Example sentences of "[vb pp] on it [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | An envelope with Zach written on it in bold lettering was stuck to the inside of the lid . |
2 | All four men 's evidence agreed that the assailant was wearing blue jeans and a black T-shirt with the word ‘ authentic ’ written on it in white lettering , and that he was between five foot eight and five foot ten inches tall . |
3 | I have dwelt on it at some length because I believe the opposite to be the case . |
4 | Although in his work using transformational grammar , Ohmann neglected this function , he has concentrated on it in subsequent work . ) " |
5 | ‘ The Bank of England ( in this Act referred to as ‘ the Bank ’ ) shall have the powers conferred on it by this Act and the duty generally to supervise the institutions authorised by it in the exercise of those powers . |
6 | A bicycle was a prized possession , and repaid the care spent on it in perfect working order . |
7 | It was as long ago as 1863 that Lister pointed out , ‘ the real cause of the coagulation of blood is the influence exerted on it by ordinary matter … the contact of which effects a disposition to coagulate ’ . |
8 | Inside the wrist was a yellowish label with the words Mireille , gantière embroidered on it in blue silk . |