Example sentences of "[noun] hang on [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 He leant over to where keys hung on hooks in the wall and took a huge , rusting one down .
2 Beside the path hung dishevelled pink chrysanthemums , like pink cloths hung on bushes ( 18 ) .
3 With just a few basic materials , I now have paintings hanging on walls in relatives homes .
4 Where was such-and-such street , I asked , or the beautiful shop where my mother regularly bought her hats and gloves , or the church with the gilded domes , or the cake shop which had such a show of delicate confections at Christmas time , or the butcher 's where I could hardly bring myself to look at the great sides of dead meat hanging on hooks , or the musty bookshop , smelling of dust and leather , kept by the bent old man whose white hair seemed to be falling off the back of his head , leaving his bald crown all shiny and hopeful and new ?
5 She says that flat paintings hung on walls are outmoded .
6 Looking recently at some vintage notes on the early nineteenth century , I was struck by how many were classified as ‘ useless ’ , one ‘ the worst possible ’ and another ‘ so bad that proprietors in desperation left grapes hanging on vines ’ .
7 There are 20 cloaks and robes hanging on pegs here , made of various materials but none identified by any visible insignia .
8 Numerous sponge bags hung on pegs , some with rubber ducks poking out !
9 Another two jackets hung on hangers on pegs on the wall .
10 A large collection of sun-hats hung on pegs in the entrance hall , bowls were filled with dried lavender and a huge pottery jar was crammed with walking-sticks , some of which had ornate silver handles .
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