Example sentences of "they [vb base] [vb pp] [noun] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | And er er sort of phone call one afternoon at half past four from the deputy , oh by the way , in fact if we had n't been talking to any Brummies on a we would 've been interviewing people and telling them that they 'd got a three year and these are all points that are gon na be brought up next week , but I do n't see there is any possibility of them doing an about turn because they 've gone public on it . |
| 2 | ‘ They 've done studies on the criminal classes in Paris , Sergeant , and have discovered a remarkable correlation between — ’ |
| 3 | In West Yorkshire they do a lot of studies university type studies on behavioural problems in kids , affecting , being affected by what they eat and they 've done trials on all sorts . |
| 4 | They 've grown fat on gold , not the Garrimperos They 're a strong political lobby and would never allow business to close down over the little matter of mercury . |
| 5 | They 've built houses on top of it now though |
| 6 | Oh why the hell they 've put Porridge on so late ? |
| 7 | Yeah they 've put wax on these I do n't know something . |
| 8 | Instead , they 've spent £1million on Dion Dublin , an unproven centre forward from the Second Division who may or may not come off . |
| 9 | not , not everywhere though they 've got water on tap , but quite a few places |
| 10 | I think she 'd be better off spending , they 've got Windows on the machines but they run under DOS |
| 11 | Catchword tonight is on at five O five instead of four o'clock because they 've got sport on all afternoon . |
| 12 | And like you say , they 've got jumpers on |
| 13 | th none of the changing rooms have got erm locks on the doors , they 've got bolts on the inside obviously |
| 14 | The Marquee crowd — a muddle of college indie kids and rock fans in assorted Gunners chic — react with an equal mix of abandon and pose , the kids at the front looking like they 've got heads on springs as they crowd round the monitors . |
| 15 | Oh they 've got names on those gates now , did you notice that ? |
| 16 | Yeah they reckon they 've got files on it , sort of eighty , ninety per cent of who the provisional I R A and I R A are . |
| 17 | Or do you wan na lose the ground missiles again or they 're actually they do n't go very fast they 've got warheads on them . |
| 18 | They 're good these because if they 've got display on them |
| 19 | er , they 've got books on there |
| 20 | Well the trouble is , a lot of these MPs and people on these committees are actually they 've got seats on the boards of a lot of these big companies |
| 21 | They 've taken revenge on the weavers |
| 22 | They 've earned success on the back of prudent and adequate investment in a high skill level — the factor which decides above all else where you come to rest on the continuum from the under-developed third world economies , to the high performing advanced nations . |
| 23 | they 've had Turtles on there before . |
| 24 | They have blocked directives on parental leave , on part-time workers and on maternity rights . |
| 25 | Bavaria is facing the first major sell-off of an historic private collection since the war , and they have consulted Britain on how to respond , as England is all too used to such dispersals ( Yet another took place last month with the sale of Pitchford Hall ) . |
| 26 | Normal rats learn rapidly to avoid arms from which they have taken food on that trial . |
| 27 | On the last flight of steps to their flat they have stuck posters on the wall , mostly landscapes : a colourful picture of Provence , an advertisement for southern Sweden , the Caucasus mountains , St Mark 's Square in Venice . |
| 28 | Mr Marsh said : ‘ I am happy that they have got egg on their face . |
| 29 | They are a very popular attraction , a prime objective for countless visitors ; they have put Ingleton on the map and brought a measure of prosperity to the village . |
| 30 | They have spent £4.5m on new players since multi-millionaire Lionel Pickering took over as chairman . |