Example sentences of "were [vb pp] on to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As this subject could well come up again during the current academic year , the pages were downloaded on to disk , so that they could be consulted off-line without incurring further expense . |
| 2 | There was something wrong with the ballcock , and if both taps were turned on to capacity at the same time there was an overflow outside . |
| 3 | There were few records kept , and those were transferred on to tape by the Americans years ago . |
| 4 | The southern colonies did not contribute much to the war in America and though they were called on to help , there was no co-ordinated organization for strategy . |
| 5 | After the strike , however , they were called on to return to their ‘ service role ’ for the miners , and they faced difficulties sustaining both their solidarity and their ability to build on their new-found strength ( see also Waddington et al. , 1990 ) . |
| 6 | In the absence of a well-organized party machine , it was his friends and colleagues who were called on to turn out for hurriedly organized demonstrations . |
| 7 | The research data were entered on to computer for analysis with the SPSS package and the management of each patient was compared with published recommended guidelines for adults or children . |
| 8 | The pupils ' details were entered on to disk , each pupil was assigned a unique number and bar-codes were produced . |
| 9 | Extra buses were put on to cope with the increase in numbers ; the school restaurant overflowed and three new cafés opened near by in the Camberwell Road . |