Example sentences of "[noun] could be [vb pp] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | The wall was built by the water authorities to secure the catchment area of the splendid Silent Valley and Ben Crom reservoirs , and for many years marked the route of the annual Mourne Wall Walk , which followed the wall for much of its 22 mile circuit and was the only occasion when walkers could be seen on the hills en masse . |
| 2 | Arnold Kaech did have one advantage denied to William Arbuthnot ; his monument could be landed on the spot by helicopter . |
| 3 | On the other hand , in the case of his daughter and the justification offered for taking her life , it might be argued that , similar acts of violence could be justified on the grounds that the ultimate goal is the redemption of souls . |
| 4 | Twenty to thirty cars could be used on football specials , running to all parts of the system . |
| 5 | The Attorney-General referred to the Court of Appeal under section 36 of the Criminal Justice Act 1972 the questions whether proceedings upon indictment could be stayed on the grounds of prejudice resulting from delay in the institution of those proceedings even though that delay had not been occasioned by any fault on the part of the prosecution , and , if so , what degree of likelihood and seriousness of prejudice was required to justify a stay of such proceedings . |
| 6 | The issue of cost was to be tackled head-on in this research programme , so that guidance could be offered on the cost-effectiveness of a variety of approaches to a variety of local circumstances . |
| 7 | The notion that clients could be rated on a dimension of how worried they were about their symptoms of stress ( physical , cognitive , behavioural ) as opposed to how worried they were about factors which caused those symptoms ( Stress 's , Life Events , etc. ) is an interesting and as yet unexplored area . |
| 8 | To everyone 's astonishment — after all , Caldecott 's knowledge of bloodstock could be summarized on the back of postage stamp — it prospered . |
| 9 | It was because the economy was as yet exhibiting a modest rate of overall growth ( by modern standards ) that investment could be undertaken on a private and regional basis with the state 's role confined to that of legal enablement . |
| 10 | The ideal would indeed be attainable if a self-contained system of imperatives could be re-established on foundations other than ‘ Be aware ’ . |
| 11 | The views of centres are therefore being sought on the year in which it is considered that candidates could be enrolled on new-style courses , for those courses which are not the subject of national development of units . |
| 12 | Candidates could be rejected on grounds including character ; they had to be at least 45 years of age and have financial management skills . |
| 13 | The demands placed upon them by academic subjects could be put on one side , they could devote their minds with urgency to the mastery of new skills and knowledge . |
| 14 | A Stage 1 Human Biology programme could be based on : |
| 15 | On the one hand , if the landlord has redevelopment plans or if a higher rent could be achieved on a reletting of a greater part of the building , it will be in the landlord 's interest to ensure that all tenancies are expressed to expire on the same date . |
| 16 | With his history , no great physical demands could be made on him . |
| 17 | What Stirling instinctively realized was that the German and Italian air forces posed a very real threat to an advance by the Eighth Army and that if those enemy aircraft could be neutralized on the ground , the offensive would stand a much greater chance of success . |
| 18 | A great deal could be written on the contrast between Chaucer and Gower reflected here : one might note , for instance , that incest plays a relatively small part in the tale of Appollonius , and that it is hardly condoned in the Canace and Machaire story of Gower although it is romantically treated in a tragic and sympathetic manner . |
| 19 | I was stunned and very angry that five pence could be put on a child 's life . |
| 20 | However , he said the spray being tested on the Edinburgh mice could be used on humans as it was a non-invasive treatment which did not involve surgery or injections . |
| 21 | A clause of this type could be relied on in an action against an appointing authority for failing to appoint a suitably qualified person . |
| 22 | Christopher could be featured on the BBC after a television crew filmed his brave story . |
| 23 | It says something for Ramsey 's person and mind and reputation that one of the two most Anglo-Catholic professors in England could be elected on the proposal of two nonconformists . |
| 24 | Greater peace could be found on a boating pond in Regent 's Park than at the populated end of poor Loch Morar in summer , with speed boats raping its once enigmatic waters and queues of cars waiting for senior citizens in their caravans to unblock the single track road where they have parked in a passing place to brew up a cuppa . |
| 25 | The operation of trolleys and pantographs together was not without its problems , and it was said that the great used on the collector plates could be found on the overhead line as far as Lytham ! |
| 26 | The law stated , for example , that no work could be done on the Sabbath . |
| 27 | No work could be done on the Sabbath . |
| 28 | Specialist treatment bases might continue to exist where intensive work could be done on particular problems , but their aim would be to ensure that children could take advantage of mainstream services . |
| 29 | ( i ) Trusts could be charged on persons other than a testamentary heir ; on anyone in fact who received a benefit under succession to the deceased . |
| 30 | These excellent distance learner texts could be used on a modular basis , allowing candidates to study for the purpose of expanding their knowledge to obtain a qualification , or to meet the needs of their work . |