Example sentences of "have been on [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although this framework has been usefully applied to higher education ( see Wright 1988 ) , its main impact has been on studies of the school curriculum . |
| 2 | The Government 's emphasis has been on changes to the way the education system is run . |
| 3 | She 'd been on anti-depressants for the last 4 years since her husband walked out on her to live with another woman . |
| 4 | He played like he 'd been on tranquilisers for a month and drifted out of the game into a deep and ineffectual sleep . |
| 5 | Loretta , who was ignorant of the etiquette attached to these affairs , had been on tenterhooks throughout tea in case anyone should ask her to dance . |
| 6 | From what Kate had told her Lizzy had been on amphetamines for a couple of years . |
| 7 | You mentioned Stanford Hall then and you 've been on courses at Stanford |
| 8 | I have been on ones of 100,000 acres . |
| 9 | Where the new season 's races have taken place , all have been on strips of man-made snow set into dun-coloured grass . |