Example sentences of "'s [noun sg] [verb] on to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ultimately , de Gaulle 's attempt to hold on to the symbolic status bestowed by 18 June and the war proved his undoing . |
| 2 | Instead Ford has decided not to pass the Government 's tax cut on to the motorist but to pour it into its own pockets and profits . |
| 3 | The bag opens and the ‘ swag ’ from the previous night 's job spills on to the pavement : gold candlesticks , war trophies and silverware . |
| 4 | The great novelist , in Nizan 's eyes , should be an " anti-Dostoievsky " , that is to say , a writer who can at one level emulate Dostoievsky 's ability to transpose on to the literary plane the anguish and despair of men and women struggling alone and unaided in the midst of a tragic social situation , and yet who can at another level go beyond Dostoievsky , offer a coherent explanation of the specific historical situation in which men and women are trapped , and focus attention at the same time on the political means of combating the injustices of their social condition . |
| 5 | Always check whether there are any payments in addition to the hammer price before the auction begins ; it is customary to have local taxes and a buyer 's premium added on to the final bid , although these are sometimes included in the hammer price . |