Example sentences of "[modal v] [vb infin] on to [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Every user of LIFESPAN must log on to the system via a unique user name and password , allocated in this way . |
| 2 | But by March that year the Chiefs of Staff were recording a victory for their view of the Middle East , and were arguing that this implied that Britain must hang on to the right to return to bases in Egypt , even in the absence of agreement . |
| 3 | But if a statement such as ‘ John is tall ’ is to be true , then the predicate ‘ is tall ’ must latch on to the world , just as ‘ John ’ does . |
| 4 | We were on a lonely stretch of road just outside London : it was late in the afternoon , darkness was about to fall and we were arguing about whether we should hurry on to the city or stay at some roadside tavern for the night . |
| 5 | The invaders assembled at Stornoway were now divided by a bitter quarrel over whether or not they should move on to the mainland , only ended when one of the Earl Marischal 's supposed subordinates , William Murray , Marquis of Tullibardine , suddenly produced a commission granted to him two years before by James which appointed him Commander-in-Chief of all his forces in Scotland . |
| 6 | When approaching white water you should not have too much speed , sheeting out might be necessary , and the weight should move on to the back foot to encourage the nose to lift over the foam . |
| 7 | This Bulletin will be paper-based initially , but should go on to an e-mail bulletin board as soon as this is available . |
| 8 | You must hold on to the hurt . |
| 9 | The under sheriff must hold on to the balance for 14 days in case any steps should be taken to make the defendant bankrupt , in which case he would have to pay the money he has recovered to the receiver . |
| 10 | ‘ You away in and I 'll go on to the hotel by myself . |
| 11 | Then we 'll meet ye all at the Curragh Bar for a few good old jars , and then we 'll go on to the hotel . |
| 12 | Ellen , please ask a maid to find some dry clothes for me , and then I 'll go on to the village . |
| 13 | Alternatively , if language problems are seen in terms of the child 's limited understanding of the rule system , this , in turn , might lead on to a programme of intervention designed to teach the child more about the rules assumed to underlie language use . |
| 14 | Not only would I lose a valued client but her collection might come on to the market , her reasons for selling would become known , Durances all over the world would become suspect and lose their value and dealers would suffer . |
| 15 | I want to leave by about ten tomorrow so I 'll get on to a garage first thing in the morning and hope they can fix my car straight away . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ I 'll get on to the emergency services immediately . |
| 17 | Though she found it hard to judge his age , he had a look of unabashed power that only years of experience could brand on to a man 's face . |
| 18 | One more block and she could hop on to the bus which would take her to Grand Central Station . |
| 19 | She did n't think she could walk on to the catwalk twice ; once was going to take all the courage she had . |
| 20 | Then we could go on to a dance in our local Labour Hall ? |
| 21 | ‘ We could go on to a nightclub afterwards . ’ |
| 22 | Could go on to the rugby and go with them could n't he ? |
| 23 | In which case , if our relationship was already wrecked beyond repair , I could hold on to the phetam . |
| 24 | Mrs Blakey , only a little less sceptical than her husband of this line of talk , nevertheless recalled how Timothy Gedge had affected her when he 'd come on to the telephone with a woman 's voice , and her bewilderment when the silence had first begun in the house . |
| 25 | At halftime , he 'd come on to the pitch and give the whole team extra-strong mints , rearrange the tactics , change our positions , tell us we were playing downhill in the second half , tell us that a six-goal deficit was nothing . |
| 26 | I got free in the end , after being presented with a sprig of basil , and walked inland along the bluff until I could climb on to the ridge that led to Bourani . |
| 27 | Let's move on to a recap of tonight 's main stories . |
| 28 | But as you 've got a long wait for the next production , let's move on to the town itself . |
| 29 | Let's go on to the Fire Court . |
| 30 | Asked if he would hang on to the tot , he replied : ‘ No way — no , no . ’ |