Example sentences of "move on [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Boldness triumphed and they moved on towards Perth after sending a detachment of the Camerons to try to capture the fortified barracks at Ruthven , where it was left to stalwart Sergeant Molloy of Guise 's Regiment to give them their first rebuff . |
| 2 | I checked the position of the pin , rather generously placed in the right centre of the green , and moved on towards the tenth hole . |
| 3 | The small procession moved on towards a set of metal stairs that led them down to the second landing . |
| 4 | ‘ Jenner took most of them with him , ’ Diane said as the youth passed and they moved on towards the doors of the Science block . |
| 5 | From Portugal we moved on towards Gibraltar . |
| 6 | They were watching the camp pack away for the last time before it moved on without them . |
| 7 | I have , I hope and think , moved on since that day . |
| 8 | Time we all moved on to Mars . |
| 9 | Mr Hamilton-Renwick soon moved on to the Dobermann 's smaller relative , the Miniature Pinscher . |
| 10 | He then moved on to Warsaw where he undertook an even more arduous task , that of reconstructing the Warsaw Philharmonic and supervising the rebuilding of its concert hall from the musical and acoustic standpoint . |
| 11 | On 9–10 December Commonwealth delegates from Chicago moved on to Montreal , where they announced the formation of the Commonwealth Air Transport Council , a forum for the exchange of views and co-ordination of air operations . |
| 12 | He next moved on to the buying office , a very important department in a company such as Cadbury 's where the skilful purchase of the ingredients that go into the products can have a crucial impact on the viability of the business . |
| 13 | The General moved on to Support Company . |
| 14 | To Erika 's intense annoyance , Fritz promptly accepted the invitation — obeyed the command , rather — and as Rosa moved on to the floor with another boy , she was left feeling abandoned — and foolish . |
| 15 | Erika moved on to the floor , keeping the Lout at a safe distance , but he was not as loutish as his manner suggested . |
| 16 | He moved on to the ‘ enduring significance and value of the Anglo-American relationship ’ . |
| 17 | After two hours of debate the synod voted overwhelmingly to receive the report and moved on to detailed discussion of the legislation . |
| 18 | The staccato vocals , and Morrison 's sudden interjections , utterly transformed the song , and the duo moved on to swap vocals to and fro in Lewis 's hit , What 'd I Say . |
| 19 | It was wound up in 1950 , as Europe moved on to other things . |
| 20 | While singer Neneh Cherry moved on to crossover fame , her fellow conspirators took a back seat . |
| 21 | Satisfied with this flimsy explanation for the time being , she moved on to a more intimate subject : herself . |
| 22 | Justin moved on to Rome where he offered lectures in his own school on the Christian philosophy . |
| 23 | The producer , who was himself about to take the reins of the tour as it moved on to the regions of Britain as the Coca Cola Hit Man roadshow with Sinitta , Sonia and others from his stable below Kylie on the bill , said plans to take her to a major stadia like Wembley had been quickly dismissed . |
| 24 | Daisy Miller won her fifth race in a row here and is one of a quartet with five successes — the others are Claxton Greene , Confused Express and Rubie 's Choice — chasing Carl 's Choice , who moved on to eight in the West Kent Open and must be favourite to win The Daily Telegraph Trophy . |
| 25 | Mr Gould moved on to Brussels , where his anti-EEC inclinations — which have been hidden though never abandoned in recent years — became entrenched . |
| 26 | When he built up one successful enterprise , he often lost interest in it and moved on to another . |
| 27 | He moved on to the dome , which you must imagine like the magic covers you have seen in your drawing-room under which dwell all sorts of brilliant little birds , as natural as life on their branches , or flights of mysterious moths and butterflies . |
| 28 | Then he flew to Japan to run the 440K from Hiroshima to Nagasaki in a new record time of just over 57 hours , and moved on to Siberia for a 13-day stage race covering 50K a day . |
| 29 | ( Morley moved on to greater things as Britain 's leading rock journalist and then even greater things as the mentor behind Frankie Goes To Hollywood ) . |
| 30 | He had been born in Tucupita and had grown up there in the region of Venezuela where the great Paraqua river met the Orinoco and flowed into the Delta of the Orinoco where the sea moved on to Trinidad . |