Example sentences of "on the [noun] that [pron] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example on the building that we 're talking about shifting , first of all we 've got to find a site for the thing , then we 've got to get planning permission , then we 've got to get the actual permission of the owner of the land , then we 've got to make sure that erm electricity 's laid on , that there 's water laid on , that there 's some sort of toilet or other facilities and so on , and when you add all that up it 's quite a complicated sort of series of bureaucratic procedures you 've got to go through and it 's not a question of , you know , of people saying to us as Councillors well , you know , do this for us and we can magic it out in six months out of thin air _ there 's an awful lot of paperwork that 's got to be gone through and an awful lot of people to see and an awful lot of red tape , really , to get through first — I mean just to make sure that the thing 's safe and complies with health and safety standards — and that 's something which you have to get across to young people and if they 're involved in the actual discussions on this and involved in the organisation , they begin to see the complexities and they 're less inclined , I think , to automatically assume that erm people are n't on their side and do n't want to listen . |
| 2 | For example , on the building that we 're talking about shifting , first of all we 've got to find a site for the thing , then we 've got to get planning permission , then we 've got to get the actual permission of the owner of the land , then we 've got to make sure that erm electricity 's laid on , that there 's erm water laid on , that there 's some sort of toilet or other facilities and so on , and when you add all that lot up , it 's quite a complicated sort of series of bureaucratic procedures you 've got to go through , and it 's not a question of , you know , of people saying to us , ‘ Well , as councillors , well , do this for us , ’ and we can magic it out in six months out of thin air . |
| 3 | What I 'm saying is that if I do , I have to go on the supposition that I 'm expected . |
| 4 | He heard on the grapevine that I was interested in this place , and came to me , not without considerable risk to himself . ’ |
| 5 | Reflexology is based on the principle that there are reflex areas in the feet that relate to every organ , gland and part of the body . |
| 6 | Universities are now governed on the principle that it is right and natural for the management of a university to respond to the opinion of the students — a thing which is manifestly absurd . |
| 7 | In particular , we shall insist on the principle that it is speakers and writers who have topics , not texts . |
| 8 | This absolute privilege is founded on the principle that it is advantageous for the public interest that the citizen should not be in any way fettered in his statements , and where the public service or due administration of justice is involved he shall have the right to speak his mind freely … |
| 9 | It is their custom , even on their largest ships , to show no lights at night — on the principle that it is better to see than to be seen , and that it is easier to see in the dark without the distraction of lights . |
| 10 | Mrs Maugham did not like this either , on the principle that it was neither use nor ornament . |
| 11 | The reform of censorship ( 1865 ) was based on the principle that it was for the courts to decide when the press had broken the law , and pre-publication censorship was significantly reduced . |
| 12 | The first approach is advocated mainly by theoretical linguists , and is based on the notion that there is a universal grammar underpinning human linguistic competence [ Chomsky , 1957 ] . |
| 13 | The second approach is based on the notion that there is no such thing as a grammatical/ungrammatical distinction , but instead a gradient of probability whereby certain combinations are more grammatically acceptable than others [ Sampson , 1987 ] . |
| 14 | Not wishing to put their nearest and dearest to enormous expense the happy couple omitted to mention on the invitations that they were getting married . |
| 15 | The fact that is the recognition point for trespass depends on the knowledge that there are no other words beginning with tresp in the language . |
| 16 | They told me on the 'phone that you were not wounded . |
| 17 | Although he made such an excellent impression on the journey that it was suggested that he should remain with the Princess as her secretary , he left the royal party at Utrecht . |
| 18 | That operation as I understand it is certainly either available on the National Health or er likely to be available on the national health I have not understood that it is the sort of operation which will for any reason suddenly need to be done and I bear in mind that the plaintiff has had already an operation on his hip done on the National Health , it seems to me on the probabilities that there is a very strong probability that that operation will be done on the National Health and not done privately and for that reason it does not seem to me right to include any sum in relation to that in the damages . |
| 19 | Which is why I 'm a bit disappointed Alan is curtailing the discussions at two thirty , on the day that we 're meeting to discuss it . |
| 20 | Few of those disgorged from the solitary coach on the day that we were there noticed the gorge , yet it is spectacular in a way that the dais is not ; a volcanic fissure and a geological feature of startling proportions and beauty . |
| 21 | Our next meeting of our local group we refused to launch it on the day that we were doing the training , and if you 'd seen the launch yesterday it was absolutely bloody abysmal . |
| 22 | Pictures must be delivered by hand to these newspapers on the day that they are taken . |
| 23 | Just like scones , they should be served on the day that they are baked . |
| 24 | Sometimes truth may be suppressed for a long time but while it is imprisoned it gathers to itself more and more power so that on the day that it is finally released it explodes , blowing everything asunder . |
| 25 | It appeared on the day that I was answering questions on transport on the floor of the House and there was a question on the future of railway services on the order paper . |
| 26 | Together they watched the setting up of the town 's first fish and chip shop , they saw the decline of Mr Healy in the hotel and stood side by side on the day that he was taken to the sanatorium . |
| 27 | Will he join me in congratulating the TECs on the part that they are playing in promoting the local economy ? |
| 28 | The desperation of people who ca n't afford to live on the pay that they are earning and who look forward to any means of change in that with hope and with optimism because things could n't get worse . |
| 29 | Canadians have been raised on the myth that we are part of a rich cultural mosaic , in stark contrast to the self-centred egotism of the US melting pot to the south . |
| 30 | He was aware that their confidence in him was in part based on the myth that he was devoid of any of the normal human weaknesses such as fear or self-doubt . |