Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] on to a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The afternoon progressed , but was moved now on to a different plane , lit by the glow of expectation . |
| 2 | ‘ Here we are , ’ announced the Brigadier , emerging suddenly from his world of private woes and turning right on to a grassy track running between two olive groves . |
| 3 | An expectant silence fell over the room and Folly watched , mesmerised , as Luke Hunter stepped forward on to a small raised dais at one side of the pool . |
| 4 | The first and most obvious difficulty is that a three-dimensional object can not fit satisfactorily on to a flat page . |
| 5 | Two principal types of construction are used : on street sections grooved tram rail is laid directly on to a solid track-bed , while on the Promenade it is spiked to wooden sleepers . |
| 6 | Follow the track down and go straight on to a modern farm track . |
| 7 | The bedroom was insufferably dark , though if he insisted that the drapes be further drawn they would open only on to a dour and leaden sky . |