Example sentences of "they have [verb] on a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 They had accepted their invitations only in order to disrupt the proceedings , as they had done on a previous occasion in 1953 .
2 They had stopped on a small rise , at Bernice 's insistence , to compare stories and devise plans .
3 Credit buyers were also asked to rate their satisfaction with the credit arrangement they had used on a five-point scale ( see Table 24 of Appendix I ) .
4 Their small eyes and poor eyesight , combined with their often murky environment , means they have to rely on a short-range echolocation system to find food .
5 It has been pointed out by various ‘ consumer experts ’ and journalists , who feel they have stumbled on a minor scandal that deserves an exposé , that many mineral waters contain significant amounts of metals and salts .
6 ‘ Too often chief executives fail to recognise that they have embarked on a major project until they are well into it and it had run into difficulties . ’
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