Example sentences of "it was a [noun] on [pron] " in BNC.

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1 She knew that this trouble with her daughter would be all the more enjoyed because it was a reflection on herself .
2 It was a question on which much argument and money could be spent .
3 It was a mistake on my part to try to cover the grey with lowlights .
4 It was not even like other railways , for it was a railway on its own , the Bishop 's Castle Railway .
5 From Ho Chi Minh , however , it was a matter on which apparently no opinion was ever recorded and it may serve to illustrate the dangers to which communism in Vietnam was exposed when decisions and even understanding were subject to foreign direction .
6 ‘ Methought 't was a serving-wench on 'er way to a secret how-do-you-do ! ’
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