Example sentences of "have [vb pp] [adv prt] on [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The art museums of the United States have given up on great shows with the exception of Carter Brown , and now he 's out . |
| 2 | So people have rung in on this direct line to find out what 's going on and things appertaining that could be useful to them . |
| 3 | It 's nice to have but it remains a novelty : only IBM and Epson have picked up on this new format with any degree of enthusiasm . |
| 4 | There are many other hon. Members present from the north-east , who have struggled down on British Rail to participate in this debate because we have seen in recent months horrifying scenes on our televisions . |
| 5 | My sick leave has obviously interrupted this process and I have missed out on all three . |
| 6 | I do n't stand a hope in hell of answering them all but I 'm going to try my damnedest , and to that end have missed out on most of the company parties and outings . |
| 7 | Some have cut back on foreign investment . |
| 8 | But it is so vindictively cold in this ill-lit room , and my alabaster hand aches so much from the thousands of words I have put down on this unhappy day , and my head still throbs , and my stomach is so empty , and my grief is so heavy , that I think it would be wise of me to break off at this point , this hinge , blow out the once again guttering candle and for the third time today go down the stone stairs to streets where it is always February . |
| 9 | So the machines have cashed in on this and this is how the conversation goes : ‘ Hallo , you there , Charlie ? ’ |