Example sentences of "she [verb] on [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once inside , she sank on to the quilted bench opposite the marble vanity and stared at her reflection . |
| 2 | Then with a sigh she sank on to the hyacinth-coloured bedspread , feeling the soft springs of the mattress bounce beneath her weight . |
| 3 | As she turned on to the dual carriageway that ended only a few miles beyond Naas , the rain spat against the windscreen . |
| 4 | Wriggling free , she walked on towards the back door , Feargal following her every step . |
| 5 | She stepped on to the tall boy 's left ankle . |
| 6 | In 1988 , she stepped on to the ministerial ladder as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of the Environment , where she took charge of one of Mrs Margaret Thatcher 's pet hates — litter . |
| 7 | She stumbled on to the parched grass , taking in her surroundings . |
| 8 | SHE teetered on to the vast Playhouse stage and into the Pointer Sisters hit I 'm So Excited — and suddenly the audience was too . |
| 9 | Then she went on with the lovely task of making herself the most important lady in Tollemarche . |
| 10 | She held on to the far side of the desk , and moaned . |
| 11 | She held on to the slim hope of the towel as a disguise . |
| 12 | She hurried on into the high woods to see Kitty , her basket Wed with even more goodies than usual , a stock , indeed , which her father would ( rightly ) have called wasteful , far beyond alms . |