Example sentences of "it [adv] to [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You use this both to anchor the sledge during a trip , by stamping it into the snow , and at the start of each day to hold the sledge , by clunking it on to a tree trunk . |
| 2 | Two waiting men in boiler suits carefully wrapped the corpse inside a canvas swathe , lifted it on to a stretcher , removed it from the room on their way downstairs . |
| 3 | She darted past him and opened the door that led to the store-room , then helped somewhat ineffectually as he dragged the mattress through and hefted it on to a stack of boxes . |
| 4 | And the only thing that seems to stand in the way of doing anything commercially sensible with County Farms is that every time we deal with it , somebody says , ah , but it can only exist as an entity , let's keep it as that , let's pass it on to a trust , let's safeguard it , let's do this and that . |
| 5 | Maurin spun the gun in his hand , tossed it on to a stool . |
| 6 | We used to get a collar of rope , manilla rope , put it on to a truck and used to stretch it out first and then cut off the lengths . |
| 7 | The Firefly , owned by Jim Connell , of Gatley Drive , Maghull , near Liverpool , had almost sunk when rescuers managed to haul it on to a slipway and take it back to Douglas . |
| 8 | One of mankind 's first artistic gestures was to cover his hand with charcoal and press it on to a cave wall : ‘ I , man , was here ! ’ |
| 9 | Give him one part , now you hold that , I used to hook it on to a roller , tuck it over , pull it through and then you 've got it lined up hooked on to a roller . |
| 10 | The next step is to invert the spray container and slide it on to a rack . |
| 11 | The liners are then deposited in a recycling cage to await collection by a waste contractor who , in turn , empties the liners , bales the paper and sells it on to a pulp manufacturer . |
| 12 | When a retailer has placed an order with a manufacturer , he enters it on to a stock record card . |
| 13 | The order form will help us to trace your purchase and link it on to an ad in What Personal Computer . |
| 14 | Spitting it on to the floor , he raised the half-empty bottle to his lips and drank down the fiery vodka in great gulps , as if to drown the useless curses which rose in his throat . |
| 15 | He pulled the brassiere from her body and dropped it on to the floor . |
| 16 | He wanted to pick up something from the breakfast table and throw it on to the floor , the plate from which Mr Blakey had eaten his fry , the apricot jam , the tea-pot , the bundle of knives and forks that Kate had collected and put on top of the pile of green cereal bowls . |
| 17 | She shivered suddenly , and her arm caught the folder of photographs , knocking it on to the floor . |
| 18 | Taking the ledger from under his arm , he opened it at the relevant page and slid it on to the desk . |
| 19 | He dropped it on to the desk in front of Scott who picked it up , studying the outlines of Paula Wilson 's face . |
| 20 | Madigan 's Millions was held back from release until American International Pictures decided to take advantage of the success of Midnight Cowboy by foisting it on to the public in 1969 in a double bill with Jon Voight 's early indiscretion , Fearless Frank , also made in 1967 . |
| 21 | Hooking the shirt off over his dripping head , he dropped it on to the pile . |
| 22 | He knocked it on to the fairway , hit his third shot on to the green and then two-putted for par . |
| 23 | Put the carriage on to the rail , bring it near to the needles , lock it on to the rail and start to turn . |
| 24 | If the query is of a complicated or technical nature it is quite acceptable to pass it on to the expert , but is this really necessary for a bar of soap or a DIY fitting ? |
| 25 | Pennethorne made a number of designs for rebuilding Downing Street , and sent his final scheme to the Office of Works on 15th January , 1855 , who passed it on to the Treasury . |
| 26 | ‘ Bring one out , ’ he said , watching as the tall man struggled with it , finally dropping it on to the deck . |
| 27 | Then , with the help of twenty of Blefuscu 's ships and three thousand sailors , I pulled it on to the beach . |
| 28 | He said that he did not think that it was a high priority to ask the Home Secretary to take £40 million out of his budget and put it on to the Secretary of State for Transport 's budget . |
| 29 | With a snort of laughter , she returned to her case and humped it on to the bed . |
| 30 | Shaking the spinnaker out of its bag , he curled it on to the trampoline while checking the cotton lashings that held it rolled . |