Example sentences of "[vb mod] have [verb] on a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was ironic that while most of the men I knew seemed inclined to some form of polygamy , Syl , now that he was getting older and had less energy , should have decided on a monogamous relationship with me . |
| 2 | I must have touched on a sensitive spot . ’ |
| 3 | Like that right , and she walked down the bus and this , the policeman said to the bus driver , oh you 'll have to hang on a wee minute because I have to speak to this woman here . |
| 4 | My initial perceptions of a college of further education might have begun on a lofty plane , but I was soon brought down to earth with a bump . |
| 5 | The Regent might have decided on a strategic retiral , for instance , to lure Edward northwards or westwards into a position favourable to the Scots , perhaps even as far up Tweed as the Kelso area , where the Warden 's force could be used to help defeat him . |
| 6 | To examine the effect that railway building might have had on a self-contained and isolated rural community . |
| 7 | They could have lived on a tropic isle . |
| 8 | I would have to say on a personal point of view , no cos I will deal quite |
| 9 | The European he was said to be the most fond of as Princess Maria Gabriella de Savoia , but her father , the former King Umberto of Italy , would have insisted on a Catholic wedding . |
| 10 | If we sh wanted other conditions we 'd live on a different planet or we would have developed on a different plant . |
| 11 | His head was growing heavy , he would ask for some coffee when the waiter returned ; it was dark indoors , darker than he would have expected on a showery early summer afternoon , when the sun outside does not dazzle . |
| 12 | I hope the Noble Earl will be able to give me an answer in perhaps in correspondence following this , also the date upon which at they were informed , because I am sure he will realise the implications as far as the rest of the British Police Service are concerned that as from April of this year they will have to take on a heavy burden of work which is now being carried out by the British Transport Police . |
| 13 | Moreover , they will have to depend on a national institutional environment if their strategy for the organization is to succeed . |
| 14 | Out of his professional need , he will have settled on a good working strain over the years and any surplus he may have is virtually guaranteed to be first-class . |