Example sentences of "on to its [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Much later , when it was finished and after Rohmer had left the cell to be sick , the thing 's head had sagged forward on to its chest . |
| 2 | AT&T fought hard to hang on to its equipment businesses through telephone deregulation — the Justice Department took the firm to court on the issue in 1949 and again in 1974 . |
| 3 | It was perfectly featureless and reflected none of the light which was being directed on to its surface . |
| 4 | Throughout the Depression the NUAW clung on to its existence by retaining the rump of its membership — no more than 25000 — in its East Anglian stronghold . |
| 5 | When the slow-moving potto is approached by an enemy , it curls up into a tight ball , clings on to its branch and lowers its head between its legs so that the back of its spiky neck is thrust towards the predator . |
| 6 | Martin Rosenbaum , the family adviser , added : ‘ This very narrow decision by the court shows that the Government can hang on to its defence of corporal punishment only by a hair 's breadth . ’ |
| 7 | Martin Rosenbaum , the family adviser , added : ‘ This very narrow decision by the court shows that the Government can hang on to its defence of corporal punishment only by a hair 's breadth . ’ |
| 8 | Authoritatively , he snapped his surname into the ‘ phone , listened for a second or two , then replaced the receiver on to its cradle . |
| 9 | Pascoe lowered the phone on Roxborough 's jubilation and set it gently back on to its cradle . |
| 10 | In terror Ruth dropped the receiver down on to its cradle . |
| 11 | Rough hands gripped him by his crotch and the back of his neck , holding him aloft like a defenceless struggling insect tipped on to its back . |
| 12 | The cat rolled over on to its back and shadow-boxed with imaginary flies , guileless of face . |
| 13 | Reaching into the water they grabbed hold of the boar 's legs , and after several attempts swivelled it over on to its back . |
| 14 | Flack was crushed into a corner , gesticulating , a beetle turned on to its back . |
| 15 | After greeting you frantically , the dog rolls over on to its back , and a small volume of urine is passed at the same time . |
| 16 | Once he pulled the nose down , with all the power on one side and the drag on the other , the plane would simply flip on to its back and crash . |
| 17 | If you doubt it , try discussing with a lawyer the sensory perceptions of a pilot rotating an aircraft into a climbing attitude while increasing engine power and accelerating , and whether or not the pilot can believe he is pulling the aircraft right up on to its back . |
| 18 | Buzz found herself lying face up in the snow , in great pain , unable to move : as helpless as a black beetle flipped on to its back . |
| 19 | The car rolled over on to its back with a grinding crash , exposing beneath it the bloodied meat of the two policemen who had been supervising the cordon . |
| 20 | The body flopped on to its back , nudging trustingly against Dougal 's legs . |
| 21 | Pike was curled up into a ball , like a hedgehog , clutching his wig to him the way a kid might hold on to its teddy before going to sleep . |
| 22 | Olivetti vice chairman Elserino Piol indicated that the Italian firm may also move Destiny — Unix SVR4.2 — as well as UnixWare on to its Alpha hardware in due course . |
| 23 | The girl picked up the receiver , soap suds streaming on to its cover . |
| 24 | Office Cleaning has held on to its portfolio in the face of the fiercest price-competition I have known , and as the year has progressed our strengthening sales team has begun to make good headway . |
| 25 | The editor put the receiver slowly back on to its rest . |
| 26 | The phone clicked back on to its rest . |
| 27 | Being heavy , the blooms have a very pronounced tendency to hang their heads , which has passed on to its derivative the Provence rose . |
| 28 | Then eject her from the taxi , propel her on to its bonnet , and let her do the business from Singin' in the Rain . |
| 29 | holds on to its water . |
| 30 | The dna molecule is composed of the string of compounds called nucleotide , having four bases attached to them : A C G T. What is surprising about dna is that A and T will cling together , and so will C and G. A single dna chain , immersed in a pool of nucleotide , will latch on to its counterpart and thus be able to duplicate itself when the double chain is split apart . |