Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] been on " in BNC.

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1 ‘ There is a need for fish that has been on the market a couple of days .
2 He much prefers to drive something that has been on the market for two or three years , reasoning that most of the initial problems should have been ironed out .
3 The main point of contention , according to one of the shops visited is the distinction between what is a ‘ genuine ’ sale item ( i.e. one that has been on sale in the shop at full price for not less than 28 consecutive days during the preceding six months ) and a ‘ special purchase ’ , such as a remainder or bargain book .
4 SongWright 5.1 is the latest version of a package that has been on the market for several years .
5 Order , or or or order , order , the honourable lady would not expect me to comment on something that has been on television , er in something that I I have no er I I did n't even see last night , it 's up to the minister whether he wishes to come and make a statement it is really not at all a point of order for me .
6 But , when asked in 1947 to replace an old dirty power station that had been on the site since 1891 , he soon forgot such idealism and , like any architect , was glad to have the job .
7 Marie , sick and trembling , overwhelmed with fear and guilt at her own actions , was already kneeling down with a dustpan and brush , sweeping up the broken glass from the tomato-sauce bottle that had been on the table .
8 During the same month the Young Republicans barricaded themselves into a house in Harvey Street to resist the eviction of a family that had been on the housing list for eighteen years .
9 The dunes that had been on the left were replaced by a sandstone ridge and the sand on that side of the road was now black .
10 After a while she sat up and slowly began to undress to her camisole and her waist petticoat ; then , turning up the gas that had been on a low jet , she went across the room to the wash-hand stand and poured water from the jug into the basin .
11 She hated arriving at places unannounced and , although Charles Caldecott had always been at his most ingratiating when he met her , that had been on social occasions .
12 They got ashore dry shod — as they described those landings in which you do not get your feet wet — but in these harsh conditions , Lieutenant Arthur Komrower suffered severe back and leg injuries when he was crushed between a rock and the 10-ton assault craft that had been on fire .
13 And then Rufus was asleep , his head turned on to the muscle of his upper arm , the fingers that had been on Adam 's shoulder retracting as they relaxed .
14 Going to the local shops with her aunt one afternoon , she broached the subject that had been on her mind for days .
15 The Paddington Bear wallpaper that had been on the walls for years was mocking her .
16 The were taken by limousine through the streets of Manhattan , observing with awe the eight magnificent structures that had been on the market for many months and which no one had wanted to buy .
17 He went into his bedroom , returned almost at once with the oil-lamp that had been on the table when we had dinner .
18 Patrick had seen the chance to ask a question that had been on his mind a long time .
19 And saved : The ice rink that had been on the skids .
20 It is offering a special 4.99% two-year mortgage on leasehold properties that have been on its books for more than six months .
21 Aircraft leaving Hendon include three that have been on show since 1972 : Hawker P.1127 XP831 will be placed on loan with the Science Museum and be displayed at South Kensington .
22 Users of the ‘ Pentium-ready ’ personal computer systems that have been on sale since the middle of last year — Intel Corp 80486-based boxes with a Pentium upgrade socket — wo n't get their OverDrive Pentiums , code-named the P24T , which plugs into the socket , until 1994 .
23 When the Minister visits north Devon will he consider the matter of British equipment and pay a visit to RAF Chivenor , which is waiting for the SAR Westland helicopters that have been on order for two years ?
24 He told US financial markets that have been on a roller-coaster in anticipation of his victory that although he had campaigned on a message of economic growth he understood the importance of stability .
25 there 's been a lot of people that have been on that level for a long while .
26 This is something that 's been on my mind for a very long time and I mean , I , I , I think it 's about time we started getting rid of these things and updating our own toilets you know .
27 Has that been something that 's been on the government 's mind , the backhanded benefit of higher prices ?
28 The show was commissioned by the Rochdale Art Gallery in 1987 , staged there in '89 and has been on the road since then .
29 Asprey , 5p higher at 290p , is flush with cash and has been on an acquisitions spree in the last 15 months .
30 Howard , from Liverpool , has an England record of 20 Tests , officiated in both World Cups and has been on the panel for nine years .
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