Example sentences of "on [adj] [noun] ['s] [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 Erm , so you would leave what I call this deadwood lying on your spreadsheet , cells that are using up memory , they 're not needed any more erm , on many people 's spreadsheets I 've discovered quite a lot of deadwood using up large amounts of memory , like in some people 's cases two-thirds of the memory used by the deadwood .
2 They have given many parties in their time , but on New Year 's Eve they have always gone out to the gatherings of others — sometimes to several gatherings in the course of the evening , and some years separately , not always meeting even for the magic chimes .
3 On New Year 's Eve they made
4 On New Year 's Eve we skip the next four years and go straight into 1977 .
5 On New Year 's Eve he had been ill .
6 When they had gone to bed together on New Year 's Eve it had been like a revelation to him .
7 On New Year 's Day they briefly topped the division , but since then have lost players and impetus .
8 On New Year 's Day they briefly topped the division , but since then have lost players and impetus .
9 On New Year 's Day they topped the division for a couple of hours .
10 On New Year 's Day they topped the division for a couple of hours .
11 Normally on New Year 's Day he would be at home with Mandy .
12 In Elizabethan days , rosemary shoots were tied with coloured ribbon , tipped with gold and given to guests at weddings to symbolize love and faithfulness , and on New Year 's Day it was a gift for guests , together with an orange stuck with cloves .
13 Then very shortly after her birth on New Year 's Day it was realised she had a heart problem .
14 Now if Hereford are to build on last week 's success they need to get at least a draw at Gigg lane .
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