Example sentences of "[noun prp] have been [adv] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | She spoke as if Ruth had been away on holiday and must therefore have abounding strength and energy . |
| 2 | Mandru had been away on business for much of the time since Lucien had arrived , so performances had been few . |
| 3 | ‘ And you 're fingering Billy to have been here on Sunday on some sort of animal liberation commando raid ? ’ |
| 4 | To her considerable surprise Joanna had been entirely on her side . |
| 5 | The night of Mandy Kelly 's murder George had been out on one of his walks . |
| 6 | Ven had been there on Monday , of course . |
| 7 | Muldoon nervously introduced the plan , saying that as Fred Klepner had been over on special assignment from Detroit to help Mark in the final preparation of the Plan and the presentation , he would hand over to Fred and let him take the committee through the proposals . |
| 8 | Hereford have been down on their luck . |
| 9 | This particular day Tom Smith had been out on the drink the previous night and now had a sore head and a filthy mood on him . |