement from , say , a 3330 to a 3350 will require the definition of new control area sizes unless the number of control areas on a cylinder is already 2n on the 3330 . |
| 5 | The effect of parallel transporting a local vector round a closed path on a cylinder is shown in Fig. 3.9 . |
| 6 | I appreciate the arguments that go on nowadays , but let us not forget that the old crossings were not suitable for the disabled , which is why , in the case to which I am referring , it seemed unnecessary for the authority to insist on a ramp being built . |
| 7 | The default risk on a bond is usually assessed in the form of a credit rating . |
| 8 | The simplest measure of the yield on a bond is the current yield ( or flat yield , interest yield , income yield or running yield ) . |
| 9 | If the semi-annual yield to maturity on a bond is 12.38 per cent , what is |
| 10 | Agreeing a philosophy and getting agreement from the private sector on a philosophy is a matter of getting round the table with people and getting into those kind of discussions . |
| 11 | It would be wrong to suppose that a depiction on a coin is an exact reproduction of an ancient building , as this is to misunderstand the intentions of the die engraver . |
| 12 | Where one tile on a sill is damaged , it may not be possible to find a matching replacement . |
| 13 | Over the crossing , a cupola raised on a drum is more usual than a tower , particularly in Lombardy and Tuscany . |
| 14 | The only place that is well out from the banks on a river is the middle section . |
| 15 | David Anderson has been acquitted on a jury 's not proven verdict of murdering Raymond Mullan three years ago by stabbing him through the heart with a hunting knife . |
| 16 | labia on a snail were black , |
| 17 | It 's just that , unlike some other European countries , nakedness on a beach is n't considered a crime . |
| 18 | Moreover , if the approximate position on a chromosome is also known , it may be possible to split that region if an appropriate unequal reciprocal translocation is available . |
| 19 | The margins for error on a smallholding are extremely narrow ; only a skilled and diligent husbandman can hope to succeed . |
| 20 | The illustration of double ropes being used to protect a second on a traverse is incorrect ; the drawing of a double-fisherman 's knot is actually of a single-fisherman 's ; the section on rigging anchors seems very sketchy with no consideration of using the rope to equally load them , rather than slings ; different types of shunt are discussed for self-protection on abseils but there is no mention of the cheap , simple prussik knot as an alternative , or the even more effective French prussik linking the controlling rope to the leg-loop of the harness . |
| 21 | I mean and I think it is the lack of the regulate the er the regulatory control of city actions , I mean one of the points that we 've been recently been advised on is that one of the city institutions which has already been er fined , er from its London office on a technicality is in effect the New York and London offices are deemed to be one entity and I think that er what we 've been advised is that erm I forget the phrase , I wrote it down here somewhere , that what we would be advised to do is to take action against that particular city institution in New York , because that er it is deemed that the London and New York actions are in fact one and that the that er what in fact the er and I think the f yes , there it is , that , that in a way though what we 've been advised is that the basis of that action would be that the organisations London and New York operations are essentially the same operation and bound by a strict know your customer rule as mandated by U S Securities Law , you know . |
| 22 | Assault on a constable is one of a group of offences with a somewhat complicated family connection . |
| 23 | Deciding where a stitch pattern will be placed on a garment is just as important for successful knitwear designing as deciding on the shape and colours to be used . |
| 24 | Generating steam on a steamship is not ‘ non-natural . ’ |
| 25 | Stick on a drumskin is still . |
| 26 | The deal , which could safeguard the future of the remaining 1,350 workforce , depends on a contract being signed with DAF Trucks NV in Holland . |
| 27 | Edna 's best in profile , and besides , if you have a soft skin like that , you really need an interesting background , and ivy on a wall 's ideal for that . ’ |
| 28 | After that they become too tall to manage easily , although dealing with a tall espalier growing flat on a wall is a breeze compared to pruning a bush tree of the same height . |
| 29 | A plaque on a wall is admittedly not much to look at for those with a passion for working machinery and dramatic industrial landscapes , but this one marks the site of the foundation of that industry which has had a greater impact on civilization than any other . |
| 30 | A picture of her painted on a wall was seen to shed tears and a chapel was built on the spot in 1485 . |