Example sentences of "[v-ing] on to the [noun sg] [adv] " in BNC.
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1 | Therefore I did n't know what was going on to the point where I carried on working in a prefabricated hut hard by the administration block during a very successful students ' occupation in summer 1976 . |
2 | 3 The children 's parents tell their version of the story , starting at the moment when they see the stains on Lollo 's gear , and going on to the point where they realise they ( or their children ) have discovered super penicillin . |
3 | He came rushing on to the platform just as a train bound for Debden came in . |
4 | The first phase is planned to continue to the end of 1994 , and will include assessment of the current services with a view to broadening them , before moving on to the setting up of pilot networks . |
5 | With the bike into the corner and turned , the rider is thinking of one thing only from now on — getting on to the throttle as soon as possible . |
6 | 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 . |
7 | Rain falling on to the theatre nearby was collected in a channel circling the orchestra to fill a large rock-cut storage cistern . |