Example sentences of "[pers pn] has [vb pp] on a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mrs Browning , who looks weak and I believe has hardly moved from her room all winter , though she has ventured on a carriage trip or two since spring arrived , is excited by the promise Cavour has made to bring some statesmanship into this affair and hopes much from him . |
| 2 | She has put on a bit , but |
| 3 | He has lived on a collective farm in Ukraine since 1945 but was flown back to France by a French television station . |
| 4 | On 7 May the applicant was admitted to bail , and so far as we are aware has been at liberty ever since , although it appears that he has appeared on a number of occasions at the Guildhall Magistrates ' Court , to what effect we do not know . |
| 5 | I am aware he has met on a number of occasions with our members , and he was instrumental in selecting a team , which met with the General Secretary of USDAW who said that they had had a er a er reasonable meeting with him . |
| 6 | However , he has insisted on a better system of debtor management with a proper analysis of debtor accounts and a tighter credit policy , has required full explanations of any discounted room rates or complimentaries and has introduced spot checks to compare the Housekeeper 's reports and Reception 's daily letting reports . |
| 7 | The anthropologist 's appetite for information and his curiosity are boundless , and he is naturally particularly attracted by those avenues of inquiry where the answers come hard , suggesting that he has touched on a sensitive and hence significant vein . |
| 8 | ‘ I always rated Pally at Ayresome Park , but there is no doubt he has blossomed on a bigger stage . |
| 9 | Bob Murray , Sunderland 's chairman , has stressed again this week that Malcolm Crosby has no guarantee of permanently securing the job he has held on a temporary basis since Denis Smith 's sacking in December . |
| 10 | He has embarked on a drawing/painting course which seems to be about as full and hectic as yours , but then both your chosen activities are a mystery to me . |
| 11 | The hon. Gentleman is so distinguished that it may be some time since he has sat on a Standing Committee . |
| 12 | In Zambia itself the ruling party , UNIP , took virtual control of the Times , but even before this the president had acquired the power to hire and fire its editor : a power he has used on a number of occasions . |
| 13 | But otherwise it has survived on a diet of small deals while making a nice living rewinding British industry 's electric motors . |
| 14 | Since then , it has survived on a one-off grant from the Scottish Office and money donated by private trusts , but these too have run out . |
| 15 | It has embarked on a an information network which will enable Russia 's regional police forces to share information , according to Izvestiya . |