Example sentences of "have [adv] [vb pp] [noun] on [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The annual General Household Survey has only included questions on cohabitation since 1979 and estimates suggest that the proportion of women aged 18 to 49 years cohabiting has doubled from 3 per cent in 1979 to 6 per cent in 1987 . |
| 2 | Microsoft has already taken licences on cartoon characters ' voices and electronic rights to reproduce famous paintings . |
| 3 | Soemarwoto has also compared data on soil erosion from homegardens , which are family-run plots of c. 1–2 ha , with those from plantation forests and cultivated fields in Java and Thailand . |
| 4 | Medical research has also put pressure on chimpanzee and cotton-top tamarin populations , many are captured live and exported for experimentation because biologically they are so similar to humans . |
| 5 | Work on cultural change in Italy has traditionally placed emphasis on state provision and intervention as against the role of private cultural industries ( the cinema , radio , publishing , and music businesses ) and consumer demand . |
| 6 | Kier has now started work on site and will control the project from its Scottish office at Stepps in Glasgow . |
| 7 | But the TCCB has now put Robinson on List II , which allows any county to apply for his registration for next season . |
| 8 | The case has again focused attention on tension between Miami 's police force and the city 's black community . |
| 9 | This policeman was having to give evidence and he 'd come to talk , oh I see you 've had the baby , cos he was talking to me it had happened I said , oh what did you have blah blah blah , blah blah blah , but the little devil went in the witness box , he denied about not being there on duty about putting his mac on , ooh and he 'd never clapped eyes on barrister or a solicitor and they said he 'll meet you before the case , so we had to go extra early meet this barrister and he never came and so they took us in this little room in all his wig and his gown , we got , oh what happened ? |
| 10 | Mr. Booker said that the company had since fitted blocks on top of all their surface water drains and that a four foot wall has been built around the washing area . |
| 11 | In early February 1991 Czechoslovakia , Hungary and Poland had all begun negotiations on association agreements with the EC , which was offering a 10-year transition period to mutual free trade in two stages with asymmetrically large EC tariff cuts over the first five years in all sectors except agriculture , steel and textiles — the very areas where the three countries most desired access . |
| 12 | He said Villa was ‘ an extremely regretful and embarrassed man ’ who had already spent £4,500 on improvement work . |
| 13 | Every TV company and newspaper had desperately needed Wilson on King . |
| 14 | Guy had heard that Miles had finally reached Gloucester on foot and practically dead from exhaustion , his weapons and armour long since abandoned so he could travel faster . |
| 15 | She stared at the golden eagle , so arrogantly and eternally poised , and wondered why she had ever thought birds on furniture were a bit off : why had she never bothered to look , why had she never asked herself what her eyes had told her ? |
| 16 | Erm I 've also received information on conference accommodation and on the billboards but I 've billed those as separate items so that you do n't listen to me half off all evening . |
| 17 | ‘ We 've also had people on community service orders who 've been marvellous . |
| 18 | The money we make in this shop goes to erm Save The Children Fund which supports children in countries abroad , particularly in Africa where you 've probably seen pictures on television . |
| 19 | ‘ While I was at Hibs , I had frequently watched Rangers on television and noticed Chris Woods having to make only a couple of saves per game . |
| 20 | Some of the government appointments as heads of the programme companies were proven professionals — under ORTF : for example , in 1978 , the head of TFI , Jean-Louis Guillaud , had previously advised Pompidou on broadcasting and prepared the launching of the third channel ; the head of A2 , Maurice Ulrich , would later be ‘ Chef de Cabinet ’ of Chirac when premier ( 1986–8 ) ; Claude Contamine , head of FR3 , and later ( 1986–9 ) head of A2 , had been one of the first — when assistant DG of ORTF in 1964 — to commission work from independent producers , despite ORTF 's formal monopoly of production ; further proof-if it were needed — of the longevity of the connection between broadcasting and the state . |
| 21 | Scarlet knew that Constance 's family had firmly structured views on vengeance and a quick and subtle ear for a slight : sometimes they saw offence where none was intended , being — Scarlet allowed — not distinguished by great intelligence . |
| 22 | According to the magazine , 29 of the top 50 paper millionaires in 1988 have since lost money on paper . |
| 23 | Bloomfield states that librarians have so constructed tests on library skills that it appears that ‘ we librarians have a poor understanding of the value of the library for our students ’ . |
| 24 | Compared with lifestyle and environment health services have only limited impact on life expectancy and health |
| 25 | Barnsley striker Colin Marshall , 22 , and Rotherham goalkeeper Stuart Ford , 20 , have both joined Scarborough on loan until the end of the season . |
| 26 | The couple have now left Ross on wye , Jonathans girfriend says that it was only a small minority who were involved in racial abuse but it was so unpleasant they now feel they ca n't live there any longer . |
| 27 | Nursing Standard produces handy supplements , which have recently included material on back to nursing , agency nursing , nursing in the independent sector , nursing abroad and working in London . |