Example sentences of "[adv prt] [adv] on to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Emily watched him go and then , rising , she threw her napkin down furiously on to the table . |
| 2 | But , as her stomach gave another helpless rumble of hunger , she sank down weakly on to one of the chairs and unceremoniously began ripping off the tin foil . |
| 3 | As a result , when it comes to his turn to be on top of his wife again , he falls down backwards on to her ( 4281 ) , the wrong way around for sexual intercourse , as she sleeps with John after their night-time labours . |
| 4 | He released her with a sudden , impatient gesture , so that she slumped down gratefully on to the bed . |
| 5 | She then brought her clenched fists down viciously on to the bridge of his nose . |
| 6 | Hendrique nodded and they pressed their hands down simultaneously on to the metal pads . |
| 7 | He looked down now on to the plate on which lay a pig 's foot and two pieces of streaky pork ; and picking up the pig 's foot in his two hands , he gnawed at it for a moment before looking at the child again and asking her , ‘ Well , what 's your other name ? ’ |
| 8 | Dorcas clambered down awkwardly on to Jekub 's oily deck . |
| 9 | ‘ Without fear ! ’ screamed Rohmer again … and pressed Gilbert 's face down hard on to the carpet . |
| 10 | Place the red washer into the upper section of the tap and re-assemble so the red washer comes down firmly on to the white seat , ensuring a perfect seal , , . |
| 11 | In Singapore , Lorne had begun climbing the step-ladder to the plane with the generator in his backpack , when he lost his balance and fell over backwards on to the tarmac waving his arms and legs in the air like a beetle . |
| 12 | If you 're moving also through Banbury , of course we have our usual restrictions ; the high street is affected and also if you 're moving through finally on to the A422 , I would mention , in Warwickshire , the Stratford to Alcester road , that has some temporary traffic lights at Taylor 's wood . |
| 13 | Raise up slowly on to your toes , as high as possible , keeping your body upright . |
| 14 | We 'd decided to drive up high on to Bodmin Moor , to a remote farm Brian knew . |
| 15 | I will begin tomorrow — ’ and then she crumpled up softly on to the cold floor and began to weep . |
| 16 | He pushed her back gently on to the bed . |
| 17 | The little girls squealed with delight as he swung them round in a circle , before setting them back gently on to the sand . |
| 18 | Sometimes , late at night , Odilo and I sneak out alone on to the roof of the boarding-house , while the Germans dream their dreams . |
| 19 | One man had done that , one man had had the power to call them all out here on to the moor , away from their homes , their jobs . |
| 20 | Have ready a sheet of sugared non-stick paper , remove the cake from the oven and turn out immediately on to the sugared paper . |
| 21 | Thank God it was n't high summer , McLeish thought , stepping back almost on to Catherine 's toes and reaching for his handkerchief ; the cold , particularly at night , would have retarded decay . |
| 22 | As I watched the big mechanical blades of the combine tear into the barley , I just had to get out there on to that hallowed ground and start detecting . |
| 23 | I I would not go out there on to their property without letting them have knowledge that I was coming to their property . |
| 24 | She sank back again on to the stair . |
| 25 | He scrambled out blindly on to the damp grass while Mr Chan rattled at the lock of the boot . |