Example sentences of "[to-vb] on to the [noun prp] " in BNC.
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1 | Martha , who had decided to stop thinking about the inconvenience they were causing , asked Woodie not to stop at the boats ; they would like to go on to the New King 's Road . |
2 | From Seathwaite follow the access road to Long House Farm ( 1 mile ) but bypass the farm to go on to the Walna Scar Road ( actually a bridleway ) . |
3 | Naval vessels were also contributed by Belgium and Italy ( which both on Aug. 21 confirmed that minesweepers sent initially to the eastern Mediterranean were to proceed on to the Gulf ) ; Greece announced on Aug. 20 that a frigate would join the naval forces in the Gulf , and Spain made a similar announcement the following day . |
4 | Jilinski , however , seemed oblivious to Samsonov 's ever more perilous situation , and as late as 26 August — when the hapless Samsonov was just about to be engulfed from all sides — he commanded Rennenkampf to employ two corps for the investment of Königsberg and with the rest of his army to press on to the Vistula . |
5 | As Amrit Wilson points out in the catalogue , Orientalism allows the artist to project on to the Orient ‘ all those aspects of his nature which he has learnt to hate and fear : the contradictions between Judaeo-Christian morality and his own sexuality , between the work ethic and his longing for intense aesthetic and sensuous experiences … ’ |
6 | We would like to hold on to the VHS copies for a further 3 weeks . |
7 | We would also like to ask permission to hold on to the VHS copies for a further 3 weeks to aid viewing . |
8 | NORTHANTS might just struggle to hold on to the NatWest trophy they won on Sunday . |
9 | This thought cheers me up , gives me fresh power , so I surge on again past Boots , towards the Library , ready to turn on to the New North Road that takes me back home . |
10 | Many of them found it easier to move on to the North American mainland after their indentures had expired . |