Example sentences of "they have [adv] [vb pp] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | They had been on stand-by since 10.00 a.m. and it was now after one o'clock , but they were as crisp and well-tailored as if they 'd just stepped on to the plane . |
| 2 | Oh they 've just got on well |
| 3 | They 've dearly gone on for years not knowing , let alone tonsillectomies , what |
| 4 | On the back of their expected thirty thousand pound cash injection they 've already taken on extra staff . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | It is possible that the migrants understated such factors because they had actually gone on to do courses . |
| 7 | I can not imagine why yours have started so quickly , unless they are older than they look — they may have been kept in conditions where they have not grown on , due to overcrowding , or because they have been left with their parents for too long . |
| 8 | But win Norwich did and they have since gone on to preserve their First Division lives and reach the FA Cup semi-finals . |
| 9 | Maybe they have always gone on at opponents , teammates and referees , but their rantings are now shown in close-up and full colour . |
| 10 | ‘ The problem is that many of them have now passed on . ’ |