Example sentences of "[noun prp] have [verb] on a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It might be a company with financial problems but ITN has put on a glitzier show . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Wilson therefore regularized a practice he had begun in 1964 when outsiders such as Professors Nicholas Kaldor and Robert Neild had been recruited into the Treasury , a practice which Heath had followed on a smallish scale . |
| 4 | Of Callejas 's new Cabinet , also sworn in on Jan. 27 , Benjamin Villanueva Tábora was Economy and Commerce Minister in 1977-79 and Finance Minister in 1981 ; Ramón Medina Luna had been a Deputy Economy Minister ; Manlio Martínez had served on a previous occasion as Planning Minister ; Col. Francisco Zepeda Andino had served as Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force ; and Rodolfo Rosales Abella of the opposition PLH had served briefly as Labour Minister in the last few months of the presidency of José Simeon Azcona . |
| 5 | It is important not to allow this to obscure the fact that , at the height of his power , Eadwine had embarked on an ecclesiastical programme to establish a separate northern province of the Anglo-Saxon Church . |
| 6 | In an American context , E. D. Hirsch has remarked on a similar conflict of interest between students who want to know the basic meanings of texts , in their historical contexts , and junior academics who believe there are no basic meanings , only a multiplicity of interpretations . |
| 7 | Britain has reneged on a 1989 agreement to use Flue Gas Desulphurisation ( FGD ) equipment on at least 12,000 MW of power stations . |
| 8 | By going beyond the scented ashram walls of Subud , Lorne and Lydia had touched on an unsuspected world on the brink of disappearing . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | AFTER A YEAR of negotiations , 122 A tape and electronics companies , 97 from Japan and 25 from the West have agreed on a new standard for home video . |
| 11 | Helen looked amused and Sophie laughed derisively , but , suddenly , she felt as though Joanna had touched on a raw nerve . |
| 12 | Mr and Mrs Harper had sat in their respective armchairs , Marge had sat on a red leather pouffe and she , Steve and Cliff had occupied the two-seater settee of the three-piece suite . |
| 13 | The noise and vibration team led by Bill Stubbs has worked on a diverse range of projects from planning permissions for private opencast coal mining companies to th study of noise from Hartlepool Rugby Club . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Dinah knew he had been kind to Paul , and was bringing out his second book ; and Paul had started on a third . |
| 16 | When she returned to Swans ' Meadow , she found Ursula had embarked on a cold-blooded drinking bout and was reluctant to accompany her into the garden , the one venue where Charlotte felt she could safely disclose what had happened . |
| 17 | Stanger also quite magnificently clawed down Proctor after he had been uncorked in his own 22 by the largely negative Neil Jenkins ( who had two goal-kicking failures ) , Rayer and Ricky Evans having capitalised on a Scottish attack short-circuiting . |
| 18 | Aristide had embarked on a European tour on Oct. 24 , returning to the Venezuelan capital , Caracas , on Oct. 31 . |
| 19 | New Zealanders Wade and Jan Doak have embarked on a life-long study into the cetacean mind , called ‘ Project Interlock ’ . |
| 20 | 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 . |