Example sentences of "[adv] [vb base] be [verb] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the early 1770s much hope was placed on supplying drinking water for the navy using a plan suggested by the naval surgeon Charles Irving of making fresh water from sea water by distillation . |
| 2 | Home Alone couple are jeered on holiday jet |
| 3 | The largest gathering away from Chichester Harbour appears to be of 19 at Rye Harbour in February 1968 and up to 13 together have been seen on inland waters , although single birds and parties of up to five are most usual . |
| 4 | The descriptions above have been based on estimating and planning the use of time on the project . |
| 5 | The descriptions above have been based on estimating and planning the use of time on the project . |
| 6 | The DSD levies , which up to now have been based on the size of the package , are due to rise sharply in the autumn , and will be higher on the materials which have proved hardest to recycle , especially plastic . |
| 7 | Many of the five hundred people who worked here have been redeployed on other sites in Herefordshire and Wales . |
| 8 | The sessions described here have been based on the premise that students , as receivers of teaching provision , can contribute much from their accumulated knowledge and experience — which is also informed by their values and expectations — to the staff responsible for the management , delivery and content of their courses . |
| 9 | The attractive small town of Zell am See is located on the shores of a lake in the heart of what is known as the Europa Sport Region . |
| 10 | And actually have been to support on many occasions in her constituency . |