Example sentences of "[verb] that [pers pn] have been on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Leaf-roll sawfly This clever little beast is given a fair description and discussion in the answer to question number 52 on page 208 , which , with Figure 13 above , will enable you to spot that it has been on your plants . |
| 2 | Mr Aichi had had to withdraw his candidature for the governorship of Miyagi prefecture when it was revealed that he had been on the take . |
| 3 | It seemed that she had been on her own forever . |
| 4 | When he was caught driving in January , Ironside claimed that he had been on his way to look at the possibilities of a council house exchange . |
| 5 | My appearance showed that I had been on the surface — and the officials were kind enough to put some healants on my ( superficial ) burns while they sent mandroids to check my story . |
| 6 | I knew that they had been on the point of shipping dialysis machines to Lebanon in an attempt to free Alec Collett just before the bombing of Libya . |
| 7 | Admit that I 've been on ‘ Top Ten ’ ; 5 . |