Example sentences of "[pers pn] have [verb] on a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do I have to put on a special overall or something ? |
| 2 | I had to put on a brave face and try to show him that I was not worried , but when he appeared I was shocked at how much he had changed even in such a short time . |
| 3 | Indeed , my father 's face had gone a dull reddish colour , like no colour I had seen on a living being . |
| 4 | I was also misled by work I had done on a simple model of the universe in which the collapsing phase looked like the time reverse of the expanding phase . |
| 5 | ‘ You 're right — and that 's why I 've decided on a different plan , one that will keep us safely out of temptation 's way . ’ |
| 6 | Even close up the Mad Axe still has an air of quality about it and the finish is one of the best I 've seen on a Korean guitar . |
| 7 | I know , but , mum that , that was , that was five years ago , I mean I 've moved on a great deal since then |
| 8 | And one of one of the things that I 've got on a regular basis is the many of the things Harlow Council put on like pop concerts country and western have actually been used by people who who perhaps live outside of Harlow so the Council are now looking at a charging policy but also we should also gon na introduce into the theatre is the leisure card which actually includes that the people actually live in the town local and the reproductional sort of show if they can do so they should buy . |
| 9 | Each yoke carries a properly designed and built-in PTT button , unlike some of the Jubilee clipped-on afterthoughts I have seen on a great many Wichita and Lock Haven singles , with the associated ‘ curly cable ’ disappearing behind the lower instrument panel . |
| 10 | It may be objected that my argument defines individualism too narrowly ; for rather than contrasting the properties of individuals as such with those of social wholes , I have focussed on a particular range of traits , and in doing so may be said to have neglected properties to which the individualist can legitimately appeal . |
| 11 | ‘ I have come on a scientific investigation to rectify the freak effect which brought those poor unfortunates , ’ he waved at the screen , ‘ to this forsaken place . |
| 12 | Rebecca 's body has already rejected two kidneys , and she has to rely on a daily cocktail of drugs |
| 13 | She 'd decided on a plain pastoral view of the asylum and its grounds , it was supposed to be routine . |
| 14 | That 's the nice thing about Romantica … you can have a highly active holiday if you want to but if you do n't , you can wander around the Club and feel like you 've landed on a beautiful tropical island ! |
| 15 | ‘ And so you 've come on a friendly visit ? ’ |
| 16 | They fell upon the red hour-glass painted on Big Momma 's abdomen as she swung down a thread of silk and revolved slowly round on the thread until she had landed on a flat shiny surface . |
| 17 | Consequently , she had to exist on an average income of £26 per week from an evening waitressing job . |
| 18 | But , regardless of how she felt , she had to put on a good face . |
| 19 | For Kirsty 's sake she had to put on a bright face . |
| 20 | Sally had agonised over what to wear — she was so afraid of letting Paula down — but eventually she had settled on a neat shirt-waister blouse and pencil skirt and Paula had loaned her a poplin duster coat in duck-egg blue with a thick soft grey Lucca Lamb collar . |
| 21 | She knew she had to travel on a long , stony road , without help or sympathy . |
| 22 | She had thrown on an old dress and not much else , and she played with the frying-pan as if it were Pancake Day . |
| 23 | However , let us assume that you have decided on a full-out why-dun-it . |
| 24 | we can carry on with this next week , as , as you see , we 've touched on a big topic , so we 'll , we 'll leave it to you to introduce next week 's discussion , whatever way you think fit , erm , that raises other issues which you want to talk about . |
| 25 | We 've moved on a long way from the original version . ’ |
| 26 | Yes we 've approached on a regular basis we 've we approach |
| 27 | It 's an anomaly that a ) we want the parabear to descend safely and not too far distant , while b ) we have to rely on a fair breeze to elevate the lifting kite and carry the droppable load . |
| 28 | Whatever the rights and wrongs of this debate , the fact remains that we do not live in a perfect world and , like it or not , we have to rely on a large amount of data derived from animals . |
| 29 | If we have decided on a moderate degree of modulation , it is well to know what is most effective and what subsequent progressions ( to return to the tonic ) are good . |
| 30 | Let us assume that we have fixed on a particular language . |