Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] on [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Every winter the gales of Cornwall lift granite slabs off sea walls and toss them willy-nilly on to the nearest road . |
| 2 | This was no super-sixth-form with teachers guiding me smoothly on to the higher reaches of learning . |
| 3 | She threw herself backwards on to the wooden desk , and swung her legs high above her . |
| 4 | To pick them up , moisten the paint-brush slightly , draw out the bristles to make a fine point , and pick up a larva with the tip of the brush and put it gently on to the new plant . |
| 5 | She shut her eyes against it all ; shut her eyes to open them again on to the harmless horizon . |
| 6 | I hop across the outer live rail to haul myself quickly on to the southbound platform . |