Example sentences of "move [adv prt] [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 The small procession moved on towards a set of metal stairs that led them down to the second landing .
2 I checked the position of the pin , rather generously placed in the right centre of the green , and moved on towards the tenth hole .
3 ‘ Jenner took most of them with him , ’ Diane said as the youth passed and they moved on towards the doors of the Science block .
4 Satisfied with this flimsy explanation for the time being , she moved on to a more intimate subject : herself .
5 He was awarded a benefit match with Jack Edwards on 17 October 1955 , when Leyton Orient were our visitors , but in March 1956 he inevitably moved on to a club where the immediate prospects were considerably brighter then at Selhurst Park .
6 The man who entered a monastery did so , in principle , for life ; there were of course apostates ; there were also a number who moved on to a stricter way of life ; and a few who were promoted to abbeys elsewhere , or to bishoprics , or even to the papacy .
7 She shut the trunk and moved on to a large cardboard box .
8 However , as soon as they moved on to a more public and active presentation of their demands then councillors condemned this activity , the demands themselves were ignored , and the groups were held up to public ridicule as a threat to democracy and the general interest .
9 So I told the machine what it was about , and moved on to a golfer and one of the Black and White minstrels . ’
10 There was no room with Jimmy and Sean , and Marcus and Pete moved on to a different table .
11 Lindsey was n't entirely sure she 'd agree as they moved on to a gleaming operating theatre .
12 ‘ It was important that I moved on to a bigger stage , with a club in the top bracket of the English First Division , or Celtic and Rangers . ’
13 Hendrie moved on to a perfect Payton pass , went round goalkeeper Keith Welsh with ease , and shot into the empty net .
14 Hendrie moved on to a perfect Payton pass , went round goalkeeper Keith Welsh with ease , and shot into the empty net .
15 The former Cambridge United striker was completely on his own when he moved on to a Billy Clark lob .
16 A minute later Payton moved on to a sloppy Jobling pass and shot into the side netting as fans jumped to their feet in anticipation of a goal .
17 Then I moved on to an Australian made Maton which was really playable .
18 Mr Hamilton-Renwick soon moved on to the Dobermann 's smaller relative , the Miniature Pinscher .
19 He next moved on to the buying office , a very important department in a company such as Cadbury 's where the skilful purchase of the ingredients that go into the products can have a crucial impact on the viability of the business .
20 To Erika 's intense annoyance , Fritz promptly accepted the invitation — obeyed the command , rather — and as Rosa moved on to the floor with another boy , she was left feeling abandoned — and foolish .
21 Erika moved on to the floor , keeping the Lout at a safe distance , but he was not as loutish as his manner suggested .
22 He moved on to the ‘ enduring significance and value of the Anglo-American relationship ’ .
23 The producer , who was himself about to take the reins of the tour as it moved on to the regions of Britain as the Coca Cola Hit Man roadshow with Sinitta , Sonia and others from his stable below Kylie on the bill , said plans to take her to a major stadia like Wembley had been quickly dismissed .
24 He moved on to the dome , which you must imagine like the magic covers you have seen in your drawing-room under which dwell all sorts of brilliant little birds , as natural as life on their branches , or flights of mysterious moths and butterflies .
25 No movement , no luck With a silent curse he extricated himself from the first trap and moved on to the next
26 We then moved on to the spiralling property prices in Oxford , the purchase price of the Parsons ' house compared to its current estimated value , the solicitor 's recent attic conversion , and so on and so forth .
27 Once this had been achieved , and we had given each other that little nod of recognition with which one acknowledges an intellectual equal , I moved on to the question that really interested me , which was how Alison came to know Thomas Carter in the first place .
28 From Ireland he moved on to the Outer Hebrides , which he reached on 30 August , and then to his most northerly landfall , Foula off the Shetlands , on 3 September .
29 After a suitably stern telling off from Mr Grovey ( whose bald head always got redder the angrier he got ) the lesson moved on to the next phase .
30 After taking us through his life and times , he moved on to the matter of his death which he hoped would be quick and peaceful .
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