Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv prt] to a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Leaving Sagaing for our return journey by boat to Prome we got on to a sandbank and had to wait there until two tugs pulled us off . |
| 2 | ‘ Once I got on to a main road I would n't have any trouble getting a lift . ’ |
| 3 | Yes , I know , yes but I mean it 's interesting at lunch time I had a , I had a working lunch with someone and a month after we had finished all the work and stuff , we got on to a whole pile of other things and , and I was talking about some of the -ists and one of the -ists I was talking about was feminism and how I 'd been in an amazing meeting a few weeks ago where you know I used that word and the women , it was all a meeting with women , the women there had absolutely freaked at the use of the word feminism and feminists . |
| 4 | ‘ I got on to a friend in Civitavecchia who seems to think that some mate of his saw Jeff this morning down at the harbour . ’ |
| 5 | In Bath , Nicholas Godfrey , 16 , was plucked to safety from the swollen River Avon as he clung on to a branch . |
| 6 | However , they clung on to a victory which served to rekindle hopes among the travelling support that all was not lost after all in the title race , especially after news leaked through of Rangers ' demise at Celtic Park . |
| 7 | His first one-man show was at The Artists Gallery 1941 and he showed with Peggy Guggenheim 's Art of this Century in 1944 which led on to a one man-show at the Guggenheim in 1947 . |
| 8 | It was painted while and there was an untidy hedge in front of it , divided by a rickety gate which led on to a short path to the front door . |
| 9 | But what kind of battle ? she wondered apprehensively , discovering an exit from this bedroom which led on to a terrace , with an archway framing a velvety night sky filled with bright silver stars . |
| 10 | Doug Wimbish started playing harmonics on that funny Guild bass ( the rubber-stringed Ashbory model — Ed ) and I got down to a really quiet moment , and suddenly Phil just surprised the hell out of us with this keyboard patch ! |
| 11 | Below , uneven steps carved out of the cliff led down to a small sandy cove . |
| 12 | A trail of ash led down to a ragged , greasy jacket , buttoned with extreme strain over two pullovers which reached to just above the knee of oiled and dusty denims . |
| 13 | From the Labyrinth 's south-west entrance a paved ramp , now eroded beyond recognition , led down to a bridge over the Vlychia stream ; on the south side this was supported on a finely built stone viaduct , which carried the road on south-eastwards along the north front of the Pilgrim Hostel and then southwards between yet more Minoan houses . |
| 14 | Outside them , by an open area and a covered section , a small flight of steps led down to a low outbuilding which faced the open area . |
| 15 | There was a trap-door in the centre of the kitchen floor , which led down to a deep cellar . |
| 16 | The main entrance was on a small , dusty square grandly named Campo San Pietro , while , at the rear , steps led down to a canal and a private landing-stage for the guests arriving by water-taxi . |
| 17 | Some of the borders are designed to be cut out and appliquéd on to a host fabric , while others are an integral part of a plain background material . |
| 18 | In March 1992 , a questionnaire was sent out to all of the Society 's exchange partners in the hope that records could be updated and entered on to a database . |
| 19 | Alexandra sank on to a stool and bowed her head . |
| 20 | She limped into the air-conditioned hall of the hotel like an awkward seal plunging into a pool , and sank on to a leather sofa . |
| 21 | Satisfied with this flimsy explanation for the time being , she moved on to a more intimate subject : herself . |
| 22 | He was awarded a benefit match with Jack Edwards on 17 October 1955 , when Leyton Orient were our visitors , but in March 1956 he inevitably moved on to a club where the immediate prospects were considerably brighter then at Selhurst Park . |
| 23 | The man who entered a monastery did so , in principle , for life ; there were of course apostates ; there were also a number who moved on to a stricter way of life ; and a few who were promoted to abbeys elsewhere , or to bishoprics , or even to the papacy . |
| 24 | She shut the trunk and moved on to a large cardboard box . |
| 25 | However , as soon as they moved on to a more public and active presentation of their demands then councillors condemned this activity , the demands themselves were ignored , and the groups were held up to public ridicule as a threat to democracy and the general interest . |
| 26 | So I told the machine what it was about , and moved on to a golfer and one of the Black and White minstrels . ’ |
| 27 | There was no room with Jimmy and Sean , and Marcus and Pete moved on to a different table . |
| 28 | Lindsey was n't entirely sure she 'd agree as they moved on to a gleaming operating theatre . |
| 29 | ‘ It was important that I moved on to a bigger stage , with a club in the top bracket of the English First Division , or Celtic and Rangers . ’ |
| 30 | Hendrie moved on to a perfect Payton pass , went round goalkeeper Keith Welsh with ease , and shot into the empty net . |