Example sentences of "this [be] [prep] the ground " in BNC.
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| 1 | I imagine this is on the grounds that there can be no profitable reclamation of the goods in default of settlement ! |
| 2 | This is on the grounds that people who value services ‘ will consume as much as they are willing to pay for ’ . |
| 3 | This is on the grounds that there are no high-temperature incineration facilities in sub-Saharan Africa and no plans to build any . |
| 4 | This is in the grounds of Painsthorpe Hall , a pleasing manor house built in 1814 , once the home of Sir Charles Richardson , who had a brilliant naval career . |
| 5 | Yeah well er you see this was in the grounds at Dartington |