Example sentences of "[noun sg] of [noun] hang [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Moths fluttered in the light of lamps hanging from the trees as if dancing to the soft , rhythmic jingle of the cicadas . |
| 2 | A thick scatter of cloud hung over the moor . |
| 3 | A veil of ignorance hangs over the moment of creation . |
| 4 | That of economists and calculators has succeeded ; and the glory of Europe hangs in the balance . |
| 5 | The walls look as if they have been fire-blasted , and there is a smell of sulphur hanging in the room , with faint wisps of smoke . |
| 6 | The smell of sheep hung in the atmosphere soaking into sawdust and Harris Tweed alike . |
| 7 | The alleys between them were dark and damp , rich with the smell of onions hung from the eaves . |
| 8 | The portrait of Melusina hung above the fireplace and this year 's cat calendar was up on the left-hand wall . |
| 9 | There was nothing but the faint image of the stained glass in the front door where the moonlight streamed through , the ticking of the clock , the bundle of coats hanging from the hallstand . |
| 10 | ‘ And yet you live like this , ’ remarked Huy , indicating the room , forced to let the question of Paheri hang in the air . |
| 11 | I do n't think either , given the succession of scandals and the aura of sleaze hanging over the Secretary of State 's quango sector that anyone would deny that in terms of value for money and financial probity , direct democratic control is a far better watchdog than the financial control systems of the Welsh office . |
| 12 | A dark curtain of cloud hung over the horizon to the north as Dexter weaved his way through the clotted traffic on the Kentish Town Road . |
| 13 | A mist of rain hangs in the tops of the trees . |
| 14 | Although , in the evening , the orange glow of Newcastle-upon-Tyne hangs in the middle distance and the moan of motorways is blown to the outskirts of its beautiful formal gardens , it remains a peaceful oasis of eighteenth-century civilization , unchanged in its verdant park , beneath which lurk a hundred disused coal pits . |
| 15 | A hint of reproach hung round the final words . |
| 16 | A gaseous stench of decay hangs over the township . |
| 17 | The stench of death hung in the air like an odorous , invisible cloud . |
| 18 | But a worrying pall of familiarity hangs over the proceedings . |
| 19 | A low pall of smoke hung over the nearby buildings ; there had been a dawn funeral , a burning . |
| 20 | The stink of hops hanging in the air , wafted over from Wandsworth breweries . |
| 21 | As it floats away , the spider continues to spin until there may be as much as a yard of thread hanging in the air . |
| 22 | An air of unreality hung over the whole campaign . |
| 23 | An air of crisis hung over the closing stages of the 1993-94 budget process : the rejection of Bill Clinton 's stimulus package and a last-minute shortfall in grants from the state government in Albany left a $100m hole that suddenly forced fresh cuts on City Hall ( which , unlike the federal spendthrifts , must by law balance its budget ) . |
| 24 | Although a spacious courtyard made the small rooms light , and I was well served by a bed , table and chair of Van Gogh simplicity , I could not deny that an air of melancholy hung over the place . |
| 25 | It was cold that early in the morning , with a sliver of moon hanging among the stars . |
| 26 | Icicles the size of stalactites hung from the eaves of wayside stations . |
| 27 | If we observe a pile of books hanging in the air , we might say : ‘ They must be resting on something . |
| 28 | The undertaker , a fat man with a bunch of keys hanging from the index finger of his right hand , stood whispering to his father and Michael . |
| 29 | Two blocks away from the house of her childhood it suddenly occurred to her that her mother might have left , that there might be strangers in the hallway , a different set of curtains hanging at the windows ; her father 's study might have been turned into a playroom for a new generation of North Oxford children , so different from herself in her prim Clark 's T-bar sandals that she would not be able to recognise her own infancy in theirs . |