Example sentences of "on to [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Proud of the rapid development time for the 601 , the two companies are nevertheless rushing on to complete work on three other promised iterations of the part , now under development at IBM 's Somerset plant in Austin , Texas . |
| 2 | That they managed to translate that attitude on to sparkling vinyl ( in the form of ‘ Michael ’ , ‘ Walter 's Trip ’ , ‘ Fashion Crisis Hits New York ’ et al ) was worthy enough . |
| 3 | If you like , you could pipe children 's names on to each animal too . |
| 4 | Slowly squeeze the icing on to each cookie , making any pattern you like . |
| 5 | Two tired men holding on to each other to stop themselves falling down . |
| 6 | The icy river was at least 4 ft [ 1–2 m ] deep and no boats could be found , but cavalry were stationed below the ford to catch any unfortunates who were swept away , and the infantry then crossed in lines abreast , holding on to each other . |
| 7 | The Fish got us a good position at the back of the club , where we stood on wooden beer crates holding on to each other as the floor seemed about to crack open with heat and stomping . |
| 8 | Now our houses backed on to each other , with only the party wall between , so she just picked up the poker from the fender and started banging on the wall so that the plaster showered a cloud of dust in the room . |
| 9 | The two held on to each other tightly . |
| 10 | The ethnomethodologists ' starting point is the very basic observation that conversation involves turn-taking and that the end of one speaker 's turn and the beginning of the next 's frequently latch on to each other with almost perfect precision and split-second timing ( Sacks , Schegloff , and Jefferson 1974 ) . |
| 11 | Body position and movement also play an important part — although the fact that turns latch on to each other successfully in telephone conversations seems to suggest that these factors , like gaze , are perhaps not as important as might at first appear . |
| 12 | All of this involved taking both parents ’ sex cells with their half-complement of DNA signals in the chromosomes , and bringing them together so that the cells could clamp on to each other and start dividing and growing . |
| 13 | He snatched it back hastily and then looked up to where Cardiff and Barbara were hanging on to each other under the storm 's onslaught , coughing and choking in the shower of plaster . |
| 14 | And we 're hanging on to each other trying to get on the plane . |
| 15 | The way they were hanging on to each other when I caught them , it 's very easy to believe . ’ |
| 16 | Then she followed her father back towards the flock , where the sheep at the rear , desperate at the sight of hay ahead and too stupid to look for it from any source except the one they all sought , were scrambling on to each other 's backs in panic . |
| 17 | They handed people , patients , on to each other , they were known and sought out by the desperate among both clergy and laity . |
| 18 | Erm , another day , when you tried to set some , and we were all dying , and we kept carry on going , but we could have said somebody would on to each other , or whatever |
| 19 | His passengers were all shaken and some were thrown from their seats and on to each other . ’ |
| 20 | Helen dumped a spoonful of stew on to each plate except her own and sat down again . |
| 21 | Just before serving spoon a little mayonnaise on to each egg . |
| 22 | Brush the back of the shapes with apricot purée , press a tree on to each corner of the cake and put four on top . |
| 23 | As you move the highlight bar on to each option , a brief explanation of that option will be displayed beneath the menu to help you . |
| 24 | Finish drying with the diffuser , pushing it on to each section of hair so it almost touches the scalp . |
| 25 | It did n't seem much on its own but , when it was added to other suggested improvements , it could mean that each operator could put four parts on to each car in the same time . ’ |
| 26 | Place one grid on to each drop , section side down . |
| 27 | Tossing the empty jar aside , he then pulled out a piece of chalk and drew a complex symbol full of mind-twisting curves on to each gatepost . |
| 28 | The trouble had started in March when Mohawks on the Kahnesatake reservation in Oka , Quebec , 33 km south-west of the city of Montreal , erected a barricade on a highway to prevent the town council from extending a golf course on to sacred burial land . |
| 29 | And since the central figure in all this was Vincent d'Indy , I shall go on to present evidence that appears to explain his motives both in ‘ improving ’ Rameau and in concealing what he had done . |
| 30 | She held on tight to him , murmuring , ‘ Oh , my darling , hug Mummy , hold on to poor Mummy , poor Mummy 's had a terrible shock . ’ |