Example sentences of "was [verb] on to " in BNC.
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| 1 | She bit her lip hard as cool sun lotion was smoothed on to her hot skin . |
| 2 | In a remarkable record , he was to go on to win two further bars , in France that year and in Germany in 1945 . |
| 3 | ‘ Mouse ’ was to go on to a succession of schools — at all of which he was unhappy — and to Oxford , where he was run over by a train under circumstances which strongly suggested suicide . |
| 4 | We were going to travel together as far as Paris , I was to go on to Calais . |
| 5 | At the beginning , although I felt that I wanted to get better , I was hanging on to the secure feeling that being ill brought . |
| 6 | They glanced at Tabitha encumbered with Perks , forcing their claws from her arms , standing on one foot trying to shake one that was hanging on to her leg . |
| 7 | They sometimes got incredibly bold in the competition for the fish offal ; I have seen a fisherman cleaning out the insides of a fish while a gull was hanging on to the tail tugging frantically in its attempt to get a meal ! |
| 8 | The policeman was hanging on to the door and obviously enjoying the ride . |
| 9 | I could n't trust the boots , and was hanging on to any hold . |
| 10 | He swung himself astride the dragon awkwardly , because Rincewind was hanging on to his belt . |
| 11 | She saw that the man who owned it was hanging on to the side and checking it each time it swung . |
| 12 | Shifty-Eyes could n't do much about it as I was hanging on to his foot . |
| 13 | Fire is all animals ' natural enemy , no animal is gon na go through fire of its own volition , erm and again the point , just moving away from the cats , which I 'd agree , the cat was hanging on to that platform , looking very stressed , signs of its tail , course it 's not gon na jump . |
| 14 | I was hanging on to the ledge at the deep end , arms out in the crucifix position when I saw her come out of the ladies ’ changing rooms wearing a yellow and white striped one-piece . |
| 15 | And , I was prattling on to your dad , saying when we claimed it back when we claimed it back we 'll bring it early but |
| 16 | To produce the latter the inner coffin was placed on to a width of lead which was then cut so as to be three inches larger all round than the coffin itself ; this was then turned up and tacked to the wood . |
| 17 | The Doctor was marched on to the flight deck of the F61 at pistol point . |
| 18 | But she was relied on to be correct , so no-one disturbed her as she worked , her arthritic hands holding a stubby pencil , her long , old-fashioned mask covering her mouth as she murmured to herself . |
| 19 | All eyes were looking up at the pit lane screens as every lap , every move , was relayed on to the tube |
| 20 | However , the end of the poker ripped the knuckles of the hand he had thrust up to shield himself and blood was spattered on to his face . |
| 21 | Half a universe away there had been another tunic cuff , the gold braid scorched and burned so that its imprint was fused on to the skin of his arm . |
| 22 | He swerved and avoided the worst of the impact , but was catapulted on to the bonnet of the car and then on to the pavement . |
| 23 | Chem Snguon was voted on to the Council of State ; Ros Chhun became Minister of Transport , Communications and Posts ; Hang Chuon became Minister of Information and Culture ; Yin Chaili became Minister of Health ; and Yos Son became Minister of Education . |
| 24 | In his place , the MP for Hamilton , George Robertson , who yesterday was voted on to the shadow cabinet for the first time . |
| 25 | By sheer good luck , the first desk she had tried had informed her that yes , a Lori Templeton was booked on to one of their flights . |
| 26 | One was doomed when a bucket of coal was tipped on to a blazing fire and the flames eroded the dust covering , ate at the brittle papier-mâché , flickered at the softness of the plastic bag . |
| 27 | Here the coal that was brought up from underground was tipped on to a slow-moving endless belt : the boys , standing alongside , took off the slag or rubbish that was mixed with the coal . |
| 28 | Old Jimbo can still roll back the years and reach into his glorious past , and how he loved it as the crowd roared at every winning shot and then sang Happy Birthday as a giant cake was rolled on to court for him afterwards . |
| 29 | Probably much of his success as a teacher sprang from this , for the young greatly enjoyed his moments of iconoclasm , even when it was carried on to the cricket field where he had no knowledge of and certainly no respect for the laws of the game , as a current Member of Parliament may remember . |
| 30 | I was took on to be able to keep the written terms and conditions . |