Example sentences of "'s [noun sg] [was/were] on a " in BNC.
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| 1 | She knew Ken 's mind was on a new arrangement of ‘ I Do n't Mean Maybe ’ . |
| 2 | This year 's run was on a sunny Sunday in early April and a record number of JM runners took part to raise money for the Cancer Relief Macmillan Fund . |
| 3 | He was struck silent for quite some seconds , as if ignorance of Faye Russell 's work was on a par with believing that the earth was flat . |
| 4 | The coach work was carried on in the trimming shop which was in Friary Lane but , from then on , Farr 's business was on a downward path , finally closing in 1929 . |
| 5 | Carson 's bathrobe was on a hook behind the door . |
| 6 | But although he might not be bright , Balor 's head was on a level with Floy and Snodgrass as they sat astride the two horses and he was twice the size of either of them . |
| 7 | The child 's father was on a train . |
| 8 | Charsky 's voice was on a rising graph of excitement . |
| 9 | In the silence , I saw that Mum 's cup was on a tilt and her tea was slop-slop-slopping into the saucer . |
| 10 | Layton 's ebullience was on a par with Ezra Pound 's ‘ showmanship ’ , and Leonard now found himself not so very far from where the great revolutionary poet ( of Imagism , Vortism etc. ) was actually incarcerated . |
| 11 | Eighteen months later , Mr Yoshida 's brother was on a visit to England ( Ray 's wife , Pat , keeps the spare room ready for Japanese guests ) , and spotted a 14-inch long-finned Koi happily swimming around . |