Example sentences of "on [noun] ['s] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In freedom let the great ships go On freedom 's errand , sea to sea — The oceans rise , the hills bend low , Servants of Liberty . |
| 2 | Jane laid her hand on Patrick 's arm , squeezing slightly , silencing him . |
| 3 | The presenter of This Is Your Life flinches when he speaks of the recent major surgery on Patrick 's hip . |
| 4 | ‘ Because I thought it was more interesting than the weather , the rattle on Armstrong 's exhaust pipe , the situation in the Lebanon , additives in food , the price of … ’ |
| 5 | It is desirable that the committal order be served as a matter of urgency although in a case which merited a sentence of six months ' imprisonment — and the contrary was not argued on M. 's behalf — there is much less urgency than in the case of a short sentence of imprisonment . |
| 6 | We are situated on Brighton 's seafront and have been granted 3 Crowns rating by English Tourist Board . |
| 7 | On Chuck 's order , the makeshift stretcher party set off with the two youngsters leading the way , Jim supporting the quietly sobbing Louise and lighting the way for those behind . |
| 8 | ( Mom saying ‘ Thank you ’ over and over again , and her tears of gratitude hot on Jezrael 's neck . ) |
| 9 | But professional interests are on Rowland 's mind . |
| 10 | One of the features of the years 765–85 may have been a closer involvement on Offa 's part with the kingdom of the East Angles . |
| 11 | One put her hand on Philippa 's leg , and patted and gripped so it quite hurt her , up on her thigh . |
| 12 | Everyone knows that that book is a critique of ‘ logocentrism ’ ; what is less often recalled is that the terms of the critique with which it opens announce the design of focusing attention on logocentrism 's ethnocentrism ’ which , Derrida suggests , is ‘ nothing but the most original and powerful ethnocentrism , in the process of imposing itself upon the world ’ . |
| 13 | The first attitude involves a conscious repression of her own identity on Mira 's part , whereas the second attitude , though supposedly more contentious , often leads Willy forcibly to repress her ‘ disagreeable ’ qualities : ‘ All my objections , which I 'll put as genuine unacceptabilities of my cassandring person , which no man 'll take , will be swept under his magic carpet with the ho-ho joke if no man will and I will , what am I ? ’ ( 136 ) . |
| 14 | In the mêlée that is a 1600 metres relay change-over area , Akabussi trod on Whittle 's heel , dislodging his spike . |
| 15 | Well I have to say that much of the impact of this story depends upon your being able to see and think of Boy as beautiful , admirable and even adorable in the true senses of those difficult and dangerous but nonetheless precious and necessary words ; I suggest therefore that you amend my descriptions of Boy and his lover — but I anticipate myself , that was not to be for several weeks yet ; that ‘ Great Romance of Our Times ’ , as it became known amongst us , had not yet begun , its theme tune had not yet been composed on Gary 's piano , its scenario was not yet subject of our daily gossip and speculation , we were not yet auditioning for a place in the credits — The Friend , The Admirer , Blonde Man in Bar , Second Guest at Dinner Party . |
| 16 | Now he was so close he though he might call on Gary 's horse before he went home . |
| 17 | Right er er that Secretary anything er else on Secretary 's report ? |
| 18 | LAURA IS HOLDING NICK , DAVID IS ON BERNARD 'S LAP WITH JANE AND A FRIEND BETWEEN THEM . |
| 19 | It was also weighing on Bernard 's mind that they were opening more and more shops in Europe and yet the European commercial scene was not as stable as that in the UK . |
| 20 | Sometimes she eased the weight that lay on Scarlet 's heart for an hour or two , but the relief never lasted . |
| 21 | Tell me , did the great galactic public ever find out what was going on on Checkley 's World ? ’ |
| 22 | The restrictions on Sununu 's travel arrangements were tightened still further on June 21 . |
| 23 | To understand Henry 's response , the reader must see that Henry has focused on Caleb 's mention of ‘ fires ’ , must see that Henry infers at once that the train is due , and must grasp the importance of the speaking verb . |
| 24 | This makes it much more plausible to condemn the malevolent shepherd , on Kant 's behalf , for he is employing means which are themselves inhumane , albeit for a humane end . |
| 25 | Blood bloomed on Gorelli 's head , a dark rose appearing from nowhere , a magician 's trick . |
| 26 | He said the blue lions on Middlesbrough 's coat of arms were directly attributable to the influence of the De Brus family . |
| 27 | Beat bobby Dave Peacock , 35 , and parents on Middlesbrough 's Thorntree estate have formed the CrossTree Youth Group to keep local youngsters off the streets and out of trouble . |
| 28 | Mr Anderson 's Darlingtonbased firm Keepsafe Storage hoped to transfer its Teesside operation to a site on Middlesbrough 's riverside after being ordered off land at Stockton following a three-year planning wrangle . |
| 29 | SAG bases its dialect on ANSI 's RDA ( remote data access ) specification , which defines the formats and protocols which enable different databases and related tools to interoperate . |
| 30 | The SQL Access Group bases its dialect on ANSI 's RDA Remote Data Access specification , which defines the formats and protocols which enable different databases and related tools to interoperate . |