Example sentences of "[noun pl] hung on the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His words hung on the chill , stale air . |
| 2 | Same list of icecream flavours hung on the wall and bowl of aniseed lollipops on the counter , same gilt baskets of croissants and racks like umbrella stands packed with tall loaves . |
| 3 | Bells hung on the inside which occasionally Ruth , when in residence , would strike . |
| 4 | Children 's paintings hung on the gate of a timber yard , the most restrained moment of a day long protest against the tropical timber trade . |
| 5 | An employee might believe that his promotion prospects hung on the extent of his activity in pushing for trade union recognition or safety provision . |
| 6 | Cashmere sports jackets hung on the back of their chairs , insurance against an encounter with air-conditioning . |
| 7 | The smell of freshly-fried falafels hung on the air , reminding Huy that he had not yet breakfasted . |
| 8 | Cheery posters hung on the wall , and there were a lot of tables shaped like children 's bricks that did for stools or in-trays , made of clear Perspex and spotted with dabs of red and blue paint . |
| 9 | Mistakenly thinking it would do no harm to put her at her ease — she was a plain woman with the faintest smell of spirits on her breath even at ten o'clock in the morning — he had mentioned the interesting photographs hung on the stairway leading to the stalls . |