Example sentences of "they have [verb] [adv] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | When they 'd landed back on the plate , he leaned forward , studying the pattern they 'd formed . |
| 2 | They 'd talked little on the way back , Delaney desperately trying to find another reason , however unlikely , for Connors not briefing him fully . |
| 3 | Now , of course , we we know that that you know , that that that that er , that even then , part of that settlement has has gone because they 've cut off on the of the Western by-pass , I mean , you 've still got er , er |
| 4 | They 've cut back on the number of trainees ; they 've cut back on the number of occasionally used specialists ; they 're really down to the bedrock now . |
| 5 | They 've cut back on the number of trainees ; they 've cut back on the number of occasionally used specialists ; they 're really down to the bedrock now . |
| 6 | If anyone feels they 've missed out on the award and that they know someone they fell ought to have been nominated , then they should do so next year . |
| 7 | They 've got in on the shelves there . |
| 8 | Now there was some dispute over whether Berlin or Bonn should be the capital , they 've come down on the side of Berlin , but is that dispute settled now ? |
| 9 | There was no change in anxiety in the group who had received detailed information ( p=0.20 ) , whereas patients who received a rather superficial explanation of the risks were significantly less anxious afterwards ( p=0.012 ) , particularly if they had scored highly on the baseline anxiety assessment ( fig 1 ; r=0.27 , p=0.05 ) . |
| 10 | For some reason she recalled that moment during the afternoon when they had stood together on the slope looking down on Rocamar . |
| 11 | The bungalow showed no sign of life , and there had not been any when they had driven past on the road . |
| 12 | They played hopscotch , their favourite , in the ever brightening sunshine , throwing a white pebble into the boxes they had marked out on the ground , and then trying to hop to where the pebble landed without touching any lines . |
| 13 | They had sat together on the other scaffolding and watched the Graces dance . |
| 14 | The General assured her they had thought long on the matter , and had decided not only that it would be a suitable appointment for her , but that she had much to contribute to social services . |
| 15 | When they had dried perfunctorily on the threadbare towels that were issued they were marched across the stamped snow of a path to the Store for the clothing issue . |
| 16 | Welsh Water has dragged many old-age pensioners and under-privileged people through the courts of Wales because they have fallen down on the odd instalment on their water charges . |
| 17 | they have done so on the grounds that the company is entitled to the benefit of those exemptions as a small ( or medium ) company . |
| 18 | The largest animals are quite brown in their worn coats , especially after they have dried out on the rocks , while the young born this year are still dark greyish-black . |
| 19 | Banks usually have mixed feelings about these kind of arrangements as the exporter controls the security — leaving the bank exposed if they have to pay up on the Credit to the supplier but the esporter fails , for whatever reason , to draw on the export Credit . |