Example sentences of "have [adv] be on [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because of its size it has rarely been on view there this century . |
| 2 | The updated Accord has only been on sale in Britain for six weeks , but already Honda 's well ahead of its target of three and a half thousand sold by Christmas . |
| 3 | Current refinements , no doubt with Christmas present buying in mind , include boxed sets of three or more related cassettes from Warners — for example , all three of James Dean 's movies for £29.95 , or for the same price , Marilyn Monroe in The Prince and the Showgirl , The Misfits and ( a bit of a scoop , since it has not been on video before ) Some Like It Hot . |
| 4 | ‘ My mind has not been on dust , Emilia . ’ |
| 5 | There , the emphasis to date has not been on regulation per se , but on building a culture sensitive to the management of conflicts of interest . |
| 6 | Robert Ludlum 's The Road to Omaha ( Grafton ) is an out-of-the-norm one and he will be in the UK to promote ; and Ruth Rendell 's Kissing the Gunner 's Daughter ( Arrow ) has just been on television and is wonderful . |
| 7 | She has already been on holiday to Portugal and is looking forward to moving to Cambridge to be near her daughters and grandchildren . |
| 8 | Horne has already been on loan at Middlesbrough and Stoke this season . |
| 9 | ‘ The engine has always been on schedule , our engineers just started talking about it too soon . |
| 10 | But then he has always been on top of the situation . |
| 11 | Philson has also been on trial with Spurs and is interesting Rangers and Manchester United . |
| 12 | Denis , who has n't been on stage for decades , has n't a nerve in his body . |
| 13 | The sarcophagus , they told me , is not one of the Museum 's more interesting possessions , and has n't been on display since 1904 . |
| 14 | too but this one , he has n't been on nights . |
| 15 | He has recently been on location in Switzerland filming Richard Attenborough 's movie about the life of Charlie Chaplin . |
| 16 | It is significant that the union which represents the employed workers of Cartón has never been on strike . |
| 17 | For this one date they were supported by the Billy Harper Trio with Peter Stuart and Adrian Tilbrook on bass and drums and they fitted in as if they 'd all been on tour together . |
| 18 | The mist , blotting out Wickrithe , seemed to banish her tension and sense of danger ; she and Adam were alone and safe , as they 'd always been on Starr Hills . |
| 19 | It was the first time she 'd ever been on board ship . |
| 20 | Well when we went there was Phyllis , Julie , and me and I was in the middle of because I 'd never been on ice skates before , I 'd been roller skating holding each side of them right , and they let me go and I just went and I was going down and I went bang right on the bloody side . |
| 21 | The other odd thing , she realised , was that they 'd never been on holiday to France . |
| 22 | Well I 'd never been on stage in my life before and there I was , suddenly going to be in front of King George and Queen Mary . |
| 23 | The remaining five had all been on suspension for about 12 months following an incident which resulted in police and internal disciplinary inquiries . |
| 24 | That morning she had only been on board a couple of hours before being hauled off by the Customs men . |
| 25 | The Pontormo , a Mannerist masterpiece painted in 1537 , belonged to the late Chauncey Stillman and had long been on loan to the Frick collection in New York . |
| 26 | The intention and the vow itself were no cynical charade , for Edward had already been on crusade and shared the piety and the military enthusiasm which impelled so many to the Holy Land . |
| 27 | The militia lost heart at this news ; they had already been on duty for a month , and had been treated with extraordinary meanness by the citizens they were defending , who , they complained , ‘ would not even allow straw for the poor men to lay upon ’ while ‘ some were eight , some seven , and all six nights and days under arms upon the walls ’ . |
| 28 | ‘ He was a devoted husband and had not been on holidays for two years , ’ said Liam . |
| 29 | He had not been on duty on the afternoon of the shooting or responsible for any of the aftermath investigations . |
| 30 | ‘ I think it does have something to do with drugs , because if you look at all those Spiral Tribe people who 've just been on E for so long , y'know ? |