Example sentences of "[vb past] on to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Recently , we were having a debate in the Lords and we got on to nationalization and I said that one thing that we need to nationalize in this country is the Treasury , but nobody has ever succeeded . |
| 2 | The talk got on to quantum , eerie |
| 3 | Saw another social worker who got on to housing . |
| 4 | For two days the children camped out in the hospital waiting-room as their father clung on to life . |
| 5 | However , as Doe 's Cabinet and military chiefs deserted him and fled abroad , Doe tenaciously clung on to power , besieged in the executive mansion with his Israeli-trained presidential guard . |
| 6 | Palmerston received a letter from T. L. Donaldson ( 1795–1885 ) asking to be a competitor , which Palmerston passed on to Hall . |
| 7 | We drifted ashore and the bow whispered on to sand . |
| 8 | He moved on to construction , the stock markets and property development . |
| 9 | During his early teens he moved on to rugby . |
| 10 | He later moved on to head up the restaurants and banqueting division . |
| 11 | The staccato vocals , and Morrison 's sudden interjections , utterly transformed the song , and the duo moved on to swap vocals to and fro in Lewis 's hit , What 'd I Say . |
| 12 | Joyce , frustrated , moved on to consideration of yesterday 's weather , complaints about the new trainee and an attempt to enlist Helen 's support in resisting the county librarian 's enthusiasm for a local history section at Spaxton . |
| 13 | While singer Neneh Cherry moved on to crossover fame , her fellow conspirators took a back seat . |
| 14 | Ferguson , who was only 17 when he made his debut at fullback for Newcastle United , moved on to play for Derby County , Cardiff City , Barry Town and Newport County before joining Ipswich as coach . |
| 15 | Two years later Moyra moved on to North DEVON where she attracted new members by giving displays , the most challenging ( for performers ) being at the village fete in a field of long grass which hid numerous rabbit holes ( among other things ) … still nothing ventured nothing gained ! |
| 16 | The General moved on to Support Company . |
| 17 | He started out doubtfully with Gass-coh-een , moved on to Gass-kern and after half-time , when he 'd obviously consulted with his equally confused colleagues , went for Jax-oh-in . |
| 18 | He then moved on to study New Guinea 's Birds of Paradise . |
| 19 | Although Crewe are reluctant to sell , Hignett now seems certain to follow in the footsteps of Platt , Rob Jones and Geoff Thomas , who all moved on to win international honours after launching their first team careers at Gresty Road . |
| 20 | This is then drawn full-size and traced on to acetate film which is put on to a bed of clay covering the board . |
| 21 | The person responsible for QA ( who was already known to LIFESPAN and had the necessary privileges for QA work ) logged on to LIFESPAN and requested the QA listings as a file into his personal account . |
| 22 | But it was a damp , grey morning , and they had n't gone far before it came on to rain . |
| 23 | ‘ He told me that there was a wonderful view , but it came on to rain and — ’ |
| 24 | Leaving a continuous , scalding double-tyretrack in my wake , I rocketed on to Sunset Boulevard , jumped three lights and made a spectacular crash-landing in the lot beneath the Vraimont . |
| 25 | Brobdingnag is quite a large country , joined on to north-west America , but separated from the rest of America by high mountains . |
| 26 | The pilot of G-AYIH turned on to base leg with the apparent intention of joining this stream at or about the number four to land position . |
| 27 | And er eventually he came er an engine which er there were some which started on petrol and then you turned on to paraffin but most of the work , just going on petrol , with a plug and a magneto . |
| 28 | Following the first of his four goals in the 10th minute , Lyon raced on to skipper Shane Cooper 's long pass from the base of the scrum to put Kiwi Test centre Jarrod McCracken over for the opening try in the 22nd minute . |
| 29 | Pictures of cats made out of synthetic material and stuck on to plastic plates are available in virtually every store . |
| 30 | The desert appeared abruptly , and we stepped on to sand as one would step across a threshold , in a single stride . |