Example sentences of "[noun] have [verb] on an [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Earlier , on March 26 , boundary officials from the two countries had agreed on an early demarcation of the Sir Creek area in the Great Rann of Kutch . |
| 2 | When Camille had choked on an Aztec cuff-link , a sizeable piece of jewellery such as had then been fashionable , Constance 's mum had held her upside down by the ankles and banged her until she disgorged it , while Scarlet had knelt in the unutterable anguish of one about to be bereaved , determining to destroy herself without hesitation should Camille not survive the experience . |
| 3 | The policeman and the girl had come on an ordinary routine visit . |
| 4 | Many sites have advanced on an incremental basis by developing one area on a small-scale system . |
| 5 | It is important not to allow this to obscure the fact that , at the height of his power , Eadwine had embarked on an ecclesiastical programme to establish a separate northern province of the Anglo-Saxon Church . |
| 6 | By going beyond the scented ashram walls of Subud , Lorne and Lydia had touched on an unsuspected world on the brink of disappearing . |
| 7 | Once the smile has been interpreted as a greeting , the receiver has to decide on an appropriate means of feedback . |
| 8 | One day , she was cycling in just after dawn and the winter grey had lifted on an ice-blue horizon . |