Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] on to " in BNC.
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| 1 | As directors of horror movies know so well , there is no better way to scare their audience than to have some unidentified object flash suddenly on to the screen , very close to the hero 's face . |
| 2 | It has provided a valuable structure for our thinking and discussions , but , because we have had to focus less on teachers and more on pupils , we have not found it appropriate to map programmes of study directly on to the model . |
| 3 | This crescent , with the noble Ionic portico of St Mary 's facing directly on to the seafront , is potentially one of the finest architectural set-pieces along the south coast . |
| 4 | If you are going to have a gravel path , you have the choice of either vibrating sand into the hardcore to form a firm surface for the gravel , or of laying the gravel directly on to the hardcore , and letting it fill any spaces it can get into . |
| 5 | The rain that night was unusually heavy , and water began to pour from a broken pipe on the church roof straight on to Fanny 's grave . |
| 6 | To preserve the ivory from becoming brittle and cracking , the statue was surrounded by a shallow pool of water which , besides reflecting the light upwards on to the statue , maintained the humidity high in the naos . |
| 7 | New Scientist kept a lofty attitude about it all by celebrating three anniversaries in the history of space flight , or , alternatively , dropped its gaze discreetly on to the Mary Rose , about to surface from the Solent . |
| 8 | For the first time since they 'd come into the house , Roman turned his dark gaze directly on to her . |
| 9 | She batted the saint smartly on to the floor , pinned down her flailing arms and legs with her own . |
| 10 | Seed , mixed in water with an organic mulch , is sprayed from a slow-moving vehicle directly on to the sand . |
| 11 | The FT-SE 100 index caught the mood , recovering from an 8.8 point fall early on to close 15.4 higher at 2769.9 . |
| 12 | If the level is low , your doctor may give you iron tablets , and run another blood test later on to check their effectiveness . |
| 13 | My decision early on to build site-specific works in steel took me out of the traditional studio . |
| 14 | Schwantz is the master of wrenching the bike upright on to that fatter part of the tyre , jumping on the gas and pulling the tightest , quickest line out of a corner . |
| 15 | LIZ McCOLGAN pulled clear of the field early on to clock an impressive victory in yesterday 's Tokyo women 's marathon . |
| 16 | Fired up by that ambition he turned the Supper on end , and began to squeeze burnt umber directly on to the canvas , spreading it with a palette knife until the scene beneath was completely obscured . |
| 17 | Place the spaceship carefully on to the red spaceship base , so that the candy tips rest on the cake . |
| 18 | Those with a mushroom-style head are intended to cast the beam downwards on to the flower beds below , others with a pencilshaped lamp are suitable for using along the edge of a path or for illuminating an area of border . |
| 19 | Swallowing the stiffness in her throat , she folded the towel neatly on to the rail and combed her hair . |
| 20 | Local negotiators like me take a lot of stick and I 'm just gon na pass that stick straight on to you , because my members tell me all the time , I pay one thirty five a week , well so do I . |
| 21 | All Souls was given a new roof oversailing the upper parapets , throwing water directly on to the lower aisle roofs . |
| 22 | Painting food colour directly on to icing and marzipan instead of kneading it in has a number of advantages . |
| 23 | Thomson this is Hill and that 's a disappointing ball straight on to Chettle 's head . |
| 24 | A unit can be tested by hooking the transformer and bridge rectifier temporarily on to the input terminals ; neither the board nor these components need be mounted on any sort of chassis . |
| 25 | Defying the need to slump her head dejectedly on to her arms , to howl long and hard that every minute of this evening had been utter hell and that all she wanted now was to curl up safe and warm in her own bed . |
| 26 | I could not see my mother sine she had got herself well hidden behind my father so I rushed to the house , through the open french windows , saw my wife sideways on to me gazing at a blank wall and screamed , " See what 's happening — our baby to be plastered over half of some alien landscape ! |
| 27 | However , it may be possible to direct southbound traffic only on to Woolmer Road , while maintaining northbound traffic on the existing A325 . |
| 28 | The room was done in shades of rich green and stark white , the huge patio doors at the dining end giving access directly on to the garden . |
| 29 | Fleur is unusual in that she eschews easel , palette and studio , preferring to balance her paintings on her lap and take the paint straight on to her brush from the tube . |
| 30 | Iron the pattern temporarily on to dampened buck ram and cut round the outline . |