Example sentences of "on the [noun sg] [prep] be " in BNC.

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1 Once out of Kathmandu we started getting long stares from villagers , laying out spring wheat on the road to be threshed by passing cars and carts .
2 I 've also got a lot of equipment I 'm taking out on the road to be able to write and play , improvise to tapes and so on .
3 still has all the original documentation for the car and believes the 51,000 miles on the speedo to be true , but he is fascinated by its history and would like to find our more .
4 he or she does not need to look ponderously at each piece on the board to be sure whether it as a pawn or a king .
5 as if in recognition of the inherent limitations of the appeals system in this respect , the Magistrates ' Association issued a set of national guide-lines , in 1999 , which set out for the first time a scale of recommended penalties covering the 25 commonest offence types likely to come before the magistrates , together with guidance on the approach to be adopted for different degrees of seriousness .
6 On this basis the Sub-Committee selected the set of submissions for further development to Phase 2 , and in some cases gave guidance on the approach to be adopted .
7 The straw ( and weed seeds ) are left on the field to be burnt or baled later .
8 will be displayed and the cursor will stay on the field to be completed .
9 The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis has been asked to look at the allegations and to arrange for certain persons who are said to be able to shed new light on the case to be interviewed .
10 While nuclear power and genetic engineering may appear on the surface to be unconnected they have much in common ; the term nuclear , for example , relates to nucleus which is a characteristic of both inorganic atoms and organic cells that comprise the fundamental components of living organisms .
11 Conversely , activities which seem on the surface to be the same may turn out to realize different underlying assumptions .
12 ‘ It does seem on the surface to be a radical change of pace to go from ‘ Arc ’ to this , obviously there 's huge differences between them .
13 ( 1 ) In this Order — ’ allotted day ’ means any day ( other than a Friday ) on which the Bill is put down as first Government Order of the day , provided that a Motion for allotting time to the proceedings on the Bill to be taken on that day either has been agreed on a previous day , or is set down for consideration on that day ; ’ the Bill ’ means the Local Government Finance Bill .
14 Towards the end of the Attorney General 's speech , George Robertson , Labour 's foreign affairs spokesman , pressed for a motion which would have had the effect of delaying progress on the bill to be put to the vote .
15 Both methods seem to have been used at Ife , depending on the metal to be cast .
16 The patient lay on the bed to be got ready .
17 Note the fare rate number printed on the part to be nipped .
18 It is now the only town on the mainland to be left with trams .
19 The Confederation of British Industry , at its annual conference , added to the furore by calling on the government to be more positive towards European Monetary Union .
20 Whereas Mr Blair also called on the Government to be tough on the causes of crime , Mr Clarke conceded that social factors could not be ignored .
21 Never before had we experienced a road code which considered any living things trespassing on the tarmac to be absolutely fair game .
22 Royalty Payable : SHALL BE 25% OF THE ARGENTINIAN PUBLISHED PRICE PAYABLE ON THE QUANTITY TO BE MANUFACTURED AT ANY GIVEN TIME AND SHALL BE PAID ON RECEIPT OF THE COPY MASTERS .
23 Royalty Payable : SHALL BE 25% OF THE ARGENTINIAN PUBLISHED PRICE PAYABLE ON THE QUANTITY TO BE MANUFACTURED AT ANY GIVEN TIME AND SHALL BE PAID ON RECEIPT OF THE COPY MASTERS .
24 Typically , the manager will have to provide information on the activity to be undertaken , any possible alternative strategies , and the advantages and consequences of nonfunding .
25 It will all depend on the choice to be made by the national legislatures , and in the case of countries which make the third choice the employee 's option not to transfer may give the worker no more than he or she already has under the Mikkelsen doctrine i.e. the option of going over or resigning from employment with the transferor .
26 The valuer would seek evidence of actual transactions having recently taken place , make a value judgement on the hotel to be valued and then mark the hotel 's value at , or either side of , the average market evidence .
27 I wonder why people hung this sort of thing on the wall to be looked at day after day .
28 Sketching easels usually have three folding legs and a pivotal canvas carrier with sliding stops and supports that allow the position and size of the canvas on the easel to be varied .
29 Sketching easels usually have three folding legs and a pivotal canvas carrier with sliding stops and supports that allow the position and size of the canvas on the easel to be varied .
30 Sole suggested that Smith 's Gloucester colleague , Peter Jones , had done well enough on the tour to be marked down as heir apparent at loose-head .
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