Example sentences of "and [verb] on [prep] a " in BNC.

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1 He called out : ‘ I ca n't hold on any longer , ’ then fell straight on the ledge below , bounded out into the air , turning a somersault backwards , and pitching on to a grass projection some 30′ lower down …
2 Seconds later they were off again , and she shut her eyes tight , pressed her cheek against his back and clung on like a limpet .
3 A hole saw looks like a hacksaw blade curled into a circle and fits on to a twist drill ( typically 6mm ) and can be used with an electric drill .
4 The Parks tournament at Calderstones Park , which starts on July 19 and goes on for a week , will have the added bonus of the Dunlop tennis roadshow , with Castle and other leading coaches topping the bill .
5 I scattered pennies and rode on like a young lord through Aldgate and into London .
6 Again , a graphical function is generated and inserted on to an appropriately scaled graph .
7 She shut the trunk and moved on to a large cardboard box .
8 So I told the machine what it was about , and moved on to a golfer and one of the Black and White minstrels . ’
9 In March 1992 , a questionnaire was sent out to all of the Society 's exchange partners in the hope that records could be updated and entered on to a database .
10 As the full , six-strong complement of the member 's Committee representatives were present , and obviously in support , he would quickly realise the arithmetic of it and press on to a vote .
11 Some of the borders are designed to be cut out and appliquéd on to a host fabric , while others are an integral part of a plain background material .
12 She limped into the air-conditioned hall of the hotel like an awkward seal plunging into a pool , and sank on to a leather sofa .
13 Between 30 and 50 people were killed or injured on Nov. 19 when a freight train was derailed outside Tehuacán , 200 km south-east of Mexico City , and crashed on to a roadway , crushing vehicles and houses .
14 A SCHOOLBOY escaped severe injury last night when he plunged through a skylight and crashed on to a bed .
15 I ran towards it and flopped on to an old bench .
16 The scallops would be put on to the seabed after about two years growth in special nets , and grown on for a further two years before harvesting .
17 Curve the body to one side and hold on to a part of your leg that you can reach easily , stretching the other arm straight up .
18 Daisy had brought her sketch pad , but found it difficult to capture the action and hold on to a straining Ethel .
19 Hankin , who spent 18 months at Peterborough under John Wile before being released in 1985 , saw his young braves survive numerous corners and hold on to a point against a side who have seen off Liverpool and Newcastle at home this season .
20 Brought up at a cultivated and tolerant court and doted on as an only child , she became a catch on the German dynastic marriage market .
21 Miss Huntley claimed to have spent the Saturday by herself in and around her flat , doing a bit of shopping and cleaning before meeting a few friends — only one of whom appeared to have an address — and going on to a party around ten o'clock at night .
22 Canada dominated the scoring , leading 22–6 at the interval and by 19 points in as many minutes with outside-half Gareth Rees , back after a winter in France , scoring the first nine and going on to a 20-point afternoon .
23 After eating a full breakfast , he performed his awesome feat of batting before , in the evening , taking part in a doubles tennis match , visiting the theatre and going on to a supper party !
24 Later child psychologists have noted how older children find and hang on to a favoured object such as a rag .
25 The foundry 's most famous loco was the Derwent of 1845 , which worked on the S&DR until the 1860s and soldiered on at a colliery until 1891 .
26 Cornelius lowered his suitcase , took off his rucksack and climbed on to a stool before the counter .
27 So just turning away and getting on with a job is the most effective response .
28 Gooch 's men must accept their lot and get on with a job for which they are being paid around £20,000 a man .
29 But Mr Enfield only nodded his head very seriously and walked on without a word .
30 In the story , Frank had to be seen shooting through the roof of the church moments later and holding on to a cross , before being rescued by a helicopter .
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