Example sentences of "a [noun] [vb pp] on it " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only a bit left on it . |
| 2 | But Pamela Stephenson wanted to wear one of those novelty hats with a hand holding a hammer stuck on it , and Tony Curtis fancied a huge fedora . |
| 3 | Other methods of keeping keys safe were also employed by the Romans , a good example being a bronze wrist bracelet found in Cambridge which has a key suspended on it . |
| 4 | 3.8.2 with effect from the Possession Date pay and indemnify the Landlord against all rates taxes assessments duties charges impositions and outgoings from time to time charged upon the Premises or the owner or occupier of them Although unlikely to have such a constriction placed on it , there is something to be said for inserting a similar exclusion into this clause to that inserted in clause 5.2.1 of the lease . |
| 5 | They 'll be searching for a wooden stick with a thistle painted on it , and discussing the minutes of the last Rotarians ' whist drive subcommittee meeting . |
| 6 | Sometimes a marigold garland from a festival or a funeral floated past , or the corpse of a kid , swollen with the water ; sometimes there was a whole dead cow with a vulture perched on it . |
| 7 | In a narrow street called Frezzeria is a trattoria next to a sign with a kitten painted on it . |
| 8 | A crow perched on it while they watched , and poked hopefully at the sockets . |
| 9 | It shows a cracked wall , painted in grisaille and framed by columns , with a bill posted on it giving the title and author 's name . |
| 10 | That 's , I think that 's the one that 's sold eighty five eighty five thou that 's gone for , or it 's got a sale agreed on it . |
| 11 | Ten adult elephants — each with a number painted on it — were successfully moved and released in this fashion . |
| 12 | And when that poor tramp perished out on the roadside one severe winter or spring time the Duke found out where it was and to this very day there 's a little mound and a stone put on it . |
| 13 | in those four weeks , if I do n't realize that that cheque has n't cleared , like I do n't even no what cheques are cleared 'cos I have n't got a date written on it . |
| 14 | For the first the sender is given a sheet of paper with a diagram drawn on it similar to that shown in Figure 11.1 and the following instructions : |
| 15 | The first is an art board which comes with a design printed on it — all you have to do is place your garment over the top of the board and trace off the design before painting it . |
| 16 | It is not that it has a design stamped on it , since once again it is not difficult to find other examples of metalwork decorated in a similar way . |
| 17 | TYNEMOUTH beer festival had a curfew imposed on it last month by local magistrates . |
| 18 | Or at least tell him how to get there , or give him the money to get in when he did get there , or at least lend him a map with a cross marked on it , or give him an address . |
| 19 | In the last resort , when you are faced by a strategy , it is worth asking yourself whether you can imagine an ad based on it . |
| 20 | We shall be leaving Peking for Sian at 11.30 this evening , and the comrades have given us a rousing send off with beautiful presents including a big embroidered tablecloth and napkins , and a beautiful framed picture made out of shells , with an inscription written on it specially for & I. They also gave us the enclosed photos , which give you an idea of what life is like here . |
| 21 | Each person has a piece of paper which has the name of an animal written on it . |