Example sentences of "[prep] [be] [vb pp] on to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The critical questions have to be turned on to the discipline and relevant examples furnished from within the discipline . |
| 2 | A magical brazier in the north-west corner has a number of branding irons heating in it , and next to it is an inlaid marble slab with iron supports which has room for a body to be strapped on to it , plus a tray of gleaming metal scalpels , thumbscrews , small-bone crunching implements , pincers and similar implements . |
| 3 | Lady Selvedge allowed herself to be led on to the platform and was introduced in a short speech by Mark , who found himself unable to think of very much to say about her , confused as he was by the talk of ‘ high principles ’ , cocktail parties , and her former husband 's misdeeds which he remembered having with Sophia and Penelope . |
| 4 | Marr ( 1982 ) describes many processes that have yet to be mapped on to the nervous system . |
| 5 | The New Yorker of November 24th lamented that the NSC would not reveal even the age or the precise employment of this man , ‘ who seems to be called on to act as a secret surrogate for something like the entire United States government ’ . |
| 6 | Whatever happens , Tendulkar is no doubt resting easily at night safe in the knowledge that Geoffrey Boycott has already emerged as a sort of godfather figure , willing to be called on to help at any time , to be party to any photo opportunity that may be at hand . |
| 7 | It is common commercial practice for the auditors of a private company to be called on to value the shares . |
| 8 | It is quite clear that nothing is missing from the other end of the Interludium as it was copied on to this vellum : the vellum had already been cut to its surviving top edge by the time the Interludium came to be written on to it . |
| 9 | In his reference to the poll tax , the hon. Member for Teignbridge referred to the many things that had to be built on to it and the many anomalies that had to be addressed . |
| 10 | That level of contact must certainly be maintained in future under the Commission , and I would expect the national coaches to be co-opted on to the Commission itself as non-voting members . ’ |
| 11 | The British tabloids , always to be relied on to turn a mild comment into a raging scandal , did just that , hilariously suggesting that The Smiths , as always , led by manic vegetarian Morrissey , were inciting the nation 's kids to go shoplifting . |
| 12 | The object of the executors ' year is to protect the personal representatives from demands for immediate payment but it is not to be relied on to cover undue delay in dealing with the estate . |
| 13 | It seemed to be locked on to some invisible beam that was projecting from out of June 's vagina . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Fortunately , there was a stern waiting nearby to be tacked on to another Type 42 destroyer — the Hercules . |
| 16 | The mini-budget , to be tacked on to next week 's Autumn Statement , will raise cash through borrowing , private money for new building , and up to £5 billion from council house sales . |
| 17 | Kate had been half aware that the TV cameras were around , but she 'd hardly expected their wedding to be tacked on to the end of the nine o'clock news . |
| 18 | TQM often seemed like " just another initiative " to be tacked on to countless others . |
| 19 | We can guess at the relative dating of the units , but unit one makes most sense as a secondary feature , since it seems to be butted on to unit two , with banks overlaid south of the mill . |
| 20 | This mucus capsule swells rapidly on contact with water , protecting the egg from abrasion and fungal infection , while the outermost layer enables the eggs to be fastened on to a plant . |
| 21 | I will arrange for all our research information on various locations to be sent on to you as soon as possible . |
| 22 | After a moment 's hesitation she sat in one of the large armchairs , half expecting to be pushed on to the settee , but he allowed her to sit alone , only raising an eyebrow as he lowered himself into the matching chair . |
| 23 | If this is okay with you I 'll send them to SBP to be put on to tape . |
| 24 | It is this capacity to give meaning which needs to be held on to in considering human behaviour . |
| 25 | Many of the returnees resisted , and had to be carried on to the aircraft by police amidst scuffles , but officials said that " minimum compulsion " had been used , in contrast to the violence which had marked the only previous forced repatriation attempt in December 1989 [ see p. 37121-22 ] . |
| 26 | At least some of the extra cost of stockholding is likely to be passed on to the caterer . |
| 27 | And the extra production costs will undoubtedly have to be passed on to the motorist . |
| 28 | With regard to Bury and Oldham , arrangements existed for referrals to be passed on to the respective social service departments . |
| 29 | In the ECM the avoidance of reserve requirements , etc. , permits the payment of higher interest on deposits ( competition forced these cost savings to be passed on to depositors ) while large loans are arranged in many cases by telephone or telex , and thus operating costs are kept to a minimum . |
| 30 | Experience is likely to show that this optional page is rarely completed because the extra costs have to be passed on to clients . |