Example sentences of "[noun sg] has be on [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though its timing caught out the markets , the krona/ecu link has been on the cards for some months . |
| 2 | The former pairing has been on the cards ever since critics fingered Penn as the brat who would be Bob but the latter seems less plausible . |
| 3 | One of the reasons for the improvement in pedestrian safety on the Continent over the past decade , is that the focus of traffic calming work has been on the areas where most people live , that is on existing , not new , residential areas . |
| 4 | Our marriage has been on the cards from day one , and there 's not a damned thing either of us can do about it . ’ |
| 5 | It is therefore timely to consider what the impact of this mandatory scheme for school self-evaluation has been on the teachers , recalling what the stated intentions were at the outset : |
| 6 | Certainly some , like British Telecommunications , gas , electricity and water , produced spectacular financial results , but the lasting impact has been on the businesses themselves . |
| 7 | The merger has been on the cards for some time and of course makes perfect sense . |