Example sentences of "well on [pos pn] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Children who have a good general understanding of sound-symbol relationship , even if they do not spell well at the moment , are , as Margaret Peters says , " well on their way " to becoming good spellers . |
| 2 | An opening blitz of 17 points in seven minutes put Wales well on their way to a 35–14 victory over Zimbabwe in the first match of their six-game African tour in Bulawayo . |
| 3 | Terry Hamer , Production Director , together with his team are undertaking several projects , some almost completed and others well on their way . |
| 4 | Naturally , friends of dealers tend to do well on their investments . |
| 5 | Orkney said that jockeys were worried that they were missing rides , that other jockeys would do well on their horses and that they would not get them back . |
| 6 | The news was also sweet for Paisley , which was rewarded for its success in attracting students , while Heriot-Watt and Strathclyde scored well on their research . |
| 7 | Recent research has shown that people who list the consequences of dieting , positive and negative , and remind themselves of them regularly during the day , do twice as well on their diets as those people who just have routine dietary advice . |
| 8 | The girl who two years ago was earning $150 a week playing Charlene on Neighbours is now the hottest pop property on the planet , commanding £10,000 for the briefest of public appearances and well on her way to selling £24 million worth of records that year . |
| 9 | Seminar papers would represent work well on its way to formal publication and posters a much earlier stage . |
| 10 | The replaying of historical conflict , brought to our own living room firesides by the miracles of modern technology and displaying the brutality of past years , does not reflect well on our development in Europe . |
| 11 | It is sensible to give the carp a balanced diet for we want the carp to do well on our baits . |
| 12 | But nevertheless , I think it is a substantial achievement , er and it reflects well on on our former Director and it reflects well on our staff , that it has been made . |
| 13 | The Arundel-trained colt came to the course having shown up so well on his home gallops that he held a Royal Ascot date . |
| 14 | By the time he was 17 , he was a student at Trinity College , Dublin , having already spent a semester or two at Yale , and well on his way to becoming an alcoholic . |
| 15 | He was eligible too , and well on his way to being rich . |
| 16 | The impression is very strong that Raedwald was dead by now and Eadwine well on his way to establishing a dominant position amongst the Angles . |
| 17 | The most notable coalition was with Lyndon LaRouche , already well on his journey to fascism . |
| 18 | He bowled well on his debut at Lord 's and was unlucky to play his second Test at Old Trafford , which is such a good batting wicket these days . |
| 19 | The former Scarborough goalkeeper certainly acquitted himself well on his debut . |
| 20 | Okay well on your application form you said there 's no reason why you ca n't start straight away . |
| 21 | I hen , saying goodbye and wishing me well on my journey , she limped out of the house , down the steps and off down the drive . |
| 22 | The President wished me well on my expedition and then , quite unexpectedly , announced that the College had decided to make a contribution to its cost . |
| 23 | I did notice , however , that some of the wild plants and flowers that seemed to do well on my pastures did n't grow in other people 's fields . |
| 24 | Feel free to use a pillar drill if you prefer but this method worked perfectly well on my chair . |
| 25 | ‘ And I 'll take his flowery blouse , it will look well on my lassie . ’ |