Example sentences of "'s [noun sg] [verb] [adv prt] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mrs Rymer 's contract runs out on March 31 but the council said it will be renewed . |
| 2 | Only a sixth of Paris 's milk came in on the Nord network , the biggest importer being Etat . |
| 3 | Jahsaxa , kneeling on Zambia 's hair spread out on the floor , roughly put her taloned fingers in hir silently screaming mouth , and jerked hir head backwards . |
| 4 | ‘ The full weight of the Children 's Department came down on us for that scene and , in retrospect , I realised I had made a mistake letting that go through . |
| 5 | Hence , when the news of ILG 's collapse came through on 8 March last year , Airtours simply had to send its negotiators back to buy up Intasun 's beds . |
| 6 | It was n't long before she heard Douglas 's car draw up on the short gravel drive . |
| 7 | Yeah , Dan 's car broke down on the way to Birmingham you know . |
| 8 | Then , just as the pressure became almost unbearable , Guy 's mouth came down on hers and he began to move . |
| 9 | As part of Fujimori 's attempt to crack down on Sendero Luminoso , prison terms for guerrilla offences were increased on May 5 , and the penal code was significantly modified , eliminating a clause dealing specifically with " disappearances " . |
| 10 | Maggie 's sitting hunched up on the bench , its iron legs striking chilly through her tights , conker cases under her feet , cigarette between her lips . |
| 11 | UTTER shock over Graham Gooch 's marital crisis , combined with the prospect of travel chaos , yesterday set England 's winter tour off on completely the wrong footing . |
| 12 | Lots of fun and excitement as Henry 's Cat sets off on a trip to Treasure Island |
| 13 | In Foley v Classique Coaches Ltd [ 1934 ] 2 KB 1 the restraint of trade doctrine was applied to an agreement whereby a purchaser of land agreed to take from the seller all the petrol required for the purchaser 's business carried out on that land . |
| 14 | The political consequences are first increasing loss of control and crumbling of the party apparatus , next the state 's need to fall back on the army and police to preserve its own existence , public order and , it claims , the chance of imposing painful economic reforms . |
| 15 | Lord Aldington , ex-chairman of Sun Alliance Insurance , has told the jury he is the victim of a campaign of harassment by Mr Watts who was annoyed by the company 's failure to pay out on the death of his brother-in-law . |
| 16 | Nicola 's husband sat down on the sofa , rubbing his hands on the knees of his brown corduroy trousers , blinking through his spectacles . |
| 17 | He made her wait for an answer as he topped the teapot up with hot water and Ruth 's imagination went off on its own . |
| 18 | After discussions , Martin Lynch 's name came out on top of the list . ’ |
| 19 | This warns that one of the leads to the keyboard must be twisted , and the user should beware of long component leads from the Spectrum 's PCB shorting out on the metal base . |
| 20 | Li Yuan could sense the great weight of the Marshal 's authority bearing down on him , but steeled himself , forcing himself to confront it . |
| 21 | The doctor 's voice broke in on her thoughts . |
| 22 | From 1900 von Koerber 's government set out on a programme of economic and cultural modernization . |
| 23 | The sharp sound of Sister Mary 's hand banging down on the square of writing paper stopped the chanting . |
| 24 | The sun 's energy beams down on us still , sustaining us on a growing , breathing planet . |
| 25 | Fraser 's party arrived back on 23 December , but there was only time for a brief celebration , as Stirling , Mayne and Lewes were off the following morning for another series of raids . |
| 26 | An instant later , the butt of Larsen 's gun slammed down on the back of the man 's head , and he crumpled to the floor in a senseless heap . |
| 27 | Maradona 's magic rubs off on Gazza |
| 28 | There was an item on a big drugs haul in Seattle and then the President 's face came up on the screen . |
| 29 | Ethel opened the door and held up her candle to reveal the awful sight of Mildred 's victim trussed up on the floor . |
| 30 | Two of the Labour Party 's professorate homed in on two facets of the concept which seemed particularly appropriate for their party . |