Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] a [adj] [noun] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her face was flushed , her hair a tumbled mass on the pillow , her breathing quick and uneven , drawing attention to the rise and fall of her breasts . |
| 2 | The Red Cross was born , its flag a red cross on a white background , reversing Switzerland 's national flag . |
| 3 | ( One massive tome , purporting to change our ideas of the Universe , listed in its bibliography a single work on astronomy — a children s book . ) |
| 4 | There was Bella , her body a crumpled heap on the floor , with injuries that Marie could not bear to visualize : ‘ Do n't be so daft ! ’ said Marie viciously to herself . |
| 5 | The area that is modern France displayed within its boundaries a great variation on the Romanesque architectural theme , since it was not one nation but a number of states whose buildings were influenced by climate , materials and purpose . |
| 6 | As he noted at the time , new houses intended for single families were subdivided into tenements on their first letting , for the very poor simply could not afford to pay their landlords a realistic return on their investment . |
| 7 | The citizens of Amiens , for example , are engaged in a tireless battle to make their city a compulsory stop on the new line , a phenomenon which must be incomprehensible to the inhabitants of Kent and parts of Belgium where opposition to Channel Tunnel rail links is fierce . |
| 8 | The bird rolled over , but on righting itself managed to give its attacker a sharp peck on its wing tip as it tried to escape . |
| 9 | The night before they left , d'Urberville came to visit Tess , to offer her and her family a little house on his land at Trantridge . |
| 10 | She dabs a little powder on top , and stands back to admire the effect . |
| 11 | By his side a little bird on a stand is singing , and a tiny mouse is searching for fallen bird-food . ) |
| 12 | He was out cold , his body a dead weight on hers , his face buried in the tangled skeins of her long hair . |
| 13 | Instead , he gave Carter and his advisers a long talk on how he saw the international situation . |
| 14 | The coroner made a mental note to include in his treatise a special chapter on the cleaning of the ditch . |
| 15 | Middy snuggled up closer to him , his shadow a small lump on Lowell 's shadow on the ancient walls , so that they seemed to merge like a grotesque pregnancy . |
| 16 | ‘ Sure , we want to make profits to give our shareholders a reasonable return on their investment , and to enable us to maintain and enhance our capital base so that we can give a steadily better service to an ever larger number of customers . |
| 17 | We are excited about our new discoveries and about the opportunity to give our shareholders a significant return on their investments — and we want to convey our sense of excitement to our shareholders . |
| 18 | Sir , — I congratulate you on the information you have been good enough to send me of your intention to publish a journal for Bishop 's Castle , and I beg leave to offer for your insertion a few remarks on what I think ought to interest your readers — the present position of the question of the extension of the line to your town . |
| 19 | Even after you 've received your payout , you can guarantee your family a second payout on your death , simply by carrying on paying the premiums . |
| 20 | ‘ Which means you 'll look gorgeous for Christmas drinks , ’ said Faye , ‘ and give your family a lovely surprise on Christmas Day . ’ |