Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] on to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Following his visit to Du Pont , Sir Patrick was due to go on to Magherafelt , much of which was destroyed by a bomb explosion yesterday . |
| 2 | This entirely new production , due to go on to the Royal National Theatre in London , remains true to the essence of Lorca 's play , and as vibrant as the heat and colours of ‘ the land of sun and shadow ’ . |
| 3 | Kinloss was a pleasant environment and the locals were extremely kind to the alien invasion , but one felt so very much out of the hurly burly of wartime England , this was made particularly clear when pupils I had trained returned for their rest period , and one did get the message that my operational background was no longer valid or right to pass on to the crews coming forward for conversion to twin-engined aircraft . |
| 4 | If your conscience allows you to say that you really are stuck at some point do n't be afraid to pass on to the next paragraph . |
| 5 | So do not be afraid to hold on to impressions that logically seem to cancel one another out . |
| 6 | But evolution ploughed on remorselessly , enabling only the most adaptable to go on to the next stage . |
| 7 | Liverpool were content to hang on to their lead but manager Graeme Souness conceded : ‘ I said after Wednesday 's defeat by Spurs that we would play worse and win , and that was the case today . |
| 8 | It may have become apparent to the counsellor that counsellees are ‘ locked ’ into feelings which are affecting the way they are leading their lives , but are apparently more content to hold on to the feelings than to resolve the difficulties which arise from them . |
| 9 | Their problem is that they — and their clients — find it quite difficult to recognize , and almost impossible to turn on to order . |
| 10 | Then try to use any lift nearby , keeping within easy reach of the field and in a position from which it is easy to drop on to the circuit . |
| 11 | ‘ If you do not know where you are then you 're quite likely to wander on to something you can not cope with . ’ |
| 12 | You 're supposed to come on to parade with clean boots , Jones ! ( condition 3 ) |
| 13 | There is again some anecdotal evidence that such degrees are less likely to lead on to postgraduate research , and some of the figures in Table 3.2 suggest this ; but such assertions need to be tested empirically . |
| 14 | Variously ascribed to Andrea di Lione , Pietro Testa and Mattia Preti , it is a fascinating art-historical curiosity , that in my opinion is sufficiently unusual to hang on to a while longer . |
| 15 | Electronics industry consultant Bob Heikes reckons he 's likely to hang on to the job , but for all the wrong reasons : ‘ Bull is hopeless , ’ he told the International Herald Tribune — ‘ a new guy is n't going to make any difference . ’ |
| 16 | The industry is working twice as hard to hold on to their share of advertising and is concentrating on giving readers even more for their money — quality editorial , more colour etc . |
| 17 | They are much more likely to hold on to a degree of independence . |
| 18 | James Woods finds it hard to hang on to his sanity in this comic role |
| 19 | When it 's hard to hang on to all your reins . |
| 20 | He sounded glad to get on to another subject . |
| 21 | Quick to latch on to a good thing , the Taiwanese have already started to adopt the All Black style of play . |
| 22 | Thus when Mu Sagittarii has been definitely located , it is not hard to move on to M25 , M17 , M21 , M20 and M8 , though the beginner will have to be careful not to confuse them . |
| 23 | Where such clauses are included at the wish of the parties it is always as well to go on to spell out the consequences of the failure to agree . |
| 24 | After these general guidelines , it may be helpful to go on to review some of the most popular cuisines and eating places . |
| 25 | A colt by Shirley Heights , he is sure to go on to better things following a narrow debut victory over Shepton Mallet at Newmarket in July . |
| 26 | A colt by Shirley Heights , he is sure to go on to better things following a narrow debut victory over Shepton Mallet at Newmarket in July . |
| 27 | She imagined , for instance , that if the inhabitants of Arghuri had been unwilling to venture on to the mountain before the earthquake , any survivors would scarcely be ready to do so now . |
| 28 | Well by the time she 's finished this course she should be confident to hold on to things in the water , you know |
| 29 | In the case of the treaty it gave the opportunity for the Red Army to be created , which at a later date was able to go on to the offensive . |
| 30 | Once we had worked together to help him regain his faith , he was able to go on to play just as well as he had done before ; indeed , now that he had remembered the feeling of success , he was able to play even better . |