Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These trays take four or six PP3s ( depending on the model of detector ) which push on to snap terminals in the bottom of the tray . |
| 2 | Without thinking , she drank deeply from her glass , all the time her eyes riveted on to those early leaders as the brandy burnt its way down her throat . |
| 3 | Now we got on to this the other day does anybody remember that ? |
| 4 | Arizona , according to one columnist , E.J. Montini , ‘ is like the kid who stole his parents ' car and is out careering on to other people 's lawns , crashing into garbage cans and running red lights . ’ |
| 5 | Recognising that Uganda permits barter deals , General Motors Trading Corporation in Kenya , for example , negotiated the export of Isuzu buses ( assembled in bond in Kenya ) in exchange for hides and skins which it then sold on to third parties . |
| 6 | The effect of falling school rolls and DES cuts in teacher-training quotas has been some reduction in the numbers of students on courses ; however , recruitment in 1981 was still considerable and , in 1981 , the polytechnics had 1,300 students enrolled on to teacher-training courses . |
| 7 | Data were downloaded on to magnetic tape for long term storage . |
| 8 | The Doctor had fallen on to plush green grass . |
| 9 | Yet in Scotland the majority of the ‘ salariat ’ ( 58 per cent ) clung on to such views . |
| 10 | Many builders of smaller houses in the Cotswolds clung on to this much-loved style which they had so perfected . |
| 11 | He compares these people with the more conservative of our piscatorial ancestors who , a billion years ago , resisted the temptation to clamber on to dry land and decided to stay where they were . |
| 12 | Burrows and Hunter 's research indicates that many landlords are trying to force pre-1988 tenants out of their properties so that they can either move in new tenants , sell with vacant possession or sell on to other landlords . |
| 13 | The wind-sucker is similar to the crib-biter , but manages to swallow air without latching on to any object so the teeth do not suffer abnormal and excessive wear . |
| 14 | She slouched from parent to parent , latching on to those who looked as if they would listen to her woes — not realizing , perhaps , that this was hardly the purpose of Parents ' Evening . |
| 15 | I bought a copy in of last weeks Daily Telegraph because interestingly enough , the press seems to be latching on to this er not playing by the rules . |
| 16 | Carpet cleaning needs no chemicals ; handle fits on to heat shield , and steam hose clips on to this |
| 17 | She might have stumbled on to some big-time drug smugglers for example . ’ |
| 18 | As for Edward — it was clear that I 'd stumbled on to sensitive ground . |
| 19 | Let's hope he goes on to greater things . |
| 20 | It examines the conditions under which a voting equilibrium exists ; and then goes on to representative democracy . |
| 21 | One in four young people goes on to higher education ; at the beginning of the 1980s , it was only one in eight . |
| 22 | This paper that set out the excuse me , the paper set out the details of the I T capital code goes on to ninety-four , five . |
| 23 | Unenamoured of either , he rejected both in favour of the career of a scribe here his own account goes on to other things becoming a clerk to the imperial divan in 922/1516 , and rising thence through the office of private secretary to two Grand Vezirs and that of to become nisanci in 941/1534 . |
| 24 | ‘ She loved the way you could stride on to any stage with that easy cat-like walk of yours and instantly dominate the place . |
| 25 | Photocopy on to both sides of the paper . |
| 26 | This led on to many of our older members recalling their experiences too . |
| 27 | Items to carry on to future agendas included the MacDonalds and affiliation and working with other groups . |
| 28 | Having been placed on to three lengths of webbing , six men would be required to lift the shell and put it into the case ; the webs were then cut , as it would not have been possible to withdraw them . |
| 29 | Spread top of smaller cake with jam , invert on to larger cake and press down firmly . |
| 30 | The conditions of the fifties meant that it was natural " for praise to be heaped on to democratic politics since it seemed to be doing the job very nicely . |