Example sentences of "is built on [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The train comprises two different types of car : the locomotive is built on 1934 railcoach 209 , and the trailer on Pantograph car 174 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Surely this fine paper is built on 157 anecdotes , about half of which were discarded as incomplete : ‘ No diagnosis was established in 80 patients . ’ |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Like Rome it is built on seven hills which provides unexpected and quite spectacular views of the estuary and the city . |
| 7 | 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 . |