Example sentences of "have [adv] [be] on [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well of course it 's not on , it has n't been on for weeks . |
| 2 | There 's an oil stain beneath it , but I bet it has n't been on since last February . |
| 3 | The search for a proper definition has certainly been on in the House of Commons for several years . |
| 4 | Cos I says what you doing still working here , you know , that 's what we 'd just been on about |
| 5 | ‘ I 've just been on to Mallachy . |
| 6 | You 've not been on for a while have you ? |
| 7 | Good you 've not been on for a while either have you ? |
| 8 | Crime Squad officers had quickly been on to the address in Wiltshire Lane . |
| 9 | Oh do n't it 's only been on for about er , the last half an hour it 's not it 's a cross a crucifix is got bigger on it . |
| 10 | He 's just been on to Maureen , got a couple of orders bearings and an Anglia contact . |
| 11 | PET ‘ HOTEL HATES ’ ( THE FREQUENT ONES ) * narrow stairs and no lifts * low shower pressure * telephone kiosks built for left-handed midgets * only one plug , down on the floor under the bed and 5AMP * hairdryers on 1m fixed lead from the floor socket 3m away from wall mirror facing opposite direction * just two 40 watt lamps to read and work by * toilet rolls positioned for contortionists only * room service that brings each course separately throughout Dallas * radiators that have n't been on for years * radiators that wo n't go off * basins that take half an hour to empty after you 've cleaned your teeth and you want to shave * stoppers that hang under the cold water tap but do n't reach the drain * stoppers that have no chain so you wallow in the dirty water to find them * toilets where you can sit down or close the door but not both |
| 12 | I mean we 've got to see it 's a wonder they have n't been on to us cos they 've stopped the er |