Example sentences of "[that] it be [adj] [verb] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do n't let anyone suggest that it 's all flourishing on the south coast , not so . |
| 2 | But beyond that it 's fair to speculate on a shape closer to the Countach than the Testarossa , making use of juxtaposed flat planes for impact rather than subtly of line . |
| 3 | Keynesians argue that it is best to focus on controlling interest rates , and to adjust money supply to whatever level is necessary to meet the target interest rate . |
| 4 | The disadvantage of the Helblaster is that it is impossible to reload on the battlefield — each barrel has to be removed and fitted with a new charge before it can be replaced on the gun . |
| 5 | Perhaps the most damaging aspect of the Van Uden model of language-learning is the assumption that it is permissible to concentrate on language structure at the cost of language function . |
| 6 | When consulted on the alterations , the ladies considered that it was wiser to spend on greens and approaches but ‘ if on the clubhouse then for the caretaker ’ — i.e. a larger kitchen and scullery ’ , although they admitted they would like more basins and another w.c . |
| 7 | It turned out , however , that it was possible to succeed on the present task by using one of several strategies . |
| 8 | The penalty was imposed primarily as a result of evidence provided by the victim and in spite of the tenor of the earlier summing-up by the judge who had told the jury that it was dangerous to convict on the evidence of an alleged victim alone . |
| 9 | Many Abyssinians were convinced that the Central Powers would win the war , a conviction strengthened by the British defeats by the Turks at Kut and the Dardanelles ; they felt in consequence that it was prudent to keep on good terms with the Germans and Turks . |
| 10 | The defendants supplied a chemical to the plaintiffs but failed to warn that it was liable to explode on contact with water . |
| 11 | Rain opened the doors to the garden and fetched cushions so that it was bearable to sit on the scorched chairs . |
| 12 | They had learned that it was easier to survive on the croft than in the bread line . |