Example sentences of "is [verb] on [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ My job is to go on stage and make people forget about their problems — I do n't want to tell them about mine . ’ |
| 2 | THE WORLD 'S third incompatible videodisc system , VHD , is to go on sale in Japan on 21 April . |
| 3 | THE world 's strongest beer — more than 17 per cent alcohol — is to go on sale by Christmas at pubs owned by London-based brewery Firkin . |
| 4 | A velvet court dress made for him by his fellow tailors is to go on show at the Croydon Museum . |
| 5 | SERIOUSLY Fun , an exhibition of models made out of Lego toy building bricks , is to go on show at Bersham Heritage Centre , near Wrexham , from June 26 August 22 . |
| 6 | A silver salver which was presented to Lieut Col Leonard Laing , Commander of the 9th Durham ( Sunderland ) Battalion of the Home Guard , is to go on display at the Monkwearmouth at War Exhibition at Monkwearmouth Station Museum in Sunderland . |
| 7 | The TRC is calculated on form A2317 from the Total number of manhours ( ie not per man ) spent at or in the locality of the customer 's premises only ( travelling time should not be included ) at the following Hour Charge Rates . ’ |
| 8 | After a curious military episode — he ran away from Cambridge to join the 15th Dragoons — he arrived in Bristol in 1795 full of plans to establish a new system of society , called Pantisocracy ; this word is explained on p. 80 , but what it meant in practice was the rather grandiose idea of founding a new American colony . |
| 9 | The sort of choice available is explained on pages 125–131 , but a new refrigerator or fridge-freezer , the addition of a microwave oven , or purchase of a portable dishwasher if there is no room for a plumbed-in version , might make all the difference to your own work load . |
| 10 | This very specialized approach is explained on pp. 94–7 , but it is mentioned here because it sometimes uses a kind of experiment . |
| 11 | Heavy reliance is placed on sources set up for purposes other than monitoring population change , including the International Passenger Survey ( designed to estimate travellers ' spending patterns ) , the National Health Service Central Register and the electoral roll . |
| 12 | Under the arrangements first introduced in late 1980 , emphasis is placed on bill dealings as a method of relieving money market shortages and the outright purchase of bills from the discount houses is the most common form of assistance provided . |
| 13 | These topics are developed and broadened in the second year and more emphasis is placed on rigour and abstraction . |
| 14 | ( In each case phonological prominence is placed on Adam . ) |
| 15 | Paper which has previously been dampened is placed on top of the plate and then felt blankets over all , the whole is rolled through the press between the heavy rollers . |
| 16 | A shortcrust pastry lid is placed on top before the pie is baked in a hot oven until golden brown . |
| 17 | This result shows that , although in ( 1 ) no restriction is placed on B , it must in practice be a reasonable approximation to unc if the method is to converge . |
| 18 | The actual rate of completion per annum over the last 27 years has been less than one half of one percent … thus even at several times the projected rate of progress , the great bulk of the conservation task will be incomplete at a time when the most vigorous additional demand is placed on land from massive upsurge of population . |
| 19 | After another 10 per cent of the sentence is served in the open system of Stage 4 , the prisoner is placed on probation and allowed to go home ; |
| 20 | Further comments or objections can be made when the Plan is placed on deposit . |
| 21 | Special emphasis is placed on communication throughout the book , and there are many examples of nurse-patient therapeutic dialogues . |
| 22 | The ACCA thinks that too much weight is placed on NEDs and that more emphasis should be given to other mechanisms , such as internal audit and control . |
| 23 | It is encouraging that a great deal of emphasis is placed on aspects of plan preparation , whether this be the research or the surveying , since knowing your facts is vital before organising action . |
| 24 | Asking the children to explain why their work is placed on display always produces interesting responses . |
| 25 | Emphasis is placed on reciprocity in the sense that leaders listen to the wishes of all group members whereupon group activity is designed to reflect the consensus . |
| 26 | But the report concluded that undue emphasis is placed on inquiries about research experience in the mistaken belief that it is easier to assess a candidate 's research abilities . |
| 27 | During S2 the same topics are studied but in more detail and greater emphasis is placed on accuracy and presentation . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | Emphasis is placed on language proficiency . |
| 30 | Some of the emphasis which is placed on general and mass trends in modern history arises from a sort of optical illusion , because we have so much more information about the general nature and working of recent societies than we have for earlier periods . |