Example sentences of "[verb] them on to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But even among the backward and traditional , two kinds of country people were the major pillars of the ancient ways — the old and the women , whose ‘ old wives ’ tales ' passed them on to new generations , and occasionally , for the benefit of city men , to collectors of folklore and folksong . |
| 2 | In addition to the barristers in practice , a considerable number have used the Bar as a stepping stone or crutch leading them on to other things . |
| 3 | For a time she became a pony-dealer , buying horses from tinkers and selling them on to English buyers . |
| 4 | The best way to enjoy Italian white truffles is to shave them on to hot , simple food — risotto , taglioni or fresh pasta . |
| 5 | Their sedentary way of life , the fact that individual families could become units of production and could not only store considerable surpluses , but pass them on to subsequent generations , now meant that the old egalitarian and cooperative values of the hunter-gatherers were gone for ever . |
| 6 | An alternative for viewing and drawing small peels or segments of larger peels is to mount them in 35 mm transparency mounts ( preferably with glass both sides ) and to project them on to white paper or card , on which tracings can be made . |
| 7 | These were being lowered to the roof-top , where Repo Men guided them on to powered sleds and steered them into the lift . |
| 8 | Try tracing them on to thin card . |
| 9 | He and Amy had collected large stones from the beach , looking for those with holes in them — and he had strung them on to strong cord and tied them along one side of the playpen . |