Example sentences of "[pron] [adj] [verb] on the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The bronze was cast in standard ingots that were about 0.9 metres long with inward-curving sides that made them easier to carry on the shoulder , as shown on one of the contemporary Egyptian tomb paintings depicting Minoan emissaries .
2 He seemed likely to be doing it for quite some time to come as , rather than actually having an election , it is more a case of finding someone willing to take on the job .
3 Nothing substantial hangs on the decision .
4 This may be so , but is not necessarily so , and nothing particular hangs on the fact .
5 Each morning he first switched on the power for his terminal .
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