Example sentences of "'s [noun sg] [v-ing] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Was the rule in Pinnel 's Case binding on the House of Lords ? |
| 2 | As she went to answer she noticed a white envelope addressed to her in Luke 's handwriting lying on the doormat . |
| 3 | MPs were debating Maastricht again in the Commons last night after yesterday 's 22-hour sitting on the treaty ratification bill . |
| 4 | Also reaffirmed was a commitment to protect the environment and to the creation of a new regional ecological order , support being expressed for the Costa Rican government 's proposal calling on the UN to establish a Council of the Planet Earth during the UN Conference on Environment and Development in Brazil in 1992 . |
| 5 | Guy 's fist hammering on the door of the inn broke into Isabel 's rambling thoughts . |
| 6 | You took the ferry at Dalmeny and then used the horses from the royal stables at Aberdour to journey to Kinghorn , and it was then you found the King 's body lying on the beach ? ’ |
| 7 | And , if you were riding along the cliffs at Kinghorn , how on earth did you see the King 's corpse lying on the rocks below ? ’ |
| 8 | His last image before switching off the light was of Cinzia 's head lying on the pillow in the centre of a mass of long blonde hair , her mouth placidly sucking her thumb . |
| 9 | He has also fought in vain against the Queen 's head appearing on the new $5 bill . |
| 10 | Through the living-room window he can see a playpen , and a child 's pot standing on the table . |
| 11 | THIN BLUE LINE : Mr Major , with a policeman at his shoulder , leaves Downing Street after yesterday 's Cabinet meeting on the economic crisis |
| 12 | ‘ I saw Piers 's helmet lying on the track , so I knew whose car it was … |
| 13 | Consider joining the local Law Society 's library depending on the fee which is often determined by the size of the firm . |
| 14 | It was a wonderful drive on an afternoon balmy enough to warrant lowering the electric windows and we cruised along to Mahler 's music playing on the six speaker sound system , through some of the most beautiful countryside we have ever seen . |
| 15 | It was a wonderful drive on an afternoon balmy enough to warrant lowering the electric windows and we cruised along to Mahler 's music playing on the six speaker sound system , through some of the most beautiful countryside we have ever seen . |
| 16 | I was sitting on a chair near the door , and I could just hear Greta Ross 's voice speaking on the phone . |
| 17 | Beneath the wheelbarrow , for example , it is more openly exposed and is combined with the darker greens to show the barrow 's shadow falling on the grass . |
| 18 | A key issues review should take approximately 1-3 days of a manager 's time and 1 day of a partner 's time depending on the size of the transaction . |