Example sentences of "'s [noun] [vb past] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the far side of Farringdon Road , Graham passed Easton Street where another painter 's or window-cleaner 's cradle lay on the pavement , up-ended for some reason , neat coils of rope around it . |
| 2 | Curwen 's estates lay on the west Cumberland coalfield , and he took a particular interest in the collieries inherited from his father and his second wife , as well as others which he purchased and leased in the area . |
| 3 | As Seawitch rolled heavily Polly 's foot slipped on the wet deck and she stumbled backwards , pulling Nathan with her . |
| 4 | In the wake of the F-111s that had flown out from their British bases to bomb targets in Tripoli and Benghazi , Mutual Radio 's correspondent arrived on the scene on 17 April with a laissez passer from the Libyan Consulate in Zurich . |
| 5 | Bernice 's fingers drummed on the plastic of the dashboard . |
| 6 | Edward 's fingers drummed on the edge of the desk . |
| 7 | When she went back to the kitchen Penry 's tray stood on the counter , the plates satisfactorily empty . |
| 8 | Jack 's glance fell on the tiny computer screen , which seemed to be going crazy — flashing up numbers , graphics and a kind of blue fuzz , each image speeding into the next . |
| 9 | Becky 's eyes fell on the picture of the Virgin Mary and Child the moment Charlie placed the little painting on the bed . |
| 10 | Peter 's eyes lingered on the line that swept from her head down her neck to her shoulder and along her extended arm . |
| 11 | Pamella 's lawyer arrived on the island , and the two met . |
| 12 | The Bavarian Prime Minister 's recommendation appeared on the publicity pamphlet below excerpts from a similarly glowing review by the ultra-Right wing newspaper Deutsche Nationale Zeitung , which tries to boost its fringe circulation by challenging what it calls the ‘ Auschwitz lie ’ that millions of Jews died in Nazi extermination camps . |
| 13 | Annie 's legs drummed on the bed ; her body was leaping and bucking , like a big fish barrelling upstream . |
| 14 | Like a heat-seeking missile , Iris 's gaze homed on the knees of Melissa 's blue cotton slacks and the smudges of grey dust which had resisted her hasty brushing . |
| 15 | Christina 's feet slipped on the highly polished wooden floor as she flopped into an antique mahogany rocking-chair positioned in front of a big open window , affording uninterrupted views of the ocean and a cooling breeze from off the sea . |
| 16 | The folder containing Rory 's work lay on the seat by my side ; I lifted the file onto my lap , concealing a bulge . |
| 17 | Yesterday 's accident came on the day The Northern Echo featured the growing dangers on the road which links County Durham and Cumbria . |
| 18 | Courtney 's accident happened on the very first lap when he was in the lead at Mather 's Cross between Coleraine and Portrush and he was taken to hospital although his injuries were not known at the course . |
| 19 | Russell 's carbine lay on the table , like he never went far without it ; another thing that was just like an Apache . |
| 20 | IN my local high street recently a huge builder 's skip sat on the road outside a shop for two weeks . |
| 21 | Taliesin laughed , and Fael-Inis said , ‘ Why did you accompany Fergus and Fribble ? ’ and Taliesin glanced involuntarily to where Fergus 's body lay on the velvet-covered couch beneath the window that looked out on to the forest . |
| 22 | The government 's reaction pivoted on the response of the Prime Minister , James Callaghan . |
| 23 | The plaintiff 's husband rode on the offside step of a dust-cart . |
| 24 | Brampton 's corpse lay on the ground , covered in a dirty , yellowing canvas sheet , inexpertly sewed up . |
| 25 | His friend 's wife sat on the sofa . |
| 26 | Andrew 's smile dawned on the joke , enjoying it . |
| 27 | shot upwards and a man 's head smashed on the steel girder . |
| 28 | Simon 's jacket lay on the sand . |
| 29 | The significance this department 's role had on the railways as a whole , and its part in making the name of Wolverton Works known and respected both in the rail and motor industry needs to be recorded . |
| 30 | Ironically , David Guest 's victory came on the day that television cameras were allowed for the first time to record proceedings in a Scottish court . |