Example sentences of "[is] on the [noun] to [noun] " in BNC.

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1 We 'll go as far as Coachford — that 's on the way to Gougane .
2 Fortunately , there had been time to buy a half bottle of Bell 's on the way to Paddington .
3 At 40 , he knows he 's on the road to fortune and admits to spending more time talking with journalists than working over hot ovens in the kitchen .
4 It 's on the road to Westmead .
5 He has been idolised by fictional characters from Dean Moriarty in Kerouac 's On the Road to Barley in Le Carre 's The Russia House , and he is one of only two people looked up to by Miles Davis .
6 Tonight she 's on the flight to New York , although Virgin Atlantic flies to seven international cities and is now the biggest part of the Virgin group .
7 At the same time , a number of leading liberal church leaders in Northern Ireland became involved in negotiations with the IRA to establish a cease-fire.s Thus the conservative Protestant critic of the ecumenical movement can equate ecumenism and terrorism and , given that the ecumenical movement is on the road to Rome , Rome can be equated with the IRA .
8 UNIVERSITY of Ulster girl Sharon Cunningham is on the road to Rio .
9 An injured swan is on the road to recovery — thanks to the ancient oriental science of acupuncture .
10 Oxfam says the country is on the road to recovery .
11 Gwen is on the road to recovery , and they plan a West Indies holiday together — after a year of painful radiotherapy and chemotherapy .
12 So , at the age of 31 , instead of standing in court in a pinstripe making pleas in mitigation for the Saturday night disorderly drunks , he is on the road to fame , suitcase and guitar in hand .
13 A Permit to film is on the way to OUP .
14 DARLINGTON boss Ray Hankin has denied that his former Leeds teammate Tony Currie is on the way to Feethams .
15 — DARLINGTON boss Ray Hankin has denied that his former Leeds teammate Tony Currie is on the way to Feethams .
16 It seems the only time I can ever talk to you is on the way to violin lessons and on the way back . "
17 In this chapter the emphasis is on the importance to health of keeping within certain weight limits .
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