Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb past] on the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His words hung on the chill , stale air . |
| 2 | While long-standing fans either relished it or waited patiently for them to return to straightforward indie pop , more than a few older folk fans switched on the enigma of The Wedding Present . |
| 3 | In borrowing from structural linguistics the early structuralists took on the task of analysing signs and systems of signification . |
| 4 | Same list of icecream flavours hung on the wall and bowl of aniseed lollipops on the counter , same gilt baskets of croissants and racks like umbrella stands packed with tall loaves . |
| 5 | Bells hung on the inside which occasionally Ruth , when in residence , would strike . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Some of the structures simply ended , hanging in space ; others terminated in smaller versions of the main station , like a cluster of eggs carried on the leg of an insect ; still others , following their skewed paths , met and became united with each other , producing strange hybrids . |
| 8 | An employee might believe that his promotion prospects hung on the extent of his activity in pushing for trade union recognition or safety provision . |
| 9 | Cashmere sports jackets hung on the back of their chairs , insurance against an encounter with air-conditioning . |
| 10 | Other arms took on the burden , and blood stained richly on the sleeves of Holly 's tunic . |
| 11 | The smell of freshly-fried falafels hung on the air , reminding Huy that he had not yet breakfasted . |
| 12 | In the beargardens that became a feature of almost every major kite flying meeting , a parade of well-dressed bears took on the role of chairbears , observing in silence the antics of crazy ‘ humes ’ as they lounged in their designer suits , awaiting the call to elevation . |
| 13 | By this time his fantasies took on the air of medieval barons ' wars . |
| 14 | Gray died tragically early from smallpox when he had published a second edition ; but willing hands carried on the work , and the 35th edition was published by Longman in 1973 . |
| 15 | Cheery posters hung on the wall , and there were a lot of tables shaped like children 's bricks that did for stools or in-trays , made of clear Perspex and spotted with dabs of red and blue paint . |
| 16 | In the yew trees nearby , birds sang and the hum of traffic and smell of exhaust fumes carried on the air . |
| 17 | She thought of St Lucia , of the dark tropical evenings with their different heady mix of spicy perfumes carried on the trade winds , and her heart ached unbearably as she followed the winding country lanes to the small , bumpy track marked ‘ Private Road ’ . |
| 18 | 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 . |