Example sentences of "on [noun pl] can be [vb pp] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Light on branches can be overlaid with the yellow and white acrylic paint used with a dry brush technique , followed by subsequent washes . |
| 2 | If you 're short of worktops , a wooden block on wheels can be moved to a free space and allows you to work at a similar height to your kitchen worktop . |
| 3 | He says that the NHS system in this country means results from treatment on patients can be passed onto drug companies — whereas in America the private patient system means this ca n't be done so easily . |
| 4 | Breaches or bursts on embankments can be caused by tree roots or even burrowing animals like moles and water rats . |
| 5 | If such an assessment of the impact of retirement on women can be made by such an eminent female writer , it is perhaps not unnatural that the idea is very much part of our dominant social attitudes . |
| 6 | Indeed the recent evidence on plasmids can be seen as beautiful supporting evidence for the conjectures near bottom of page 182 ( which seemed a bit wild at the time ) . |