Example sentences of "the [noun pl] have been on " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Paras have been jumping into one of the dropping zones on Salisbury Plain since first light , so the Scouts have been on standby on the DZ in case there should be any casualties . |
| 2 | The Lions have been on tour for a month . ’ |
| 3 | The teenagers had been on their way home from a party just after the outbreak of hostilities and , according to one military policeman , had tried to crash the road block , almost running down one of the MPs . |
| 4 | So there was evidence that the beggars had been on the bank that morning . |
| 5 | The headhunters have been on the warpath again : Tucson , Arizona-based Artisoft Inc reports that William Baker submitted his resignations as chief financial officer , ‘ to pursue other opportunities ’ . |
| 6 | Many of the refugees have been on the move for several years . |
| 7 | The workers have been on duty for the same amount of time whenever measurements are made . |
| 8 | The teams have been on a rigorous training schedule for the hundred mile long test of skill and stamina . |
| 9 | The teams have been on a rigorous training schedule for the hundred mile long test of skill and stamina . |
| 10 | But many of the studies have been on non-diabetic subjects and the hypoglycaemic stimulus was not always identical . |
| 11 | Yet , although the excavations began in 1967 and about half of the paintings have been on exhibition in the National Archaeological Museum in Athens since the early 1970s , the other half have been neither exhibited nor published . |
| 12 | This was offset by the fact that all the farmers had been on courses but in a family farm situation , where over half the wives were expected to carry out farm work in the case of their husbands ' sickness , some training should be beneficial . |
| 13 | The mineworkers had been on strike since Nov. 30 , demanding pay rises of 300-600 per cent . |
| 14 | The patients had been on treatment for more than six months and although the type of NSAID varied , all had been established on one drug continuously for over six weeks . |
| 15 | Prosecuting solicitor Mr Peter Brown said the items had been on TV and in newspapers to try and track the owners . |
| 16 | With the public appropriation of certain categories of property , however , the police have been on more certain ground , for the status attributed to the ‘ capture of the thief ’ has remained fairly constant , at least since the police were created as a public body . |
| 17 | Of the over three hundred entries , 30 short-listed by the assessors have been on display in Glasgow 's Princes Square , and are being shown at the RIBA in London until 3 March . |
| 18 | You-find that some of the hearties are doing the pilgrimage for the first time , and begin to limp quite early on ; , that some of the weeds have been on the pilgrimage once or even twice before — and finished . |
| 19 | Some of the claims have been on the basis of debatable information , and all have been highly selective and have only drawn attention to the adverse elements of research whilst ignoring much encouraging , positive information . |