Example sentences of "[to-vb] on to [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He compares these people with the more conservative of our piscatorial ancestors who , a billion years ago , resisted the temptation to clamber on to dry land and decided to stay where they were . |
| 2 | Items to carry on to future agendas included the MacDonalds and affiliation and working with other groups . |
| 3 | Curing the deficiency in this area , thirdly , is the necessary base for a much larger proportion of our age groups than at present ( about 15% ) to go on to advanced education — in both academic and especially applied studies . |
| 4 | You skirt Godinton Park to go on to Great Chart . |
| 5 | The horse that forgot about the tiger that lived in its lair at the bottom of the hill , or at any time disregarded the danger , would very soon become the tiger 's dinner , and so lack the opportunity to pass on to future generations its genes for a poor memory and a low threshold of fear . |
| 6 | An exceptional shooting accessory that you 'll want to pass on to future generations . |
| 7 | I have a tip to pass on to other readers . |
| 8 | We 'd like to hear from anyone who has an interesting story or tip to pass on to other readers . |
| 9 | The funeral itself will be a painful but important occasion for her , as this , and all the ritual connected with it , will be her first big step forward into the grieving process which is to lead on to final recovery . |
| 10 | He was set up as the triggerman for the massacre by those forces inside President F.W. de Klerk 's administration determined to hang on to white power at all costs . |
| 11 | ‘ Some firms have reduced their staffing levels substantially , but people in the industry are generally trying to hold on to experienced staff . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Some firms have reduced their staffing levels substantially , but people in the industry are generally trying to hold on to experienced staff . ’ |
| 13 | You choose whether to hold on to bitter emotions or to let them go . |
| 14 | That is to say no French government and probably no French political party at this time was willing to concede the principle of secession ; and the permanent loss of Indochina would obviously have made it harder to hold on to French North Africa and even to Black Africa . |
| 15 | After Agricola 's recall to Rome , the will to hold on to large parts of the north seems to have ebbed . |
| 16 | It is even a good idea to hold on to congratulatory memos ( perhaps appended to slips telling you of pay increases ) or any other correspondence which might at some distant date help you to defend yourself against unfair criticisms of your capabilities . |
| 17 | When I go down er to get on to bottom road to pick up at Norwood Gardens |
| 18 | Parties , it is argued , are ‘ forced to latch on to various capacities in order to generate support ’ . |
| 19 | After five successful years , the two stars John Thaw and Kevin Whately have decided to move on to new things . |
| 20 | It is now time to move on to new pastures . |
| 21 | After the biplane era , Spencer Flack 's ‘ toy department ’ was now ready to move on to serious play . |
| 22 | But anyway , reprimanded for that , did n't get sack but er had to move on to other things and that meant to me decided |
| 23 | As one woman in a discussion group saw it : it really is a good thing that there is labour turnover and it is possible to move on to other factories because women do get bored . |
| 24 | Novices who learn quickly will find this a most satisfying resort ; by the second week they 'll be able to move on to intermediate classes . |
| 25 | People sometimes find that their housing requirements change and seek after a period to move on to different kinds of residence , particularly into flats of their own . |
| 26 | Where politicians have challenged him , he has outmanoeuvred them until such time as he perceived his work to be done ; and then — Vienna 1964 , Berlin 1989 — he simply and quickly stepped aside to move on to fresh projects . |
| 27 | My objective is to move on to fresh ground and not have to return to this particular patch . |
| 28 | We might at some later stage wish to move on to institutional usages of the word . |