Example sentences of "been [verb] on the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A variety of cargoes , as diverse as Britain 's industries , has been carried on the inland waterways . |
| 2 | Mothers of younger and younger children have been taking on the dual burden of paid work and child rearing ( see Hunt , 1968 ; Martin and Roberts , 1984 ; Joshi , 1985 ) . |
| 3 | ‘ Everything in this century has been put on the marital couple . |
| 4 | Though no official cost has been put on the deep-water well which led to the West of Shetland find , industry sources suggest the total outlay may have been less than £10 million . |
| 5 | After all , the state owns many buildings and assets , and much emphasis has been put on the institutional shareholdings of insurance companies and pension funds . |
| 6 | ‘ We decided to suspend treatment for a while but have been put on the waiting list at the Ulster . |
| 7 | But if issues like these have been put on the public agenda by feminists , the substantive gains they achieved were limited . |
| 8 | Officials at the bank now admit that they failed to consider the affected population , and that more pressure could have been put on the Indian government to produce environmental plans . |
| 9 | Now that the Asian elephant has been put on the endangered list and included in the Red Data Book of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature 's Survival Service , governments will find it difficult officially to sanction catching operations . |
| 10 | The museum , along with its art gallery , has been put on the endangered list by Thamesdown Borough Council , which is being forced to make cuts in its budget . |
| 11 | These compensatory orders can only be obtained against the contravener who , for section 6 purposes , has been carrying on the unauthorised investment business , or who , for section 61 purposes , has contravened one or other of the statutory provisions referred to in section 61(1) ( a ) . |
| 12 | A final decision has not yet been taken on the possible move . |