Example sentences of "i have [vb pp] on a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed , my father 's face had gone a dull reddish colour , like no colour I had seen on a living being . |
| 2 | I was also misled by work I had done on a simple model of the universe in which the collapsing phase looked like the time reverse of the expanding phase . |
| 3 | We had done a lot of hard motoring through three countries and , although we had by no means seen all of the Scandinavian birds , we had achieved more than I had expected on a first trip . |
| 4 | ‘ You 're right — and that 's why I 've decided on a different plan , one that will keep us safely out of temptation 's way . ’ |
| 5 | Even close up the Mad Axe still has an air of quality about it and the finish is one of the best I 've seen on a Korean guitar . |
| 6 | I know , but , mum that , that was , that was five years ago , I mean I 've moved on a great deal since then |
| 7 | And one of one of the things that I 've got on a regular basis is the many of the things Harlow Council put on like pop concerts country and western have actually been used by people who who perhaps live outside of Harlow so the Council are now looking at a charging policy but also we should also gon na introduce into the theatre is the leisure card which actually includes that the people actually live in the town local and the reproductional sort of show if they can do so they should buy . |
| 8 | Each yoke carries a properly designed and built-in PTT button , unlike some of the Jubilee clipped-on afterthoughts I have seen on a great many Wichita and Lock Haven singles , with the associated ‘ curly cable ’ disappearing behind the lower instrument panel . |
| 9 | It may be objected that my argument defines individualism too narrowly ; for rather than contrasting the properties of individuals as such with those of social wholes , I have focussed on a particular range of traits , and in doing so may be said to have neglected properties to which the individualist can legitimately appeal . |
| 10 | ‘ I have come on a scientific investigation to rectify the freak effect which brought those poor unfortunates , ’ he waved at the screen , ‘ to this forsaken place . |