Example sentences of "they [verb] on to the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dentdale is superb walking country : the high ridge walks along Rise Hill and Barbon Fell are amongst the best in the Dales , while lower down , the Dales Way long-distance path follows the river for much of its length into Sedbergh , and some of the wooded gills like Flinter Gill , which arc a typical feature of Dentdale , have footpaths along them leading on to the fells or on to the old packhorse routes . |
| 2 | Second , at the very tip of their abdomen they possess a hook-like structure which enables them to hold on to the shell . |
| 3 | They got on to the airfield that night and started to place their bombs , but as the aircraft were widely dispersed , this took time in the dark . |
| 4 | They got on to the field without difficulty in the middle of a bombing raid by the RAF on Benghazi , and sat there while their leader gave them a lecture on deer-stalking in the Highlands . |
| 5 | The traffic into Belfast was heavy , and it was a while before they got on to the motorway . |
| 6 | Before they got on to the subject of the commune they had been discussing which item of Hilbert 's former property they should sell next . |
| 7 | The movement continued to grow and develop and to absorb new media as they came on to the market . |
| 8 | There have been well documented delays to SuperSparc and Sun has apparently built two crystals into its Mbus motherboards so that customers can upgrade their processor modules with higher clock-rate parts as they trickle on to the market , without having to dicker with clock timing and synchronisation . |
| 9 | Marie-Christine bit her lip as they turned on to the road leading up to the château . |
| 10 | ‘ I 'm sorry you 've been lumbered with running me back , ’ Ashley said crisply , as they turned on to the road . |
| 11 | ‘ So , you 've gone to the top , ’ Buckmaster commented as they turned on to the Okehampton road . |
| 12 | All the same , they both felt rather squashed as they walked on to the farmhouse . |
| 13 | Might they blow on to the house ? |
| 14 | A cold breeze was blowing in off the sea which blasted them the moment they stepped on to the pavement . |
| 15 | ‘ Where did you leave your car ? ’ he asked as they stepped on to the pavement . |
| 16 | As they stepped on to the landing he signalled her to go ahead while he hung back so they should not be seen arriving in the newsroom together . |
| 17 | The moment they stepped on to the moor itself their feet sank almost to the ankle . |
| 18 | It is a collection of those countries which generally have two things in common : they abut on to the ocean , and they are in some positive — always positive — way economically or politically vibrant . |
| 19 | They rolled on to the floor . |
| 20 | As they rolled on to the pound meadowland , Gabriel climbed down inside the cart so as to stay hidden until the right dramatic moment . |
| 21 | If the District Leader and Landrat or the Mayor ca n't be torn to pieces any more , they go on to the State leadership and the Führer himself . |
| 22 | Erm it allows domestic farmers to produce their so they go on to the world market and they 've got everybody else these things |
| 23 | So I did the unforgivable , which was to suggest to my boyfriend that they go on to the summit without me . |
| 24 | They go on to the end of the world and the end of eternity . |
| 25 | Then they go on to the dining table . |
| 26 | They were certainly too much for a dismal Everton outfit and Chelsea should have had more goals as they eased on to the heels of the leading Premier League pack . |
| 27 | High-density lipoproteins ( HDLs ) are ‘ good ’ since they latch on to the LDLs and absorb them through the artery walls to be disposed of by other organs in the body . |
| 28 | After two months in kennels they move on to the dog supply unit for 11 months , during which time they will be required to train at least six dogs up to the blindfold standard , and pass the guide dog trainer examination . |
| 29 | But the wards are staffed twenty four hours a day , nursing staff are always about , we have dedicated security staff who can be called at a minute 's notice , and staff are obviously aware on kid 's wards how sensitive security is , and will be challenging people when they come on to the wards . |
| 30 | This high turnover means that they come on to the unemployment register for short periods and so distort the figures . |