Example sentences of "be hanging on the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He handed her her jacket , which had been hanging on the back of her chair . |
| 2 | ‘ If I did , ’ Mandeville snapped , ‘ the murderer would be hanging on the gibbet at Smithfield ! ’ |
| 3 | I pulled down my damp bloomers and changed them for a warm , dry pair that were hanging on the line over the fire . |
| 4 | Like to catch something that was hanging on the tree , no one would catch it and hang there . |
| 5 | It was an effort to reach up for my dressing-gown which was hanging on the back of the door and I felt bitter against Richard because he did n't see that I was ill and come to help me . |
| 6 | Burton describes being ‘ between the two men I most feared ’ but nevertheless , and with all that was hanging on the part , he went back for more . |
| 7 | It was hanging on the wall , and when he applied it to the p'tar 's rump the beast screamed once , as if outraged , and then it trotted sedately out of the stall and allowed itself to be backed between the shafts of the cart . |
| 8 | It was hanging on the wall in the sitting-room but she had n't seen it the night before . |
| 9 | You know , this man who was hanging on the cross beside Jesus he had not been christened , he had n't been dedicated , he had never been to a confirmation class in his life , he had never been baptized , he had never been received into church membership he had never even gathered around the Lord 's table ! |
| 10 | He walked as far as the cart , took a packet of cigarettes from his jacket that was hanging on the tailgate and stood , sullenly smoking . |