Example sentences of "on to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Too many legs on ballroom floors , crowding each other out on to the pavements . |
| 2 | In its effort to avoid all church mediation of the revealed word of God , the fundamentalist version relies on the literal interpretation of the Bible , but one which imposes a contemporary Western culture on to the different perceptions of a past culture . |
| 3 | Ulster protestantism is not contained within churches but spills out on to the streets . |
| 4 | At least the telly has n't yet cottoned on to the dogs , I told him , but he said in Mexico it had . |
| 5 | And the reverse of that , wrote Harsnet , the feeling that all we have already felt and seen and heard has yet to happen , is so far only a dream , a fantasy , and the sense , he wrote , that this may be a feeling we experience again and again throughout our lives , that the elements of experience have failed to catch on to the glass of our lives , or that the glass is there and waiting for the experience to be registered , that it can wait for ever , for it does not know the meaning of time . |
| 6 | When the invoice comes in for payment , this is copied on to the system as well , and Caterdata first searches for the equivalent delivery note to check that Brown is being charged for the right goods . |
| 7 | If the system disagrees with the figure entered it will challenge it — otherwise it moves on to the next item . |
| 8 | At least some of the extra cost of stockholding is likely to be passed on to the caterer . |
| 9 | When tasted and corrected , the mousse is piped on to the fillets which are then carefully folded back together . |
| 10 | Jilly Jonathan was sitting just as she had been ever since they had come out on to the terrace . |
| 11 | Out on to the stones of the terrace there fell a thick metal spike , not at all dissimilar to the blood-smeared one on which Lord Woodleigh had not fallen , out of sight for a few vital minutes from anyone looking from above . |
| 12 | And so saying she led the way on to the terrace with its beautiful scents of honeysuckle , rose and jasmine . |
| 13 | Mrs Pettifer came out on to the terrace with a tray , glasses and a big bottle of champagne . |
| 14 | Straight ahead big doors led on to the wings and stage itself ; up one flight the star dressing-rooms 1 and 2 . |
| 15 | Obediently the parlourmaid lowered a serving dish bearing a large fillet of beef on to the table in front of the doctor . |
| 16 | The success in 1991 of PRIME SUSPECT ( for Granada , and starring Helen Mirren ) again brought Lynda La Plante 's writing talent on to the screens of 17 million viewers . |
| 17 | I let the money slip through my fingers on to the floor . |
| 18 | Once I 'd got on to the continent I 'd walk there if I had to . |
| 19 | I got up and walked quickly out of the coffee shop , up over the footbridge and on to the other platform — jumping on to the train just as it was about to go . |
| 20 | I got up and walked quickly out of the coffee shop , up over the footbridge and on to the other platform — jumping on to the train just as it was about to go . |
| 21 | If this happens at the same time as the inevitable swing into wind , it can result in a very rapid rolling over on to the into-wind wing-tip . |
| 22 | A rapid winch launch will tend to pitch the glider back on to the tail , making a larger forward movement necessary to get the tail off the ground and so ensure a margin of speed when the aircraft takes off . |
| 23 | However , as soon as it begins to accelerate smoothly , that movement is no longer necessary , and the control should be moved to get the glider balanced nicely on to the main wheel . |
| 24 | In very light cross winds there is always the possibility of dropping a wing on to the ground and swinging badly . |
| 25 | It is tempting to hang on to the launch , thinking that it will pick up speed , but if you do you may arrive almost over the end of the field with very little height or speed — an awkward situation . |
| 26 | Then try to use any lift nearby , keeping within easy reach of the field and in a position from which it is easy to drop on to the circuit . |
| 27 | After a little more flying experience , beginners ' eyes interpret what is happening to the aircraft and the alarm signal is no longer sent on to the brain . |
| 28 | She went on to the balcony , pulling on her silk kimono against the cold night . |
| 29 | Make it a rule always to check with the scorekeeper before going on to the area . |
| 30 | By this I mean flinging yourself forward on to the opponent 's fist with your unguarded face . |