Example sentences of "[pron] on [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | instead of putting them on to cook put them in to defrost ! |
| 2 | As they become more independent , she can , by the provision of suitable equipment and conversation , lead them on to explore many mathematical ideas while their physical skills are developing . |
| 3 | And I think you 've got ta address my doubts because if I have doubts how am I going to stand in front of members and say hang on a minute , I can give you all of these answers , I can tell you what unison 's going to be like and this is what 's been decided , now come back to me and give me your fears , give me your doubts and I 'll go and take them on to represent you . |
| 4 | but he kept me on to get me through Christmas you know things like that . |
| 5 | Chris refuses to do something I 'm afraid when somebody 's already done three quarters of the work , you ca n't put somebody on to do the last quarter . |
| 6 | Erm and , and I think in a way you y you know you may start the exploration and then that may lead you on to do something else , and , and you may spend actually a bit of time before you actually want to start the training . |
| 7 | In that case then can I now move you on to ask |
| 8 | Nigel explained the workings of the hot plates and turned one on to demonstrate . |
| 9 | I 'm gon na put that one on to see if I can get me score down . |
| 10 | His fortunes had changed , however , when a man who had befriended her father , Joe Maitland , took him on to manage his warehouse in Dockhead . |
| 11 | His idea of the " popular play " is important , since his devotion to the music hall and his belief that the poet can only be socially useful in the theatre spurred him on to achieve what was for him the unachievable : the plays bear all the marks of their deliberate and laborious composition . |
| 12 | a talisman , a passport — and with Wood seeing them out onto the empty streets , he moved off through the cool , misty town , into Newlands Valley , over towards Buttermere , his heart hammering him on to get back to her before it was too late . |
| 13 | He has a final interview with Miss Havisham , and forgives her the wrong she has done him in leading him on to believe that she was his benefactor . |
| 14 | She came to the house in response to a card Miss Matlock had placed in a local newsagent 's window and Miss Matlock took her on to replace a cleaning woman who had recently left . ’ |
| 15 | Marc had already admitted he had been leading her on to see what she would do . |
| 16 | It seems likely that his preoccupation with her promisingly clever older sister , Jenny ( Jane Alice ) , caused unhappiness in May 's childhood and further spurred her on to succeed in the practical arts . |
| 17 | It was men like Terence Lewis who had spurred her on to get where she was today . |
| 18 | Curiosity egged her on to add : ‘ Why d'thee ask ? ’ |
| 19 | Well I sa , I mean I took her on to look after her and I did n't think there would any problem |
| 20 | That 's why he 'll join you over I mean , he 'll be leaving it on to get ready to go |
| 21 | She puts it on to follow Raskolnikov on his final journey to the police station , and through his mind flashes the thought that this is the shawl Marmeladov referred to in the pub as ‘ the family one ’ . |
| 22 | And hopefully it will lead us on to deepen and enrich ourselves , providing a strong foundation for a new way of life . |
| 23 | Our discussion of such surveys both at the national and local level lead us on to examine the impact of crime on women and ethnic minorities , and to a broader consideration of how these groups are treated by the criminal justice system . |
| 24 | But if we can say Yes to this acid test , then we will find several other reasons for planting churches today which will spur us on to do so . |
| 25 | joined us on to assist in the office . |
| 26 | joined us on to assist in the laboratory , ( she likes to be called ! ) . |
| 27 | Should we just enjoy the things that touch us in a painting or should it spur us on to learn more ? |