Example sentences of "they have [verb] [adv prt] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | When they 'd landed back on the plate , he leaned forward , studying the pattern they 'd formed . |
| 2 | Now , of course , we we know that that you know , that that that that er , that even then , part of that settlement has has gone because they 've cut off on the of the Western by-pass , I mean , you 've still got er , er |
| 3 | They 've cut back on the number of trainees ; they 've cut back on the number of occasionally used specialists ; they 're really down to the bedrock now . |
| 4 | They 've cut back on the number of trainees ; they 've cut back on the number of occasionally used specialists ; they 're really down to the bedrock now . |
| 5 | If anyone feels they 've missed out on the award and that they know someone they fell ought to have been nominated , then they should do so next year . |
| 6 | They 've got in on the shelves there . |
| 7 | Now there was some dispute over whether Berlin or Bonn should be the capital , they 've come down on the side of Berlin , but is that dispute settled now ? |
| 8 | They played hopscotch , their favourite , in the ever brightening sunshine , throwing a white pebble into the boxes they had marked out on the ground , and then trying to hop to where the pebble landed without touching any lines . |
| 9 | Welsh Water has dragged many old-age pensioners and under-privileged people through the courts of Wales because they have fallen down on the odd instalment on their water charges . |
| 10 | The largest animals are quite brown in their worn coats , especially after they have dried out on the rocks , while the young born this year are still dark greyish-black . |
| 11 | Banks usually have mixed feelings about these kind of arrangements as the exporter controls the security — leaving the bank exposed if they have to pay up on the Credit to the supplier but the esporter fails , for whatever reason , to draw on the export Credit . |