Example sentences of "have [verb] [pron] on the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ You might have heard me on the radio , ’ she said .
2 If it had n't been she would probably have dropped it on the way here .
3 He was a real old country doctor , of a type that is fast dying out , and she knew that if she had been a few years younger he would have patted her on the cheek .
4 But then we should have got we we sh We should have done it on the way there , but we forget .
5 After all , she might have seen it on the ceptors and come out to help .
6 Then we 'll have to tip someone on the floor .
7 Because one of the commitments I hope John er may have told you on the phone , one of the parts of the contract we have with G A is that they provide a list of businesses .
8 When er I I John I hope will have told you on the phone that you have no responsibility for setting the assignments .
9 Well I 'll tell you what I I you know seriously er with what Norman would have told you on the phone self employed commission only erm if you er I I 'm surprised you came to see us .
10 ‘ He must have had somebody on the boat , ’ said Owen .
11 yeah , we should have to put you on the book
12 and so you , you 'd have stuck it on the bench you see erm and it comes off anything without making a mark on
13 NB If an advertisement says , ‘ write for application form ’ then keep the letter very brief and without personal details as you will only have to repeat them on the form later .
14 They were as David and Jonathan , but if anyone had hinted such Jack would have poked him on the nose , and as for Charlie …
15 ‘ If her car had broken down your Dad or me would have passed it on the road . ’
16 You might have put it on the word processor and she could print off
17 ‘ You 'll have to get it on the loudspeaker when it 's Jazz 's turn to go , ’ Uncle Bean said .
18 Byrne said later : ‘ The local Celtic scout said he would have signed me on the spot .
19 Here 's money for my meat ; I would have left it on the board , so soon As I had made my meal ; and parted With prayers for the provider
20 In washing her hands after breakfast she had taken off her wedding ring and must have left it on the side of the basin .
21 He could no longer keep his eyes open to watch any one of the Thrill-a-Minute videos which , until quite recently , would have kept him on the edge of his seat .
22 down into his arteries and we ca n't get anything down there so they 're blocked , but he said how the hell he survived that op I do n't know he said they could 've done more with his legs but it meant another hour and a quarter minutes in surgery , and he said he 'd had enough we could n't have kept him on the table a minute longer so he said all we can do is wait , so now mum said well he 's alright in intensive care , he 's responding well , getting over the operation well , but what we was worried about was him breathing on his own , had he , had he been you see , anyway he said this on er Thursday
23 Arctic plants would have been transported southwards on icebergs , and would have established themselves on the islands corresponding to the modern mountains .
24 ‘ Sometimes we can argue , but on this occasion we 'll have to throw ourselves on the mercy of the court because once again , and this was the second time running , simple , basic errors cost us the game . ’
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