Example sentences of "[noun] [noun prp] on [noun] be [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Words such as klystron and rhumbatron were heard in the land and the papers of William Hansen on resonators were a continual topic of discussion . |
| 2 | As in the case of the infinitive of reaction , this use seems apparently to contradict the hypothesis that the support of the to infinitive is always situated before the place in time ( to be ) occupied by its event ; however , when compared with the use of the -ing form here , the contrasting expressive effects suggest another interpretation : ( 21a ) Reading Gideon on Beet was a new literary experience . |
| 3 | The Radio Times stressed that Ghostwatch with Mike Parkinson on Saturday was a drama yet people took it for real . |
| 4 | To my mind , evidence of conflict already exists : the deafening silence from Moorgate Place on Caparo is an example where self-interest has been allowed to be paramount : the decision suits the practising firms ( as their legal liability is narrowly defined ) , notwithstanding that in the public interest , would-be investors , existing individual shareholders and creditors who lose because they have relied on audited accounts which subsequently turn out to be defective , should , on any basis of equity , have recourse to those parties who are responsible , whether management or auditors . |
| 5 | Alan Strachan as director knits the whole show together neatly and Jonathan Cohen on piano is a suitably reticent accompanist . |