Example sentences of "have [verb] [pron] on the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 However , because of their wide scope , when judging such clauses under s 3 of the UCTA , one has to treat them on the basis that they exclude or restrict liability for total failure to perform by reason of wilful default .
2 I think the first evidence we have of that , is when Brocklehurst has placed her on the stool and publicly humiliated her .
3 So far as teachers are concerned , it might be necessary to tap a pupil on the shoulder to point out that s/he has dropped something on the floor , or to grab hold of a pupil to prevent an assault by that pupil on another .
4 The person with the cushion on their lap then has to stroke them on the head and say ‘ Poor pussy ’ without laughing .
5 Use this form to tell us exactly how it has helped you on the farm or even in your contracting business .
6 There 's one if you pick up one there I think one of those cards there has got one on the planner and one on the erm
7 The reader who has bought your book has bought it on the understanding that this is what will happen .
8 In a way he has moulded himself on the likeness of Ben Hogan .
9 Like Malone , Anderson has laid it on the line to his players .
10 The review seemed to think that the swinging Sixties contained a readership , among others , that would be shocked by the novel 's candour and scabrousness about sex — ‘ no doubt he has touched himself on the raw .
11 Now the Supreme Court has put him on the spot .
12 This tournament has put us on the map and we are keen to develop it further .
13 Neighbour Dave Ward added : ‘ I hate the programme , even though I suppose it has put us on the map . ’
14 Pilar Wayne now says she ca n't afford the upkeep on ‘ La Roca ’ in exclusive Newport Beach , California , and has put it on the market for £2 million .
15 1992 has left them on the edge of relegation and out of the cup .
16 All this is so rich , heady and fast-moving that the viewer has to take it on the narrator 's trust .
17 Since joining BP as a petroleum engineer in 1974 , his career has kept him on the move .
18 Trying to drive yours up , spread on the table , not on the carpet , cos you he has to move everything on the carpet it 's not so slippy .
19 He said he 'd heard it on the radio this mornin' .
20 His daughter Diane Perry said she was rung by her husband from work after he 'd heard it on the radio .
21 Then I 'd wondered if some women who 'd stopped me on the path had taken it .
22 She had the fleeting impression that she 'd caught him on the raw .
23 He 'd met her on the beach walking with a dog , a wire-haired terrier called Dolly which had come sniffing up to him .
24 But at least he did n't spot that until he 'd got me on the committee . ’
25 It was their way of saying thank you to the locals who 'd helped them on the road to stardom .
26 He clambered up and intercepted her at the kitchen door , enfolding her and drawing her in to his body so that his warmth flowed through to her , just as he had that day when he 'd found her on the beach , lost and afraid ; like him , a victim of the past .
27 Something seemed to have excited them , they 'd found something on the foreshore .
28 For answer , I picked up the newspaper from where I 'd thrown it on the desk .
29 She looked up at Trent , as if seeing him for the first time : ‘ I 'd have drowned if you 'd left me on the Key . ’
30 Now erm you will already know and I certainly would 've told you on the phone that er you are not responsible for setting the assignments up .
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