Example sentences of "'s [noun sg] was on [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But just in case anyone was tempted his Bishop 's crook was on hand to hook em out . |
| 2 | Paul 's words and Paul 's example present us with a picture of a God who is the source of peace , and of a man who had learnt that God 's peace was on tap at all times . |
| 3 | Three years ago , 90% of BBC 's business was on MS-DOS platforms , 10% on Unix : that 's all changed now and the company says MS-DOS now accounts for just 20% of its revenues . |
| 4 | The Gideon 's Bible was on top of the wardrobe . |
| 5 | Whether or not depictions of violence could form an essential part of such a discourse was not considered , since the Court 's focus was on sex , the ‘ crass commercial exploitation ’ of which can debase and distort a ‘ key relationship of human existence , central to family life , community welfare , and the development of human personality ’ . |
| 6 | ‘ He could have done it beforehand when we met for drinks and everyone 's attention was on Mrs Figgis-Hewett , ’ said Angelina , albeit with a feeling of disloyalty to a fellow female . |
| 7 | While everyone 's attention was on Samuel Pipkin who showed ominous signs of speaking , he quickly murmured : ‘ It 's almond soup , sire . |
| 8 | The rear near-side wheel 's brake-lining was on fire . |
| 9 | Her father 's ship was on convoy duty in the North Sea , and her mother had gone to live in Glasgow so she could see him when he came into port . |
| 10 | A plea for Tejero 's release was on Feb. 20 , 1991 , rejected by the authorities on the grounds that he had not completed three quarters of his sentence . |
| 11 | The first entry since Elsie 's disappearance was on February the eleventh the next year , 1935 . |