Example sentences of "[noun pl] be [verb] on to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fragrant herbs play a great part in what has come to be called aromatherapy , in which essential fragrant oils from herbs are rubbed on to the skin . |
| 2 | Then , when her legs were lifted on to the couch , the croak turned into a stilted scream as she cried , ‘ No ! |
| 3 | Britain under Harold Macmillan was booming and new Austins and Morrises were flooding on to the country 's antiquated roads . |
| 4 | The police soon banned these as offensive weapons , especially when steel spikes were welded on to the toecaps , and more subtle weapons had to be found . |
| 5 | Standing in the Platz in her elegant coat and furs Erika was on the verge of tears : first the books were thrown on to the flames and then , in a terrible and inevitable sequence , human beings were put into the incinerators . |
| 6 | Very low prices ( the retailer makes savings through bulk buying , and overheads are lower than in a central location — part of these savings is passed on to the customer ) |
| 7 | Spacing of the bricks is marked on to the former on the inner and outer circumference , always starting form the centre brick so that it 's exactly symmetrical . |
| 8 | At that time the tax that banks deducted from interest payments to depositors was passed on to the taxmen each quarter . |
| 9 | So it is all the more striking to see what happens when those known language experiences are translated on to the page of a book . |
| 10 | In an effort to cut costs , Nissan will reduce the breathtaking speed at which new models are rushed on to the market . |
| 11 | Casual work is growing most rapidly in the service and retail sectors but even traditional manufacturing companies are catching on to the trend . |
| 12 | Yesterday as 390 of his old workmates were thrown on to the dole with him , Mike said : ‘ It 's like somebody kicked you in the guts . |
| 13 | Cargoes were off-loaded on to the stone docks , and again they caught the sharp pungency of unknown spices . |
| 14 | But the bills were dropping on to the doormat and I felt I had no choice . |
| 15 | Two large boulders were rolled on to the road and they sat down to wait , guns at the ready . |
| 16 | Lateral and medial stabilisers are incorporated on to the outsole to prevent rollover while the design features a flex notch , which has been cut into the outsole to counter any restriction of movement . |
| 17 | Is the Minister aware that there would be widespread opposition , particularly in Scotland , to any Government imposing legislation that led to the disappearance of the traditional head on a pint of beer or to increased costs being passed on to the consumer in price increases ? |
| 18 | Yet , not all this increase in bulk costs was passed on to the consumers in retail tariffs . |
| 19 | That is true not just of BT — a large number of other investors are coming on to the market . |
| 20 | SOUTH WEST ‘ Fewer properties are coming on to the market , which is a good sign , ’ says Julian Knops of Andrews in Bath and Bristol . |
| 21 | In the latter mode , guide wheels are lowered on to the track at front and rear . |
| 22 | It is from that sheet that the figures were transcribed on to the erm on to the pink and the , the , the , the , erm blue and the yellow sheets which have been circulated and which have been amended so that the figures now correspond on both sheets . |
| 23 | He quoted fully from Miller 's letters on pollination of tulips by bees and on cross-fertilisation of white and red cabbage , and these observations were passed on to the Royal Society ( Phil . |
| 24 | Additional poems bearing individual dates were transcribed on to the endpapers of the British Library copy from a manuscript owned by Dixon 's niece , a Mrs Eliza ( née De Langle ) Bunce , possibly the child of an unidentified sister . |
| 25 | The way in which fireplace surrounds are held on to the wall of the chimney breast varies according to the type of surround . |
| 26 | This measure was intended to eliminate corruption and prevent unrecoverable loans being passed on to the Central Bank . |
| 27 | Two days later , journalists , television crews , a smattering of ‘ celebrities ’ , and even some paying passengers were loaded on to the plane for its inaugural flight . |
| 28 | To make the car secure , railway sleepers were built into the cliff edge and joints were welded on to the bottom of the vehicle , acting as hinges . |
| 29 | Significant quotes from players were passed on to the writers who heard , for example , that the Europeans had a " quiet " lunch after the opening foursomes , that Tony Jacklin did n't sleep too well one night , that Strange and Kite do n't hit it as far as some , that the Americans were " stunned " after the first day and that , mostly , players thought the crowds behaved reasonably well . |
| 30 | By the inter-war years such Sikh artisans had a number of Kenyan assistants adopting their skills ; by the 1950s the Sikhs were moving on to the role of investor and entrepreneur in both construction and industry , leaving the way clear for their former assistants to take on the role of artisan . |