Example sentences of "on [pers pn] [conj] a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 More runners converged on them and a chase ensued .
2 Men from the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders berthed on the ship and on one occasion she had war scars inflicted on her when a bomb fell on Portland Place and debris rained down on the top deck gouging pieces out of the timbers .
3 Leading Fire Fighter John Davis died when part of the Sun Valley Poultry factory in Hereford collapsed on him and a colleague .
4 The Suffolk 's head is big with a broad forehead , and often with a star on it or a shim or blaze down the face ; the neck deep in the collar and tapering to a graceful setting of the head ; the shoulders long and muscular and thrown well back at the withers .
5 I would n't have minded if I 'd had a bump on my head , a cross on it or a bullet through it .
6 The most promising newcomer was John Durward who is very interested in Scottish history , so Terry presented him with a book on it and a shield .
7 the lad with the Porsche offered three thousand with four brand new tyres on it and a year 's M O T , that 's what he offered when the
8 Oh yes , it was a leather er erm a piece of leather with three tongs on it and a handle to it , and er you used to have this strap on your hand .
9 I 'm going to make him a card with Happy Father 's Day on it and a star on it .
10 It 's got scratching noises on it and a bassline that does n't follow the rest of the song .
11 There 's a lot of expectations on us and a lot of pressure .
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