Example sentences of "move on [prep] a " 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 | Satisfied with this flimsy explanation for the time being , she moved on to a more intimate subject : herself . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | She shut the trunk and moved on to a large cardboard box . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | So I told the machine what it was about , and moved on to a golfer and one of the Black and White minstrels . ’ |
| 8 | There was no room with Jimmy and Sean , and Marcus and Pete moved on to a different table . |
| 9 | Lindsey was n't entirely sure she 'd agree as they moved on to a gleaming operating theatre . |
| 10 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 11 | Hendrie moved on to a perfect Payton pass , went round goalkeeper Keith Welsh with ease , and shot into the empty net . |
| 12 | Hendrie moved on to a perfect Payton pass , went round goalkeeper Keith Welsh with ease , and shot into the empty net . |
| 13 | The former Cambridge United striker was completely on his own when he moved on to a Billy Clark lob . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | I was a European top salesman with er that company and then moved on as a franchise . |
| 16 | They moved on through a silent , sleeping village , only a few plumes of black smoke giving any sign of life . |
| 17 | The hunt itself moved on after a few minutes , leaving the terrier man to flush out the fox . |
| 18 | Fred Clasper may have moved on to a new fighting ground but he , and men like him , left behind their destructive trade-mark on Britain for more than a decade . |
| 19 | A couple of determined tries from Gabriel , a solidly-built scrum-half , put them 10 points clear , before Finnie , with one conversion and three late penalties moved on to a personal total of 17 . |
| 20 | Starting from the simplest and most chaste of forms , rooted in a combination of pioneering vernacular and colonial buildings , the American station swiftly moved on to a riot of revivalist and hybrid styles in a complex process of architectural grafting which mirrored the increasingly diverse origins of its immigrant population . |
| 21 | Police moved on to a housing estate in St Mellons , Cardiff , after a five-day surveillance operation . |
| 22 | Everything seemed to have moved on to a level of fantasy . |
| 23 | This committee was composed of representatives of producers , employees and consumers ; it too , however , could not be much of a check on High Authority action if the two bodies moved on to a collision course — something , in fact , which never occurred . |
| 24 | While I admire the saddle-stitching on the suitcase , Karl has moved on to a conference about the length of Gisela 's fringe . |
| 25 | The patient was moved on to a life-support machine and another set of X-rays was ordered in case the first ones had not revealed internal injuries caused by the car accident . |
| 26 | Nikos 's thoughts moved on to a different tack . |
| 27 | Their best effort of the entire proceedings was a superb save in 75 minutes by keeper Kevin McKeown who brilliantly touched away a searing drive by full back John Drake who had moved on to a Totten free kick . |
| 28 | His eyes moved on to a chest of drawers , two chairs and a bed he had never seen before . |
| 29 | My son , he wrote , moving on to a new page , my son , who is a keen footballer and a passionate supporter of our local team , Brighton and Hove Albion ( the Seagulls ) , was surprised the other day when , looking in on one of the team 's training sessions in the sports pavilion of the University of Sussex , he . |
| 30 | Keith had to complete a 13-week basic RAF police training course before moving on to a waiting list for the eight-week doghandler training programme , which is completed at RAF Newton in Nottingham . |