Example sentences of "been on a [adj] [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Roof trusses , which had been on a two week delivery when we enquired , were three to four weeks delivery when we ordered them . |
| 2 | Governments , military strategists , thousands of scientists , millions of dollars of time and research budgets have all been on a wild goose chase . |
| 3 | Despite the fact that unvented hot water cylinders often come with all the components pre-fitted to the hot water cylinder , the Building Regulations require the use of an ‘ Approved Installer ’ — which means someone who has been on a proper training course . |
| 4 | Her last large expenditure had been on a Royal Doulton tea-service . |
| 5 | The teams have been on a rigorous training schedule for the hundred mile long test of skill and stamina . |
| 6 | The teams have been on a rigorous training schedule for the hundred mile long test of skill and stamina . |
| 7 | And when I asked his orchestra 's publicist if Daniel Barenboim would really want to be interviewed immediately after such a lengthy spell of high-altitude incarceration , she said : ‘ He came in by Concorde , he 's just been on a two-week skiing trip with his family in Switzerland — believe me , he 'll be just fine . ’ |
| 8 | I mean , alright a few mad things happened and everything and when I came home I was whacked because we 'd just been on a big adventure theme park for a month . |
| 9 | Of these four have been on a surgical waiting list for a median f 9.5 months ( range five to 14 ) . |
| 10 | For it had been on a cold Sunday evening in the spring , after he had been looking over the house with the idea of buying it , that he had happened out of curiosity to ‘ pop in ’ , as fashionable Anglo-Catholics said , to Solemn Evensong and Benediction at St Basil 's at the end of the road . |