Example sentences of "have [vb pp] [adv prt] on [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | THE Tories have fallen back on a quack cure for the economic ills they are forcing upon our country — even higher prescription charges . |
2 | Insecure Christian men feeling threatened have fallen back on the Scriptures with authoritarian tunnel vision , while Christian women are learning Greek and Hebrew in order to find a loophole to invalidate this ‘ yoke of bondage ’ . |
3 | A major supermarket has just unveiled four new Teenage Mutant Hero Turtle pizzas and Dr Mumby says the way the foodmakers have jumped in on the Turtle band-wagon is wrong . |
4 | This is the first test we have carried out on a garden blower vac . |
5 | You no doubt have picked up on the typos etc. but it is sometimes useful to have another ‘ eye ’ . |
6 | THOUSANDS of pensioners have missed out on the prosperity brought about by Margaret Thatcher 's administration and remain caught in ‘ massive poverty traps ’ , the conference was told yesterday . |
7 | I have got back on the adrenalin and enthusiasm for these first few matches and hopefully in the next six weeks you will see the best of me . ’ |
8 | They have washed up on a shingle strand beside a lonely and barely habitable estancia . |
9 | The lion 's share of Singapore 's exports is produced by the 3,000-odd foreign companies that have set up on the island . |
10 | A TRIO of Cleveland pensioners have set off on the trip of a lifetime to the bulbfields of Holland . |
11 | The Football Supporters Association have set out on a project to democratise the game , taking control of the clubs and institutions that so ruthlessly exploit their support . |
12 | In the club atmosphere of La Cigale , the spark was always there , the reason why so many have gone out on a limb to should their name from the rooftops , but the Mondays are in danger of slipping into routine . |
13 | The others have gone out on the town . |
14 | But with falling profits many employers have cut back on the perk . |
15 | In the past , too many tunnel schemes have ended up on the surface because of the cost implications . |
16 | ‘ We would deny any suggestion we have backed down on an agreement . |
17 | The largest animals are quite brown in their worn coats , especially after they have dried out on the rocks , while the young born this year are still dark greyish-black . |