Example sentences of "have [pron] [noun] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The process of gestation has its parallel on the psychological level . |
| 2 | The three-tined sai is a karate weapon that has its origins on the island of Okinawa . |
| 3 | In order to deal with the problem of means , the government says , we provide housing benefits and the subsidy , this is the government speaking , the subsidy goes into the demand , it goes into benefit there 'll be no subsidy left if the government has its way on the supply side . |
| 4 | Her thesis has its gaze on the exact detail of the exchange of cattle , goats , blankets , gourds and snuff , and it tries to establish by the comparative method that these customs are part of universal human practice . |
| 5 | Furthermore , British Rail has its eyes on the Bankside site for bringing up the spoil from the tunnel for Channel traffic which it is , so absurdly , driving under the middle of London at astronomical cost . |
| 6 | The tightness and speed of the narrative , too , has its effect on the direct , concrete prose style which , too often in the earlier books , had become prosy and had lost shape in informative interpolations . |
| 7 | Each of these has its effect on the difficulty of reading and interpreting the data , but not always in a highly predictable way . |
| 8 | when it comes in , pours in those , the house faces west er consequently although it 's very pleasant in the afternoon and evenings when you 're not watching television erm , it has its drawbacks on the other hand the garden is most unfortunately orientated alright ? |
| 9 | However , the company has its eye on the estimated 200 000 American children with ‘ normal variant short stature ’ , who produce growth hormone but apparently lack sufficient receptors to put it to work . |
| 10 | IXI has its eye on the very same area , but is still working on the details . |
| 11 | Never has their attack on the Labour Party been so comprehensive . |
| 12 | Always make sure that the person on the tail is briefed to hold it up until someone has their weight on the nose . |
| 13 | Like all young girls , she has her favourites on the circuit . |
| 14 | there is only one exception : if a wife owns the property or has her name on the rent book or has the property because of her job , her husband is regarded as the head of household , provided that he is resident ( our italics ) . |
| 15 | Professor Costall has her finger on the purse-strings and is always mindful that new courses should generate income and be financially viable . |
| 16 | ‘ Well , ’ he said , ‘ we 'll just have to get to the house and start proving that this particular astrologer has her finger on the button , wo n't we ? ’ |
| 17 | It is to the credit of such workers that they rarely feel animosity towards a member of the Royal Family who puts on a designer frock , gets into a chauffeur-driven car , spends a couple of hours meeting the afflicted and , as a result , has her picture on the front page of most national newspapers with the word caring prefacing every mention of her name . |
| 18 | She has her hand on the door , and I have my gun pointing at her chest . |
| 19 | One who was there on the day and has watched the film many times now suddenly notices that Snow , at The Oval , 1968 , has his foot on the pitch as he fields at silly mid-on while Australia slide to oblivion against Underwood . |
| 20 | He always has his party on the last free night before production . ’ |
| 21 | The logical conclusion of all this is that there can no longer be a justification for the massive nuclear arsenals held by both sides , that only the absolute minimum of nuclear defence is required and that , because President Yeltsin , too , now has his finger on the nuclear button , we should now be doing business with him on this issue as on so many others . |
| 22 | Now the murderer has his hands on the information my client does n't want made public , and he has put the bite on , too . |
| 23 | Bill still has his hands on the controls . |
| 24 | More importantly , Van Basten has his sights on the European Cup second round , first leg tie on 18 October with Real Madrid . |
| 25 | In Asia , such ‘ cultigens ’ include the coconut , which may have had its origin on the Great Barrier Reef , and the mango , the talipot palm , Corypha umbraculifera , its leaves used as writing paper , and the betel nut with narcotic fruits . |
| 26 | It may be said that , over many years , I have seldom known cases of marital difficulty in which sexual difficulty did not lie in the background ; but , equally , I have seldom known marriages where a major relationship difficulty has not had its effect on the satisfactions of sex . |
| 27 | It is known that the Museum of Modern Art , which has no accommodation at the moment , has had its eye on the Krymskaya Naberezhnaya location for a long time . |
| 28 | Well we 've had their director on the phone , phone yesterday and more or less demanded his twenty thousand back |
| 29 | Another wicket now and Pakistan would have had their thumbs on the jugular . |
| 30 | My right hon. Friend has always had his views on the matter , whereas other colleagues have changed their minds more frequently . |