Example sentences of "[been] [verb] [verb] on [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I would mine uncle would let me have my life , though he takes my crown , ’ he had been heard to say on one occasion . |
| 2 | Meanwhile a number of less formalised groups have been formed to advise on physical disability , learning difficulties ( separate groups for users and carers ) and HIV/AIDs . |
| 3 | Most broad spectrum supplements have been formulated based on average pasture and cereal values and their most likely deficiencies . |
| 4 | He phoned his provincial headquarters at Cesena , who called regional headquarters at Bologna , who checked with their opposite numbers in Florence before confirming that no member of the force had been reported missing on either side of the Apennines . |
| 5 | Erm been tending to concentrate on specific things which you know stand a good chance of being on the paper , and even if they 're not will help you with others . |
| 6 | The defence that an " offer of amends " had been made failed on two counts : it had not been made " as soon as practicable " ( seven weeks had elapsed since publication ) and " reasonable care " had not been exercised , because a check with current stage directories would have revealed that the name chosen for the fictitious actress was the same as that used by a leading West End lady . |
| 7 | The Ministry of Information said on March 12 that fisheries patrol boats had been instructed to fire on foreign vessels fishing illegally inside the country 's 200-mile exclusive economic zone . |
| 8 | Managing is unusual in the extent in which it has been shown to rely on informal information . |
| 9 | In Britain , there are two principal alternatives that have been proved to work on many occasions . |
| 10 | However , I would point out in the passing , and apropos of nothing , that mass murderers have been known to dote on tiny tots . ’ |
| 11 | This may have partly contributed to the next important influence which has been brought to bear on hearing children read — the move towards parental involvement . |
| 12 | The trial had been fixed to commence on 5 May 1989 . |
| 13 | Dr Myerscough said he would not have let her go home without repeating the traces of the heartbeat or if she had gone home she would have been asked to attend on alternate days for check-ups . |
| 14 | I have been asked to speak on this subject from the viewpoint of the Evangelical tradition and I am glad to do so , but with the following cautionary note . |
| 15 | Launched with private funds in a room on the university 's campus , it has been forced to relocate on several occasions . |
| 16 | These authorities , be they judges , constitutional lawyers or senior political scientists , have come to this view as they have been forced to ponder on two things . |
| 17 | This is not a criticism of such models , for they have been constructed to focus on important issues of wage and employment determination . |
| 18 | Altogether Jones has been sent packing on six occasions , the latest for swearing soon after rejoining Wimbledon from Chelsea . |
| 19 | It welcomed the progress made by the UN and the Organization of African Unity for the holding of a referendum in the Western Sahara , and noted " with appreciation " that a technical commission had been created to work on this task . |
| 20 | However , some quantitative estimates of inversion within the Sole Pit Basin have been published based on anomalous patterns of Bunter Shale interval velocity ( Glennie & Boegner , 1981 ; Marie , 1975 ) . |
| 21 | It had been established to report on existing conditions of banking and credit , and to consider feasible steps in respect of the provision of banking and credit facilities for agriculture , industry and trade . |