Example sentences of "on [verb] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Consumer public relations depends on using to the full this part of the media and it is generally accepted that any consultant working in this field will have contacts within the appropriate media . |
| 2 | In the States , the emphasis is on sticking to the tried and true . |
| 3 | I had paid my rent early on with the last inelastic cheque I 'd written , had n't paid my Poll Tax , had tried to find bar work but been unsuccessful , and was borrowing off Norris , Gav and a few other pals to buy food , which comprised mostly bread and beans and the odd black pudding supper , plus a cider or two when I could be persuaded to squander my meagre resources on contributing to the funds required for a raid on the local off-licence . |
| 4 | Officials of the Sauchiehall Street Traders ' Association — whose shopping precinct will be one of the targeted areas — said high street stores were likely to look favourably on contributing to the scheme . |
| 5 | The novel insisted on reverting to the ampler great-sinner pattern ; hence Stavrogin 's emergence as ‘ chief character ’ , ‘ tragic villain ’ and so forth during this period , and Peter Verkhovensky 's withdrawal to the second rank : Verkhovensky the mere wrecker , the nihilist , the man of the 1860s , the deeper realist 's answer to Turgenev . |
| 6 | THE Colombian drug wars have added a new variation to Washington 's ‘ revolving door ’ syndrome , whereby former US officials use the knowledge they gained in government for profit on returning to the private sector . |
| 7 | On returning to the bell stand to catch the transport to the course in question , I could n't find my golf clubs . |
| 8 | The minor irritation on returning to the car is that it is directly in front of you as you descend to the north , but there is nowhere to cross the river . |
| 9 | On returning to the surface , he carelessly looked away from where he had placed the briar and a snake ate it , whole . |
| 10 | On returning to the box and resuming his duties , he was more puzzled than frightened for he did not believe in ghosts . |
| 11 | On returning to the apartment , Sophie found Mozart in a high fever , trying to explain to Süssmayr how to complete the Requiem . |
| 12 | But he swore at a spectator who had provoked him during a game against Essex at Ilford and again on Sunday when he was racially abused on returning to the pavilion after scoring a half century which helped Middlesex clinch the Sunday League crown . |
| 13 | This applies not only while out on contract but also on returning to the home country . |
| 14 | The employee 's career prospects on returning to the UK at the end of the tour of duty should also be made clear . |
| 15 | On returning to the ward somewhat shaken myself I made the patient as comfortable as I could and asked to speak to the ward sister , who was fortunately very experienced and prepared to believe what I told her . |
| 16 | On returning to the Secondary School he had told the staff that his ambition was to become a teacher , which was politic . |
| 17 | Under President Islam Karimov , the government seems intent on returning to the ways of the Soviet Union , or to even worse models in the country 's more distant past : the emirs of Bukhara , whose lands are now part of Uzbekistan , once maintained a minaret of death , from which prisoners were flung alive on market days . |
| 18 | On returning to the USA she joined the UMC 's Board of Global Ministries where she stayed for 29 years until her retirement in 1990 . |
| 19 | On returning to the UK my luck held , and a posting to the fringe of Lakeland enabled me to complete my shopping list on Dow , in Langdale , Dovedaly , and on Castle Rock . |
| 20 | On returning to the Soho factory , probably the next day , Murdock was immediately taken on trial . |
| 21 | Elena described her feelings on returning to the little town of her birth , San Jose de las Flores , in Chalatenango after three years ' absence . |
| 22 | On returning to the study , she told Uncle Albert of her discovery . |
| 23 | ‘ And do you know what , Uncle ? ’ she said , on returning to the study . |
| 24 | On returning to the car , to my surprise Balvinder solemnly handed the pot to me . |
| 25 | Fate dealt its hand when both Carole , my wife , and I went shopping separately to nearby towns and on returning to the cottage we proudly presented each other with same piece of estate agent 's literature — FORMER RAILWAY STATION FOR SALE - LLANBRYNMAIR ! |
| 26 | On the following day , on returning to the White House , he promised to " finish this job with style " and repeated his determination to " co-operate fully with the new administration " . |
| 27 | Yet on returning to the stage for the first encore , after the first set which had lasted only 35 minutes , they all actually began to sound like a live band and you momentarily forgot about the keyboard player triggering off the backing vocals , and the percussionists aided by drum sequencers . |
| 28 | On returning to the hotel , provided that the coaches do not break down ( remember ‘ 85 , Christine does ! ) , |
| 29 | Thus his first action on returning to the Questura the day before had been to send his inspectors out to question the people living in the houses along the road to Cannara and talk to the local farmers , just in case anyone had seen anything . |
| 30 | An amusing reminder of these sorties ( I missed one of the larger of these attacks while on leave ) springs to mind when , on returning to the squadron . |