Example sentences of "[verb] have be on [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | after leading Sunderland to the FA Cup final last May.But he appears to have been on borrowed time ever since . |
2 | But he appears to have been on borrowed time ever since . |
3 | At the outset he seems to have been on congenial terms with Palmerston , but their relationship went sour during Hall 's two-and-a-half years at the Office of Works : and almost from the date of Hall 's appointment , events started to go badly for Pennethorne . |
4 | It is not known exactly how this operated , but it is presumed to have been on some kind of contract basis . |
5 | As I looked at the faces marching past with a smart eyes right , I could n't help thinking of those who would have liked to have been on this parade ; those still manning the trenches , and all those buried in a shallow grave in the orchards around the village . |