Example sentences of "[vb infin] on to [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ She loved the way you could stride on to any stage with that easy cat-like walk of yours and instantly dominate the place . |
| 2 | If your players do n't latch on to such throwaways first time , too bad . |
| 3 | There are always gon na be a a set of of people in any area who erm who will latch on to racist attitudes and racist acts if if someone comes in waving that as an you know , as an organized activity . |
| 4 | When Catherine died , she was all I had left , but you ca n't hang on to young people … they 're not an insurance against loneliness in old age . |
| 5 | Oh could you hang on to that lot a minute . |
| 6 | She longed to get home , to question her mother , but her brain would not let her hang on to these indulgences . |
| 7 | The wilfulness of human nature can be deceitful , and we can hang on to old ways like cherished thoughts or possessions . |
| 8 | From Table 6.4 , 99.86 per cent of records will be stored in their home cylinder and only 0.14 per cent will overflow on to another cylinder . |
| 9 | After just a minute or so , especially if we were handling metal , we would need to stop and huff on to frozen fingers , standing around with pained expressions while circulation returned . |
| 10 | But the three-minute song is just a left-over from when that was all you could fit on to one side of a 78 record . |
| 11 | The exploitation of land and animals has gone on far too long — after fifty years of experimentation , let's move on to better things . |
| 12 | The content of the new journalism was appalling but at least it indicated that the masses could read and apart from being useful that offered the prospect that readers might move on to better things . |
| 13 | At this date schools still meant places where masters of repute might be found , but the masters might well move on to other cities taking their pupils with them . |
| 14 | If the result is as intended there has been no learning but equally none was needed because I understood the situation , I achieved my objective and I can move on to other problems . |
| 15 | She will move on to simple arithmetic , addition then subtraction . |
| 16 | They should then move on to inviting questions from the group to clarify understanding , posing questions to test that understanding , drawing implications for the practice and its clients , and developing an action plan to enhance client service in respect of those implications . |
| 17 | Right we 'll move on to five point four . |
| 18 | Fitting the right lock in the right place will make a thief think twice — he might give up and move on to easier targets . |
| 19 | O K , let's move on to maximum benefit . |
| 20 | It has the same effect as the fake burglar alarm box — the intruder will think twice and move on to another house that does not present any problems . |
| 21 | But with further tuition in the UK they can move on to full doctor status and for many students the chance to experience life in another country more than makes up for the extra years of study . |
| 22 | And erm that would carry on until such times as when the foreman or whoever would deem them fit to be a squad that could carry out er a heavier job if you want put it that way , where they would progress on to heavier plates etcetera , and do watertight work . |
| 23 | Psychological studies could provide some answers , but it is not obvious that the subprocesses of language , identified by the psychologist , will map on to individual brain areas , any more than the computational processes of a digital computer map on to individual parts of its hardware . |
| 24 | All of this involved taking both parents ’ sex cells with their half-complement of DNA signals in the chromosomes , and bringing them together so that the cells could clamp on to each other and start dividing and growing . |
| 25 | In the Profitboss 's team Hilda in Telephone Sales will not simply " take orders " but will sell on to interested customers . |
| 26 | ‘ I reckon he will hold on to that England No. 9 shirt for years to come . ’ |
| 27 | The extent to which an atmosphereless planet can hold on to such volatiles depends on the impact speed of the volatile-rich body and on the gravitational field of the planet . |
| 28 | The capacity of the brain to conceive or hold on to any information . |
| 29 | Now , now , if I can hold on to these members depends on benefits being maintained , not decreased , that 's not an incentive . |
| 30 | If you wanted to shorten the circuit you could press on to Black Sail Hut . |