Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] on to [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ( Morley moved on to greater things as Britain 's leading rock journalist and then even greater things as the mentor behind Frankie Goes To Hollywood ) .
2 From this small beginning , Mr. Shipsey went on to greater things for we used to hear of his progress after the monthly meetings of the Ancient Order of Foresters as both Dad and his friend were Past Chief Rangers .
3 Watson held on to third place with a final 74 for a 296 total , with former England international Martin Foster of Worksop just a stroke behind after a closing 68 .
4 But Irina Rodnina went on to ever-greater skating heights with new partner Alexander Zaitsev , whom she wed in 1975 .
5 It was wound up in 1950 , as Europe moved on to other things .
6 But last Saturday Major climbed on to that soapbox in Luton .
7 Vauxhall held on to second spot with 21,679 sales ( down 6994 ) .
8 I came down to earth a bit when Harry Enfield came on to thunderous applause .
9 Nomura held on to top spot in the annual Eurobond underwriting rankings while other Japanese firms slipped ; Yamaichi dropped to tenth while London 's CSFB shot up to second place .
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