Example sentences of "[adv] on [noun] 's " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lucenzo turned , his hand familiarly on Meredith 's knee . |
| 2 | A famous advertisement for cigars relied almost entirely on Bach 's Air on a G String to create an atmosphere of tranquillity and relaxation . |
| 3 | So there is the string-soaked ‘ Something In The Way ’ and the drumless ‘ Polly ’ , which relies almost entirely on Kurt 's full and husky voice . |
| 4 | His weight was suddenly on Hullabaloo 's flank . |
| 5 | The late nineteenth century saw the emergence of a model of human origins based very much on Haeckel 's linear progressionism , but this was replaced in the early years of the twentieth century by a theory more in tune with the new paleontology . |
| 6 | Military matters are much on people 's minds in Berlin these days . |
| 7 | The possibility of nuclear war through madness was much on people 's minds in the Fifties , together with the spectre of war by error . |
| 8 | The British Broadcasting Corporation ( BBC ) reported on Oct. 22 the discovery of a mass grave near the Soviet border , containing the remains of about 5,000 monks who had all been shot in the head , apparently on Stalin 's orders under the Choybalsan regime ( 1936-52 ) . |
| 9 | In early 1922 Eliot told Pound that he was trying to read Aristophanes , apparently on Pound 's recommendation . |
| 10 | But when BBC 2 's ‘ Newsnight ’ organised a kind of return match four German historians and journalists dwelt long on Britain 's archaic society and nineteenth-century delusions of grandeur . |
| 11 | However having spent so long on Tolkien 's powerful and complex image of evil , it is time to turn to his portrayal of the ( in appearance ) often weaker and much more limited power of good . |
| 12 | Differs from Calandra Lark most obviously in its much broader white wing-bar , but is also more rufous , especially on male 's crown , has narrower wings and lacks the black neck patches . |
| 13 | For all their limitations , later works have valuable insights to offer , especially on Cnut 's relations with the English church . |
| 14 | Bell Labs plans to spin off a new company , Echo Logic Inc , which will offer binary code conversions enabling Macintosh applications to run natively on IBM 's Unix-based AIX , Systems Network and Integration reports . |
| 15 | He reaches out and puts a hand comfortingly on Robyn 's pair . |
| 16 | An even rarer plant doing nicely on Hannah 's land was a relative of the adder 's tongue , the moonwort , which has a similar structure , but is a bit more complicated . |
| 17 | Eleven years later , perhaps on Chaloner 's recommendation , Lythe entered the service of the queen 's deputy in Dublin , Sir Henry Sidney [ q.v. ] , at a time when disorders in Ireland had created a demand for new official maps of the country . |
| 18 | At last Jake put his hand gently on Ruth 's shoulder . |
| 19 | He places them gently on Andy 's face . |
| 20 | The prior shrugged and continued to walk , his hand leaning gently on Corbett 's arm . |
| 21 | Hard tried not to giggle with triumph , Elizabeth leaned tremulously on Bridhe 's shoulder , and let the old lady comfort her . |
| 22 | So on Hazel 's birthday . |
| 23 | which drew heavily not only on Sharp 's papers but accounts and memories of him by fellow abolitionists . |
| 24 | British seamen in the US deserted in droves , alarming the new British government and bringing about a revived dialogue not only on seamen 's complaints about the inadequacy of British pay , the constantly recurring problems of loss of wages and effects when torpedoed and the inroad made by railway fares when they were paid off from diverted ships , but also on the dangerous state of mind of seamen who were incensed by the conviction that they were constantly subject to neglect , mishandling and coercion . |
| 25 | In fact , it was only on Liz 's engagement and marriage to Owen Wyndham , a young lecturer in philosophy at London University , that they 'd become close friends once more . |
| 26 | There would clearly seem to be some significance in the fact that only on John 's decease does Jesus embark in earnest on his ministry . |
| 27 | As always , it was Hollywood 's custom to work on as broad a front as possible : there should be films for everyone but only on Hollywood 's own terms . |
| 28 | Do n't rely on your own efforts to succeed in your various undertakings , but only on God 's help . |
| 29 | Adam continued , ‘ But I would be empowered to draw only on Elinor 's housekeeping account in Nice . |
| 30 | In 1762 , Josiah Wedgwood met Thomas Bentley , a Liverpool merchant , with whom he formed an intimate and lasting friendship ; and after several years of negotiation they signed , in 1769 , a partnership which ended only on Bentley 's death in 1780 . |