Example sentences of "it was [verb] on [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She saw that the man who owned it was hanging on to the side and checking it each time it swung . |
| 2 | It was holding on to the tree but I pulled it off . |
| 3 | Actually the church had no tower — it was matted on to the exterior and the interior was built in the studio . |
| 4 | Probably much of his success as a teacher sprang from this , for the young greatly enjoyed his moments of iconoclasm , even when it was carried on to the cricket field where he had no knowledge of and certainly no respect for the laws of the game , as a current Member of Parliament may remember . |
| 5 | ‘ It was voted on by the clubs but there has been no ratification of that by the management committee . |