Example sentences of "have [pers pn] been on " in BNC.

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1 Has he been on any recent training courses to discuss this ? .
2 Has he been on it ?
3 It may be that Britain has overemphasised the potential benefits of free trade ; that she has actually benefited from the protectionist philosophy which permeates the EEC ; that being a member of a cohesive new power bloc is what has counted ; that the ‘ fight ’ with the Americans over agricultural matters is a case in point ; that had she been on her own , Britain would have been trampled over by her cousins on the other side of the Atlantic .
4 oh who 've you been on the phone to tonight ?
5 Had they been on deposit in US domestic banks , then naturally such a course of action would be open to them .
6 Had he been on his own , Harry thought as he drove out of Melton Mowbray market town towards Saxby , he would have taken Mrs Appleby with him to Maythorpe House .
7 Even Dalziel , who was facing him , had not noticed his arrival , so intent had he been on catching Marcus 's words .
8 The crucial question was : where had he been on the eleventh ?
9 Had he been on the Cardinal 's business or lying in ambush for Irvine ?
10 That it was a Saturday morning had made his presence possible — he would not have accepted the invitation had it been on some date in the week — and carriages had already piled behind one another in the main street ; evidently it was to be a large party .
11 ‘ How long have you been on duty , John ? ’
12 Have you been on again ? ’
13 Have you been on board ? ’
14 Or have you been on a re-training scheme ?
15 Have you been on the run ever since then , Char ?
16 AN old friend came up in the street yesterday and said : ‘ My , you look well , have you been on holiday , you 've got a tan . ’
17 Have you been on the er thermographical on the , on the
18 There are very very few who are er interested in finding a gambling haunt or a , you know , television or film theatre or whatever , you know , er er by and large there are a lot of people who chat to a waitress if they 're a bloke or , or chat to the , the whatever it is if they 're girls but er in , in a , in a friendly way , who will have a drink but will not be paralytically drunk , who may watch television or a , you know , film or theatre or something if it 's appropriate but wo n't get twitched if it is n't , you know , and and by and large erm all the people we 've , we 've , we 've , we 've come across I came across before have been very very good company and it is , it is delightful to have the have you , cos have you been on a Si on a Signpost ?
19 how long have you been on the name game , a year ?
20 Have you been on the loo ?
21 ‘ How … how long have we been on the move ? ’ she asked .
22 Have we been on a high speed ?
23 How long have they been on you ?
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