Example sentences of "she [verb] on to [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once inside , she sank on to the quilted bench opposite the marble vanity and stared at her reflection . |
| 2 | Then with a sigh she sank on to the hyacinth-coloured bedspread , feeling the soft springs of the mattress bounce beneath her weight . |
| 3 | She stood looking after him for a moment ; then she dropped on to an upturned box , and bending her head into the folds of flesh under her chin , she asked of herself why she had to do this . |
| 4 | As she turned on to the dual carriageway that ended only a few miles beyond Naas , the rain spat against the windscreen . |
| 5 | Reluctantly she stepped on to a moving walkway that carried her through a mishmash of exotic atmospheres . |
| 6 | Wearing a check two-piece suit and sporting a poppy on her lapel , the duchess smiled broadly as she stepped on to a red carpet . |
| 7 | She stepped on to the tall boy 's left ankle . |
| 8 | In 1988 , she stepped on to the ministerial ladder as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of the Environment , where she took charge of one of Mrs Margaret Thatcher 's pet hates — litter . |
| 9 | Then she flew on to a high window-sill and I had to ask the headmaster to bring me a ladder so that I could bring her down . |
| 10 | She stumbled on to the parched grass , taking in her surroundings . |
| 11 | SHE teetered on to the vast Playhouse stage and into the Pointer Sisters hit I 'm So Excited — and suddenly the audience was too . |
| 12 | Janet Walters , an Oxford history graduate who had previously served as a full-time tutor in Northamptonshire in 1943–45 , arrived in August 1952 but resigned two years later : she went on to a successful career in adult education , eventually retiring as principal of Hillcroft College , Surbiton , in 1982 . |
| 13 | Having walked through the wood , she emerged on to a small , high plateau , from which a wide sweep of the countryside below was visible . |
| 14 | We simply glued the broken ear back in place and she carried on to a successful conclusion . |
| 15 | She held on to the far side of the desk , and moaned . |
| 16 | She held on to the slim hope of the towel as a disguise . |