Example sentences of "[vb -s] on a [noun] ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Half-way through the movie Ms Dash switches on the mental light bulb and asks her suitor how he can afford to buy her diamond rings on a mailboy 's salary . |
| 2 | As with malt whisky , much depends on a distiller 's source of water as well as how and where he ages his spirit . |
| 3 | Few people realise just how much depends on a man 's reputation even in this day and age . |
| 4 | Official documentation depends on a tribe 's recognition by the United States government , and for tribes that never signed official peace treaties with Washington ( and many did not ) , members of those tribes lack certificates of official Indian ancestry . |
| 5 | The playlist discussion often dwells on a record 's ‘ freshness ’ or ‘ originality ’ . |
| 6 | If a child travels on a parent 's passport to Morocco , a photograph of the child suitably endorsed by the Passport Office must be in their passport . |
| 7 | But Cizek never on any account draws on a child 's drawing ; that would be a sacrilege . |
| 8 | So-called from ‘ hak ’ , a species of snake , developing into the term ‘ hagge ’ during the sixteenth century to describe ‘ a succubus who sits on a man 's chest and gives him nightmares ’ . |
| 9 | The stress of the book falls on a viewer 's encounter with a work of art , and how a prior reading of a piece of art criticism can improve that encounter . |
| 10 | The effect of contested takeover bids on a company 's share price may be seen from the 139 per cent increase in the price of Rowntree 's shares during the first six months of 1988 — the best performance of any share in the FT-SE 100 index . |