Example sentences of "[noun prp] [pron] [vb past] on a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Biba she tried on a black , floppy hat and a midi-dress , and they browsed among tasselled lampshades and satin sheets ; but neither of them bought anything . |
| 2 | One afternoon in late October we heard on a local radio station that someone , claiming to speak for Islamic Jihad , had phoned to announce that two Americans would be executed . |
| 3 | The suffering Christ himself writhed on a green wooden cross on one of the huge side pillars . |
| 4 | It was Spurgeon who insisted on a classical design by which he meant a rectangular building with portico and six Corinthian columns . |
| 5 | Susanna Jennens herself lived on a comfortable but not vast income of £300 [ Sitwell , 21 ] . |