Example sentences of "have be on " in BNC.

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1 But where other churches have owned their own schools , as does the Church of Ireland in the South , a similar position has been adopted , though the reasons for the position have been on different grounds .
2 With the public appropriation of certain categories of property , however , the police have been on more certain ground , for the status attributed to the ‘ capture of the thief ’ has remained fairly constant , at least since the police were created as a public body .
3 Previous issues from November 1990 to the last edition show that the major features have been on Gabby and Steffi , Zvereva and Martina and Monica , Capriati and Monica , Anke , Jana Novotna and Arantxa respectively , evidence of a fair and even representation of all women players by Tennis World .
4 ‘ Think how long BBC2 and Channel 4 have been on the air and they still have barely 10 per cent of the British audience .
5 The trouble is that since Chilcott 's dismissal for punching , players in the county have been on their best behaviour .
6 The workers have been on duty for the same amount of time whenever measurements are made .
7 The Paras have been jumping into one of the dropping zones on Salisbury Plain since first light , so the Scouts have been on standby on the DZ in case there should be any casualties .
8 They have been on exercise for a week , learning and practising the techniques of counterrevolutionary warfare in a rural setting .
9 Soviet strikes point to crisis of morale that threatens future of perestroika Broadcasts of parliament get more viewers than Agatha Christie films It is the first November 7 since the revolution that coal miners have been on strike .
10 It is , as far as can be remembered , the first November 7 since the revolution that coal miners have been on strike — the very core of the working class who made the revolution possible .
11 Up in the desolate Arctic region of Vorkuta , site of perhaps Stalin 's most infamous Gulag camp , miners in nine of the area 's 13 pits have been on strike for more than a week against dismal living conditions , and the bureaucracy of the Communist Party and Soviet government .
12 Mr V.P. Singh outwitted them all with his choice of the mufti , a gesture of reconciliation to the nation 's 100million Muslims , who have been on the receiving end of bloody communal violence in north India .
13 Three of the team , Webb , Barry Blankley ( full-back ) and Leroy Whale ( 12 goals this season ) , have been on Southampton 's books .
14 Three of the team , Webb , Barry Blankley ( full-back ) and Leroy Whale ( 12 goals this season ) , have been on Southampton 's books .
15 Where the new season 's races have taken place , all have been on strips of man-made snow set into dun-coloured grass .
16 Since April , the United Mine Workers of America have been on strike here against the Pittston Company : 1,700 miners have been out for seven months and , despite intimidation , no one has gone back to work .
17 We used to do the live show that was never broadcast — it was just the bit after all the other stars have been on stage and mimed to their records for the audience .
18 A quarter of the country 's coal miners have been on strike for three weeks demanding the resignation of President Mikhail Gorbachev , the dissolution of the Soviet parliament and the transfer of power to the Federation Council , composed of the elected leaders of the 15 republics .
19 On the other hand , though , it has to be said that some of the local urban excitements have been on the tame side recently : a swimming pool murder , an outbreak of cholesterol war between rival pizza outlets , the car that drove into the non-drive-in dry cleaners , and so on .
20 ‘ Mostly , we find that Packman is being bought by larger , more safety-conscious farmers , especially where there is pressure from operators who have been on COSHH and FEPA courses . ’
21 For example , imagine the situation where you have been on a strict , very low calorie diet for a month or so .
22 A disgruntled father whose two sons have been on several skiing fortnights feels school trips are run primarily for the teachers ' convenience .
23 WHILE most British eyes have been on the election of a new Westminster parliament , a 500-member pensioner 's parliament from all 12 countries of the European Community has called for better pensions throughout the EC .
24 Aldermaston-based Blue Circle Industries ' group car fleet manager Norman Gross says : ‘ Diesels have been on the car choice list for some time .
25 Much of the blame must be laid at the door of the disorganised America 's Cup Organising Committee , who for the past 10 months have been on the brink of bankruptcy .
26 Hounslow , with no injury problems , have taken a deliberately low-key approach to their latest European venture , giving their squad , including Rob Thompson , Jon Potter and Paul Bolland , who have been on GB duty , a much-needed rest after the demands of the domestic season .
27 As will be seen in the section on training , 95% of those who have been on an ATB course saw ‘ less time and effort ’ as one of the main benefits to themselves .
28 Glaxo Group Research has a range of policies to provide support to , and facilitate the easier return to work of , women who have been on maternity leave .
29 ‘ Hot metal ’ glue guns have been on the d-i-y market for some time .
30 Traditional budgets have been on an annual time-scale .
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