Example sentences of "and [vb past] it onto the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sticking to the fuel sampling routine which had been drummed into him when training three years previously , the pilot filled his fuel tester , examined the colour of the liquid for a tell-tale bluish tinge confirming avgas , checked for bubbles that would indicate the presence of water , sniffed it for avgas aroma , and emptied it onto the ground to check that the sample evaporated rapidly , as uncontaminated fuel would . |
| 2 | I pulled the coat off him and flung it onto the hawthorn bushes where it rested upside down , spilling the contents of the torn pockets . |
| 3 | Finally he lowered the weapon and dropped it onto the bed beside him , then fumbled in the drawer again for the box of ammunition . |
| 4 | The waves lifted the Forfarshire and threw it onto the rock , like a child playing with a toy . |
| 5 | Graham took an envelope from his pocket and tossed it onto the sofa . |
| 6 | ‘ He wiped it off his face and slapped it onto the cardboard . ’ |
| 7 | With the scream of a falling bomb the car mounted the pavement and crossed it onto the road the other side . |