Example sentences of "on to [pron] [noun pl] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Will we see women working on check out tills being sacked because they can not keep a smile screwed on to their faces for eight hours every day ? |
| 2 | The traders sometimes called swagmen have battled against the plan and are keen to hold on to their pitches for as long as they can . |
| 3 | But they admit that these babies had not achieved complete and independent toileting as they could only hold on to their eliminations for a few minutes and needed help to undress and get on the potty . |
| 4 | IBM UK Ltd claims its large customers such as British Telecom , Barclays Bank and Thorn EMI , are resisting the rush to ‘ downsize ’ preferring to hang on to their mainframes for core applications such as billing and accounting . |
| 5 | We direct aircraft or gunfire on to their targets for maximum accuracy . |
| 6 | Many looked on it as a long-term investment. , with over a quarter planning to hold on to their savings for more than 10 years . |
| 7 | Many vicars or pastors want to hold on to their colleagues for dear life and cause them to be tied to two works rather than releasing them fully to one . |
| 8 | We held on to our coats for fear of never seeing them again , and mingled with the doomed souls . |
| 9 | It would amount to no more than the patient being dragged around with maximum support , using his unaffected side to try to keep up , and holding on to his helpers for dear life . |