Example sentences of "its [noun sg] of [noun] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Robyn heard the rain , imagined its sheen of wetness on the grass , on the trees and plants , and found herself nodding slowly . |
| 2 | Ruined cottages nestle among its birches , and miners , with guns over their shoulders , roam its maze of tracks on the look-out for duck and rabbit . |
| 3 | If demand is sufficient , the engine may also be utilized on other occasions during its period of stay on the Railway . |
| 4 | The defendant company denied liability under its policy of insurance on the ground that the loss of the watch and ring was not caused by theft within the meaning of the Act of 1968 . |
| 5 | Whether one interpreted this from the perspective of a 16th century Milton or that of a 20th century anarchist , the outcome was still the same in its condemnation of restrictions on the free expression and dissemination of opinions . |
| 6 | " Coming from the continent and sweeping over Britain from east to west , then crossing the Irish Sea , a military aristocracy of Celtic origin came to dominate the land and impose its way of life on the indigenous peoples . |