Example sentences of "hang on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He looked at the springy , sharp-edged lawn , the borders of stocks and pansies backed by honeysuckle and late roses , the baskets of purple trailing lobelias , red geraniums and white alyssum hanging on the walls . |
| 2 | ‘ By this time I had waited about 15 minutes hanging on the phone and the clerk had not confirmed any booking . ’ |
| 3 | Walk on round to those cliffs and you come to what seem like utterly derelict sheds hanging on the edge of the precipice , stinking of goat : these are stacked with piles of skins for tanning , which goes on below in Brobdingnagian wooden barrels and enormous concrete troughs . |
| 4 | ‘ For Christ 's sake , Pat , not the big fat rabbit that was in the hutch hanging on the wall at the back of the house ? ’ |
| 5 | Hanging on the wall ( behind the lemons ) is a lethal-looking old American corn-drying rack Top The farmhouse seen from across the fields Above Graeme and Sam Fifield-Hall |
| 6 | Also hanging on the back of the door was the hot water-bottle that his Mum filled for him when he had tonsilitis . |
| 7 | He handed her her jacket , which had been hanging on the back of her chair . |
| 8 | Your roll of wire will be worth an exploratory dig , tools become toys to be kicked around and chewed , and your jumper which you foolishly left hanging on the fence is now going to suffer a life-threatening crisis . |
| 9 | ‘ At first I could not believe it , but when I saw it hanging on the wall of this house , I was flabbergasted , ’ he said . |
| 10 | They paused to stare at a cistern hanging on the wall next to a wash basin , the rest of the house having disappeared . |
| 11 | Peering through the kitchen window she could see the remains of three breakfasts and her daughter 's new green coat hanging on the back of the kitchen door . |
| 12 | She was very religious … had texts hanging on the wall , framed text . |
| 13 | We were led into a room , bare but for a desk , a chair , a row of helmets and a set of bulletproof vests hanging on the wall like carcasses . |
| 14 | Equally , he had a peasant cross , made of embroidered material , hanging on the wall of his bedroom there ; he had bought that in Bulawayo when there with a visiting company in 1953 . |
| 15 | A mound of dirty crockery hid the draining board , and the sight of Mr Piggott 's frying pan hanging on the wall was enough to turn over Mrs Tilling 's stout stomach . |
| 16 | The three of them looked at the dark-dressed figure of their brother , his head back , as he stared at the huge oil painting of highland cattle hanging on the broad stone wall of the fireplace , and he answered , ‘ I do n't know , Reggie . |
| 17 | Sedan chair ( linked to three — a tree ) : A blossom tree with sedan chairs hanging on the branches instead of flowers ; |
| 18 | Hanging on the wall by a nail was a notice printed in English : |
| 19 | ‘ My jacket , hanging on the wagon . |
| 20 | He then walked out of the room and directly to the area where the collars the chimps had to wear outdoors are usually kept hanging on the wall . |
| 21 | Other typical signs indicating a problem with sharp teeth are , as already mentioned , the evasion of the bit and the horse quidding while eating ( food drops out of the mouth ) ; nodding while being ridden , hanging on the bit to one side , ie pulling on one rein and , in more extreme cases , rearing and bolting. teeth should be left until they are mature . |
| 22 | Midnight , tall and still against a background of copper pans hanging on the wall , looked directly at Jess . |
| 23 | Now they sat in the tiny dressing room , their washing hanging on the radiators , eating health food and tirelessly sending information and soft-focus photographs of themselves to directors , theatres , agents , TV companies and producers . |
| 24 | ‘ We walked into this shop in Denmark Street , ’ relates Niall Linehan , ‘ with the intention of buying a spare guitar , and I 'd had my eye on this Gibson Les Paul hanging on the wall there . |
| 25 | I saw a yellow rescue helicopter with this guy hanging on the end of a wire . |
| 26 | I pulled down my damp bloomers and changed them for a warm , dry pair that were hanging on the line over the fire . |
| 27 | The two pictures hanging on the wooden beam in the left of the photograph perhaps show a more popular way of displaying miniatures , which is nonetheless very attractive . |
| 28 | She leaned back , her head resting against a red and blue carpet hanging on the wall . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | And it 's an end to the client hanging on the line whilst a despatcher finds out how long that cab will be . |