Example sentences of "[vb base] [verb] a [adj] [noun] on " in BNC.

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1 So I 'll explain how we want to do a three-page feature on , for the sake of argument , the literary genius of Melvyn Bragg .
2 What I want to spend a few minutes on again this is something we 'll test tomorrow , right so I 'm giving you , training 's all about doing what do you think ?
3 Cos the man said to me , look you 've got a new flue on !
4 After his apology to her , Richard stops in anecdote and says to Melanie , ‘ You 've got a polite jumper on .
5 You 've got a white coat on . ’
6 ‘ Seems to me you 've got a man-sized job on , judging by that lot . ’
7 I 've got a funny hat on , ah that 's fair enough is n't it ?
8 Now , as you all know , we 've got a big job on , and we 're going to have to work every hour there is to get The Hooded Owl up to the standard I know it can reach . ’
9 ‘ I 've had a few numbers on . ’
10 Erm , the erm , the erm , the erm , er , settlement of the anti tr civil anti trust law suit that was referred to in the statement was erm , costs of about six million dollars this year on a class action law suit which we have reached a tentative settlement on in the last few days and , in fact , there were some , there was about six to seven million dollars of additional provision made at the end of last year in the one time charges that we referred to at that time but could n't really identify with erm , lawyers breathing down your necks in the United States and er , this is a class action law suit , would have been in a Texas Court and erm , you know , the boiler plate language is that you want to get rid of the , you know , the expense and uncertainty of this type of litigation and if you think that what a Texas jury did to Texaco , it 's probably a prudent decision to close the matter off at this time .
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