Example sentences of "[vb base] [conj] [noun sg] on the " in BNC.

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1 Some observers say that charging on the basis of hours is too simple a method to be used exclusively in the increasingly complex business of auditing .
2 ( See also Entrikin ( 1991 ) , who distinguishes between the terms place and region on the scale criterion : the region is the larger unit . )
3 But on Tuesday , Exchange records show that activity on the traded options market leapt to 2,601 contracts , covering 2.6 million Dixons shares .
4 Laying down both pad and pencil on the floor , she looked up again .
5 There can be little doubt that a higher revving two-stroke produces more vibration and , consequently , more wear and tear on the airframe .
6 Copies also hang as decoration on the walls of the Alexander Wilson Suite in the Town Hall , and within the carpet and bird motif , copied from one of the drawings is a major feature of the striking border that surrounds the newly decorated reception room .
7 Many people believe that abortion on the grounds of mental handicap is particularly unjust .
8 ( e ) He exercises control and influence through his Inspectors of Constabulary who inspect and report on the efficiency of the various forces and who ensure that new knowledge and up to date techniques are brought to the attention of the various forces .
9 They are serving breakfasts all week on the Paris-Brussels express and dinner on the return evening train as part of an exchange with the French SNCF rail company .
10 Under the NHS Acts the C & AG is required to examine , certify and report on the annual summarized accounts of NHS expenditure and he is permitted to examine the accounts , records and audit reports of the health authorities .
11 The witnesses , the bystanders who see and report on the empirical evidence are blind or mad or Marxist .
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