Example sentences of "[vb past] on the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Bells hung on the inside which occasionally Ruth , when in residence , would strike . |
| 32 | His words hung on the chill , stale air . |
| 33 | Was there a wind to swing the great plantation bell which he had brought home and hung on the oak beside the east gate ? |
| 34 | A notice hung on the gate and he read the words in the beam of the headlamps : DANGER . |
| 35 | Children 's paintings hung on the gate of a timber yard , the most restrained moment of a day long protest against the tropical timber trade . |
| 36 | Tom 's riding hat hung on the brass bedknob at the foot of his bed . |
| 37 | The sharp cold , after his warm exertions , took his breath away for a moment as he hung on the stern of the canoe , but as soon as he had recovered his breath , the Commander struck out for the shore in a strong breaststroke that did not disturb the phosphorescence more than he could help , and barely ruffled the water . |
| 38 | During the third round Sam drove the short par-4 10th green and his eagle putt hung on the lip for almost 25 seconds before dropping into the hole . |
| 39 | Mistakenly thinking it would do no harm to put her at her ease — she was a plain woman with the faintest smell of spirits on her breath even at ten o'clock in the morning — he had mentioned the interesting photographs hung on the stairway leading to the stalls . |
| 40 | An employee might believe that his promotion prospects hung on the extent of his activity in pushing for trade union recognition or safety provision . |
| 41 | The Ministry of Economic Warfare hung on the periphery and stirred the witches ' brew . |
| 42 | They hung on the Sergeant 's every word , handled the pistols with reverence ; their concentration was intense . |
| 43 | He moved closer to where his daughter was starting again to brush the mud from the coat that hung on the side of the kitchen dresser . |
| 44 | Washing hung on the line outside and their £10,000 car was in the drive . |
| 45 | All Egypt hung on the result . |
| 46 | The ball jumped up and out and hung on the wind |
| 47 | The businessman was staring in angry disbelief at the glittering computer graphic that hung on the screen before him . |
| 48 | In a leather purse hung on the handle of the loft door were eight bright shillings . |
| 49 | He switched on the strip lights behind the bottles , and the electric fire , and poured out two large glasses of whisky . |
| 50 | She swung her shapely legs inside and began talking as he switched on the ignition . |
| 51 | She sighed as she switched on the ignition and the Glory moved off . |
| 52 | When he switched on the ignition , he saw that the tank was more than three-quarters full . |
| 53 | He crept inconspicuously back to the dashboard , switched on the ignition , and looked at the gauge . |
| 54 | Then he turned from her abruptly , fastened his seatbelt , and switched on the ignition key . |
| 55 | He gave a terse nod and switched on the ignition . |
| 56 | WITH nearly 20 years of trouble-free driving behind me , I was relatively confident and assured when I switched on the ignition for my first lesson in advanced driving . |
| 57 | When the last violin and cello had disappeared the General switched on the desk light and settled down behind his tidy desk . |
| 58 | As soon as Mauer knew their destination he switched on the siren and within minutes they had reached Landstrasse , drawing to a halt opposite the Landerbank . |
| 59 | I apprehensively switched on the teletext … still 2–0 . |
| 60 | He switched on the recorder briefly to record any distant sounds which would add atmosphere to those of the approaching train and the distant whistle of the engine . |