Example sentences of "is [verb] on [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The best way of escaping from the top-ropers is to go on one of the long classics . |
| 2 | The chair , wheelchair or commode onto which the patient is transferring is placed on one side of the carer , sideways on to the bed . |
| 3 | Two windings ate provided and each winding ( phase ) is situated on four of the eight stator poles ; winding A is placed on poles 1,3,5,7 and winding B is on poles 2,4,6,8 . |
| 4 | Should victory be achieved over England next month , others could come into contention too , though for all the Scottish aspirants , there will be an agonising wait until the final round of championship matches is completed on 20 March , the Scottish campaign finishing a fortnight earlier . |
| 5 | The display , seen here performed by a thick-knee ( top ) , a kildeer ( above ) and a semi-palmated plover ( opposite , top and bottom ) , usually consists of a simulated injury — the body is rolled on one side and an apparently broken wing trailed along the ground . |
| 6 | From Isafjördur the best way to explore Iceland 's north-west is to jump on one of Ernir Air 's mail planes . |
| 7 | It is the best area in Britain for megalithic sites , and is surrounded on three sides by the sea . |
| 8 | A city of 3.2 million people , Rangoon is surrounded on three sides by water and dominated by the glistening gold stupa of the Shwedagon . |
| 9 | The ranch is surrounded on three sides by intensive arable agriculture , split into tiny small-holdings and , for the most part , being worked on land totally unsuitable for the purpose . |
| 10 | What we have done is to concentrate on two particular themes . |
| 11 | The Programme is to concentrate on six main themes : 1 ) Communication Ethics ; 2 ) The Right to Communicate ; 3 ) Communication and Religion ; 4 ) Communication , Culture and Change ; 5 ) Communication Education ; 6 ) Women 's Issues . |
| 12 | Ratification of the appointment is expected on 31 October . |
| 13 | The Faculty is located on two campuses — at Belfast , where most of the staff , students and facilities are based , and at Magee College . |
| 14 | For example in a power station the desk operator will monitor the detail of the plant performance , the supervisor will have more summarised information and greater contact with the national grid , while the station manager 's on-line information about the plant is presented on one or at the most two dials in his office which indicate station output . |
| 15 | As one participant has suggested , the first intellectual task is to set on one side an archaeology of knowledge which has served us well for at least three centuries . |
| 16 | The train comprises two different types of car : the locomotive is built on 1934 railcoach 209 , and the trailer on Pantograph car 174 . |
| 17 | On May 12th , the Centre for the Continuing Study of the Californian Economy ( CCSCE ) released an optimistic study , arguing that two-thirds of the state 's economic base is built on four sectors that are thriving : foreign trade , high technology , professional services and entertainment/tourism . |
| 18 | Our ability to deliver an effective service is built on four simple principles : |
| 19 | The town is built on two levels , above and below a ridge of sandstone which rises from the west bank of the River Severn , and a remarkable cliff railway , called Castle Hill Railway , was built in 1892 to link High Town with Low Town . |
| 20 | Surely this fine paper is built on 157 anecdotes , about half of which were discarded as incomplete : ‘ No diagnosis was established in 80 patients . ’ |
| 21 | Stockholm , often called the Venice of the north , is built on 15 small islands , all linked by bridges . |
| 22 | Sheffield , like Rome , is built on seven hills and I had to cross most of them , anger fuelling my journey as I thought of all the excuses I 'd swallowed . |
| 23 | Like Rome it is built on seven hills which provides unexpected and quite spectacular views of the estuary and the city . |
| 24 | It dates from the eighteenth century and is built on three storeys , and , though no longer in commercial use , it is maintained as a working museum . |
| 25 | It is applied on 35 per cent of Britain 's potato crop . |
| 26 | The closing date for entry is Thursday 28th February but the draw will not be made until the day after the team itself is selected on 26 August . |
| 27 | Suppose our company is incorporated on 30 April 1992 . |
| 28 | MUSIC for the harp is written on two staves exactly as is that for the piano . |
| 29 | Music for the celesta is written on two staves like that for the piano . |
| 30 | It is very complex , very grammatical , and the finger spelling is done on one hand . |