Example sentences of "on [noun] [noun] ['s] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or when the château is en fête , on Tante Héloise 's birthday , for example . |
| 2 | Distinctive features of the sitter , his eyes and hands for example , are rendered with a greater degree of naturalism , and these , together with the stimuli provided by other details such as a button on M. Kahnweiler 's coat , a lock of hair , or the still life to the side of him , permit a reconstruction of the subject and his surroundings ; ( one of the New Caledonian sculptures owned by Picasso appears in a ghost-like form to the left of the sitter ) ; and these more realistic touches in turn forced the painter to restore or preserve the naturalistic proportions of the figure . |
| 3 | Otto 's invitation , Jean-Claude said , could not wait on M. Chaillot 's decision . |
| 4 | But the look on Fei Yen 's face , that was different . |
| 5 | The move south was now imperative in an attempt to contact Allied ships , and platoon areas for future operations were picked by the dubious but only available criteria : those towns in bold type on Bernard Callinan 's map were chosen as platoon centres . |
| 6 | And the authors of the editorial on drug smuggler 's delirium cite 16 references , at least eight of which , to judge from their titles , are truly anecdotal , and use them to construct useful clinical guidelines . |
| 7 | THE cash squeeze on Middlesbrough Citizen 's Advice Bureau could strangle the group , claims its manager . |
| 8 | RICHARD REOCH REFLECTS ON IAN MARTIN 'S RECORD AS SECRETARY GENERAL OF AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL . |
| 9 | Now , he and his colleagues have turned their backs on Ian Salisbury 's leg spin . |
| 10 | It had burned a whole year long , and the half of another , the image of Linnet gliding down the aisle behind Gemma like a lovely abandoned swan so engraved on Ben Braithwaite 's memory that he would have no peace , no rest — he 'd vowed — until he had possessed her . |
| 11 | Unlimited tennis on La Manga 's Club 17 floodlit courts |
| 12 | The world number two saw a splash after topping his drive on La Moraleja 's 414-yard fifth hole , but the ball had only skimmed the surface and finished back on dry land . |
| 13 | Suddenly her whole future happiness hinged on Maria Luisa 's choice . |
| 14 | Editor Richard Felton , who writes a large proportion of the magazine himself , flew out to report on Shell Brazil 's initiative to fund sport and dance programmes for the street kids . |
| 15 | They have tried to take on board Ayer 's claim that theological language is meaningless , but have made of this meaninglessness a kind of superior divine logic . |
| 16 | Scientists on board Greenpeace 's Rainbow Pacific research ship have claimed that whales in the southern reaches of the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman have become disorientated by sonar signals emitted from Allied ships during the war with Iraq . |
| 17 | In 18 acres of tropical gardens on Teluk Bahang 's beachfront , the rooms are designed to make the most of the magnificent views over the sea . |
| 18 | Pink patches appeared on Auntie Lou 's neck as she looked at her brother . |
| 19 | There was a big smile on Jim Wagstaff 's face as he arrived in the Maternity Ward at the Princess Margaret Hospital in Swindon . |
| 20 | Because personnel tends to be low on computer departments ' priority lists , you are very likely to have to go it alone , at least initially . |
| 21 | Speaking almost simultaneously on Tyne-Tees Television 's Face the Press , Mrs Thatcher showed an acute awareness of criticisms of her Cabinet style and used it as an explanation for not confronting Heseltine earlier in the Westland debate : |
| 22 | He had his eye on Arnold Palmer 's record . |
| 23 | She tried to superimpose this place on Amelia Dorf 's house , but could not make the images jibe . |
| 24 | La Scala 's season starts — in very grand style — on Sant' Ambrogio 's Day , 7 December , and continues until the end of May . |
| 25 | He guessed that the agreeably proportioned salon , too small to be partitioned and not large enough for a working laboratory , had escaped the fate of so much of the house more for administrative and scientific convenience than from any sensitivity on Colonel Hoggatt 's part to its innate perfection . |
| 26 | She thought it quite wonderful that this kind man , who was not married , who had a job , who was on Lambeth Council 's housing list , actually wanted Tina to go and live with him . |
| 27 | It was later compounded by the fall-out from a family explosion : on Roger Ackerley 's death in 1929 the son discovered that , first , his father had been maintaining a separate menage and that , second , the money had run out . |
| 28 | Pelican Group : Stringency is on Roger Myers ' menu |
| 29 | THEATRE / More than their jobs are worth : Peter Kemp on Roger Hall 's Roll On Friday at the Palace , Watford |
| 30 | On p14 there was a brief note about David Puttnam 's recent work on Isabel Allende 's novel The House of The Spirits . |