Example sentences of "[noun] [vb pp] on to a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Six metal beer kegs loaded on to a Swiss bound goods train which had stopped at Strasbourg on the same day the vagrant had claimed to be there . |
| 2 | Their tests were cheaper and apparently fairer than local ‘ home-made ’ ones and they conveniently transferred the odium that selection incurred on to a distant , impartial public body . |
| 3 | Each team had a couple of scoring opportunities and a few short corners but the game dragged on to a scoreless draw . |
| 4 | Clearing slips are collected by LIFFE officials and the details entered on to a computerized matching system . |
| 5 | She laughed , and showed me how one of the windows led on to a tiny balcony and a view over ancient pasture-land ; across the lane spread the branches of a great oak tree . |
| 6 | Three wickets had done down in four balls with the score 277 , and had Kapil Dev at backward square leg held on to a straightforward catch offered by Healy off Tendulkar , India might have taken charge . |
| 7 | Poets were so highly esteemed that it was said that a Delhi-wallah visiting a friend in another part of India would always take with him as a present not jewels or hookahs or fine weapons but a few of Mir Taqi Mir 's new verses copied on to a single sheet of paper . |
| 8 | Nikos 's thoughts moved on to a different tack . |
| 9 | East Midlands Electricity jumped from 237p to 305p before settling at 276p , while London Electricity held on to a 53-point rise to 306p . |
| 10 | A couple of determined tries from Gabriel , a solidly-built scrum-half , put them 10 points clear , before Finnie , with one conversion and three late penalties moved on to a personal total of 17 . |