Example sentences of "[noun] [adv prt] to the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | In her agitation she had taken the longer route on to the Quay de Cologny . |
| 32 | That quick route on to the statute book was agreed after talks between Scottish Office ministers and Labour MPs . |
| 33 | They imbibed of necessity the belief in order and stability and , inevitably and as was intended , projected the same values on to the street people . |
| 34 | Just hook the bucket on to the end of the rope and lower it down , but do n't fall in yourself . ’ |
| 35 | Matilda pulled up the rope and hooked the handle of the bucket on to the end of it . |
| 36 | This momentum throughout the industry was difficult to halt and later in the 1970s with the second oil shock and over capacity of 40 per cent , an added pressure element came from a weak US dollar which allowed relatively cheap American products on to the market on this side of the Atlantic . |
| 37 | Using a brush and appropriate food colourings , paint signs on to the map — including ‘ X ’ marks the spot . |
| 38 | I 've had a marvellous clear out — got every single shirt on to the line — and when you take that off you could put it in the bucket so I can get it out tomorrow . ’ |
| 39 | She threw the black leather briefcase on to the sofa and said briskly , ‘ Gin and It for me , please , Jack . ’ |
| 40 | She watched him warily as he dropped his briefcase on to the chair next to her own and perched on the arm , stretching out long legs , and running his fingers through his hair . |
| 41 | You can then press a few sprays from the top of the stem or , alternatively , press the entire empty stem , encouraging it to bend in a pleasing curve , and then re-assemble the bells on to the stem when you come to use it in a design . |
| 42 | Make a small hole through the ceiling next to a joist with a bradawl , leaving it in place while you go downstairs and transfer the position ( and width ) of the joist on to the ceiling downstairs with pencil marks . |
| 43 | Completion date will be February 1994 with a final addition made in the summer of that year to blister the stand on to the north stand . |
| 44 | Michele rose to his feet , and , tossing his snowy napkin on to the table , followed the housekeeper into the palazzo . |
| 45 | On the face of it , Oi is performing a similar function to early punk — taking rock back to the basics , grafting a class accent on to the music , reviving the original rebel-delinquent cluster — the myth of Elvis-as-hub-cap-thief , a poor white loser up against the Law . |
| 46 | The crew of the Mystic 60 Elysia included in their pre-race manoeuvres an attempt to catapult water bombs on to the warship committee boat . |
| 47 | Lee was fiddling with the bag , opening it again and knocking grain caught in the folds of the sack on to the floor . |
| 48 | It was noted that linking with the Roman Catholic Education Commission had causes problems of communication since the latter was mainly concerned with schools , and that it was to be hoped that putting the promotion of house groups on to the agenda of the Bishops ' Conference would prove more fruitful . |
| 49 | Virginia pushed her bike on to the grass-verge and stood under the heavy foliage of the trees for shelter . |
| 50 | Dropping a handful of loose coins on to the table , he set the empty glass down and rose to his feet . |
| 51 | He took his purse and emptied the coins on to the table . |
| 52 | Meisel helped launch Linda Evangelista on to the road to superstardom , and it was Von Unwerth who captured Claudia Schiffer 's sex kitten quality and used it in the Guess advertising campaign which made the model famous . |
| 53 | I let the money slip through my fingers on to the floor . |
| 54 | Then , very slowly and deliberately , Doyle tore the two halves of the photograph across and across , into a shower of tiny pieces that fell through his fingers on to the floor . |
| 55 | She was now piling crockery on to the table . |
| 56 | Instructed on 6th January 1877 to bring the Nez Perce on to the reservation within ‘ a reasonable time ’ , Monteith set an overeager deadline of 1st April . |
| 57 | pour bleach or disinfectant on to the spillage and cover the area with paper towels , or thick tissues |
| 58 | He opened the rear door and folded Goldman on to the seat ; his legs trailed into the road and Elliott tucked them up on the seat . |
| 59 | In the US election , commentators are bemoaning the lack of international issues , but they are still markedly more present than here : President George Bush and Bill Clinton are arguing over how and when to help the former Soviet states , Clinton is proposing to allow Japan and Germany on to the Security Council of the UN , all candidates have a figure for American troop presence in Europe , ranging from Bush 's 150,000 to Jerry Brown 's 1,000 , with a European force of 1,000 stationed in the US . |
| 60 | Returning to the main road , which is very good , we cross the plateau and pass a small reservoir on the left-hand side with views down to the south side of the island and the sea . |