Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] have [verb] on a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lewis was perfectly correct , even politically correct , to insist that Bowe had reneged on a pledge to fight him first . |
| 2 | A high-level team from the International Atomic Energy Agency ( IAEA ) , visiting six Iranian installations on Feb. 6-13 , failed to uncover any evidence to support allegations that Iran had embarked on a covert nuclear weapons programme . |
| 3 | The move was sharply criticized by environmental experts , who said it would set back research and also meant that NP had reneged on a pledge that work on environmental problems would not suffer under privatization . |
| 4 | This was thought to be the first time for nearly 70 years that police had fired on a white crowd in South Africa . |
| 5 | Mr Bennett disclosed that police had acted on a tip-off that Mrs Hancock had planned to use narcotics to murder her husband — which she denied . |
| 6 | DURATION : You certainly can not hope to see all that Amsterdam has to offer on a two night stay so either be selective or maybe stay longer . |
| 7 | It 's Dad 's birthday today and he and Mum have gone on a ‘ quiet day ’ with Geoffrey ( baaa ) and about 13 others from the church . |
| 8 | That was but a seed , but it was a seed well sown and matters have moved on a great deal since then . |
| 9 | Maps in the eastern Irish Sea area have been updated , and work has begun on a review , incorporating newly released commercial data , of the maps from the Moray Firth . |
| 10 | Whichever of the above methods is adopted , once the vendor and purchaser have agreed on a sale price , the respective solicitors Will be instructed to proceed with the preparation of draft contracts . |
| 11 | Canada , Scandinavia , the Soviet Union , Japan and China have agreed on a pact for joint environmental protection and scientific research in the Arctic . |
| 12 | In a series of radio interviews on May 8 Annie Murphy revealed that she and Casey had embarked on a love affair in Ireland in 1973 and that she had given birth to his child two years later . |
| 13 | By going beyond the scented ashram walls of Subud , Lorne and Lydia had touched on an unsuspected world on the brink of disappearing . |
| 14 | Dinah knew he had been kind to Paul , and was bringing out his second book ; and Paul had started on a third . |
| 15 | There is no consensus on what the relative concentrations of the components should be , however WHO and UNICEF have agreed on a standard formula which they recommend . |
| 16 | She and Michael have collaborated on a ‘ young person 's guide to the theatre ’ and Michael has written two volumes of joint memoirs — Overture and Beginners and Double Act . |
| 17 | It might be a company with financial problems but ITN has put on a glitzier show . |
| 18 | On Sept. 19 the RJO announced that it was freezing his release because Israel had reneged on a pledge to release 80 Arab detainees in the earlier transfer — 20 more than the 51 prisoners and nine bodies which were handed over . |
| 19 | The newcomer could scarcely have opened his account in more spectacular fashion , scoring with an overhead kick from 10 yards after Speedie had nodded on a cross from Trevor Peake . |
| 20 | Similarly in the music department at ‘ J.F. Kennedy ’ , after children have worked on a project , such as the exploration of a musical device like the development and use of a repeated accompaniment pattern or ostinato ( through listening and then experimenting with using the device in their own compositions ) the performance of their end result would be assessed to determine whether they had grasped and utilized the device effectively . |
| 21 | One could imagine the early days of the place , when Blondin had walked on a tightrope across the Great Hall , when 20,000 Wolf Cubs rallying to honour Rudyard Kipling unleashed their " Great Howl " in 1922 , or when what were reputed to be the greatest firework displays in Europe were held there . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | Helen looked amused and Sophie laughed derisively , but , suddenly , she felt as though Joanna had touched on a raw nerve . |