Example sentences of "on [det] [noun sg] was a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 And and they had one there last week , a light one and on the s the and on each end was a little drawer .
2 The other graves contained soldiers of the Airborne , on each cross was a Red Beret .
3 On another wall was a dog-eared calendar with coloured reproductions of Great Paintings .
4 In fact , when the Labour Party did come to power in 1964 , the only documentation they possessed on this subject was a single sheet of paper provided by myself , recommending among other things the establishment of rent officers , an idea in which I was subsequently able to interest Dick Crossman .
5 Originally built in 1600 , the first building on this site was a fortified lookout tower .
6 On either side was a revolving brush , and the bottles had to be thrust onto these and held firmly in place for about five seconds .
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