Example sentences of "have [adv] catch on [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Black gravel shows the fish 's colours well , but has not caught on in Britain as much as in Europe . |
| 2 | When I started , I was very much on my own but over the years it has really caught on in Whaddon and now membership has trebled . |
| 3 | Keeping goats has really caught on in the past 10 years , as farmers look to alternative livestock to stay in business . |
| 4 | It has yet to catch on in the Third World but when it does it could prove extremely useful . |
| 5 | It is just as well that the tax price index , introduced by Nigel Lawson in an attempt to distract attention away from the inflationary impact of switching taxation from direct to indirect taxes , has never caught on as an indicator . |
| 6 | This was why they had n't caught on to the idea of the ground being curved , not flat — and so had to invent an imaginary force to explain what was going on . |
| 7 | He had indeed caught on from the bad vibes the driver had been giving out — the nervousness , the pale sweat-beaded face , the rapid eye movement towards the back seat — that something was bothering the guy . |
| 8 | Dummies have since caught on as a fashion accessory at raves , but whether the trend was sparked by the emergence of Ketamine , or whether it 's just a way to keep the burning under control , is lost to myth and drug folklore . |
| 9 | Sunflowers have already caught on in France and now a handful of farmers are trying their luck with the new crop here . |