Example sentences of "'ve [vb pp] on a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've seen out in the street mountive er mounted police charging down rather like the Battle of Balaclava and inside the station problems arising and it 's nasty to be involved and in those days I 've travelled on a Saturday afternoon often . |
| 2 | Most people , if they can play something that sounds like something that they 've heard on a record , are in danger of falling into the trap of saying , ‘ A-ha ! |
| 3 | I 've trodden on a thistle . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ You 've sat on a bilberry , ’ said Betty with satisfaction . |
| 5 | ‘ And we 've decided on a change of approach . ’ |
| 6 | Once you 've decided on a bathroom suite , the next thing to consider is heating , lighting and ventilation . |
| 7 | Once you 've decided on a route and how your going to tackle it , the last factor in the equation is when to go . |
| 8 | Once you 've decided on a specification , create a shortlist of machines and check out the reviews . |
| 9 | Once you 've decided on a specification , create a shortlist of machines and check out the reviews . |
| 10 | The police say it was one of the worst attacks that they 've seen on a horse . |
| 11 | Six months ago six major E C Health and Safety Directives came into effect covering workplace safety , machinery , protective equipment , manual handling , work with computers and word processors , they 've built on a framework directive giving workers new rights to consultation and the right to stop the job and the union has been watching the government and the H S E and me as well , in their attempts to water down the requirements of these directives and we might well lodge a formal complaint with Brussels that could land the Tories in Europe 's Court of Justice . |
| 12 | But this is about four or five years ago so I mean it 's n we 've moved on a lot since then . |
| 13 | Something tied up , something in there as a heading so every member of staff knows that at such and such a time they are working on a heading of environmental awareness I would like us to have a precis of what that 's gon na involve but , I sha n't worry if we have n't got that we 've moved on a step |
| 14 | To help us develop a strategic approach to advise provision , we 've embarked on a mapping exercise . |
| 15 | I remember a little boy , I 've got on a picture with me he was a very very poor child and he made the best gloves in the class and it was a real sort of accolade for him . |
| 16 | Right so we 've agreed on a maximum of sixteen and three quarter percent paper wastage , three hours setting up time , and er , four and half hours printing . |
| 17 | You 've slept on a mattress before today , you 've slept on a couch before today . |
| 18 | You 've slept on a mattress before today , you 've slept on a couch before today . |
| 19 | We 've landed on a star , it 's green and blue |
| 20 | In order to test out the connections between the two , try transcribing a conversation you 've overheard on a bus , in a dentist 's waiting-room or round a meal table . |
| 21 | The best boxing game I 've played on a home computer is 4D Sports Boxing , again from Mindscape , which uses 3D vector graphics . |
| 22 | They want to know what ‘ Cool As F— ’ means when they 're just things that have come off the top of your head and you 've stuck on a T-shirt . ’ |
| 23 | What is the most amount of money you 've spent on an item of clothing ? |
| 24 | Do n't want to ever come back ; can you phone Chambers and tell them I 've perished on a mountain , and then I can change my identity , and disguise myself as one of the locals and no-one will be any the wiser . |
| 25 | ‘ I 'm afraid I 've gone on a bit , My Lord Chairman , ’ he said apologetically . |
| 26 | I 've gone on a bit but |
| 27 | ‘ They 've gone on a recce . ’ |
| 28 | So you 've hit on an area that er make up a big advertising chunk that we have . |
| 29 | ‘ I 've worked on a lot of great albums and this is right up there with them . |
| 30 | It 's just that once you 've started on a war , there 's no stopping it . |