Example sentences of "[noun prp] have [verb] [noun] on a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Local authorities began to acquire properties as a response to the inadequacies of the 1932 Act and even before the LCC announced its green belt scheme in January 1935 some authorities , notably Middlesex and Surrey had commenced acquisition on a large scale ( Thomas , 1970 ) . |
| 2 | Watford 's reserve goalkeeper Mel Rees has joined Southampton on a month 's loan with a view to a permanent transfer . |
| 3 | GOLFER Sandy Lyle has spent £500,000 on a dream home . |
| 4 | Swainson had begun work on an encyclopedia of zoology , but this project was then transformed into a series of volumes for the Cabinet Cyclopedia organized by Dionysius |
| 5 | Fujitsu has started negotiations on a joint venture with the Chinese Science Commission of Tianjin for the development of a computer system for the Chinese language . |
| 6 | According to the influential El Pais newspaper , Real 's president Ramon Mendoza has rebuked Toshack on a number of counts and is already seeking a replacement for the Welshman hired only last summer on a £1 million contract . |
| 7 | James Richardson , prosecuting , said Bedworth had caused chaos on a vast scale and worried the experts . |
| 8 | John had spent months on a diet which would have counted this country meal as a feast fit for any Honourable Member of Parliament in the land . |
| 9 | Wolfgang had begun work on an operatic version of Beaumarchais ' controversial play Le Mariage de Figaro , which had been performed for the first time in Paris the year before . |