Example sentences of "have [noun pl] on a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 While Duff has designs on a European title for Wharton , his fighter must sort out the problem of appearing to lose interest as he did against Carr when he went to ‘ sleep ’ in the fifth and sixth rounds and was in danger of losing .
2 AN INVENTIVE student has designs on a new title .
3 The assembly , in which all parties receiving more than 5 per cent of the vote would have seats on a proportional basis , would thus act as both a constitution-making body and as a legislative assembly .
4 The textile company , Ingham , confirmed it was having talks on a possible acquisition , but stressed that , if they were successful , it might have to launch a share issue .
5 Indeed , I am most likely to have relationships on a day-to-day basis only with a relatively small number of people .
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