Example sentences of "[vb base] on to a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the full , six-strong complement of the member 's Committee representatives were present , and obviously in support , he would quickly realise the arithmetic of it and press on to a vote . |
| 2 | Curve the body to one side and hold on to a part of your leg that you can reach easily , stretching the other arm straight up . |
| 3 | Hankin , who spent 18 months at Peterborough under John Wile before being released in 1985 , saw his young braves survive numerous corners and hold on to a point against a side who have seen off Liverpool and Newcastle at home this season . |
| 4 | A nasty cross sea seems to haunt its approach which nearly always brings you beam on to a lee shore and makes steering difficult . |
| 5 | Two rooms open on to a garden . |
| 6 | You drive on to a roundabout , another driver smashes right into your rear , you are determined to remain calm . |
| 7 | ‘ It 's like you get on to a list , ’ he suggests with a smile . |
| 8 | On the battlefield the Snotlings latch on to a unit of Orcs or Goblins , following them about and copying their actions . |
| 9 | The upper half of their beak has a hook in it with which they latch on to a flower . |
| 10 | The poetic function is also apparent at an early stage : when young children latch on to a phrase and repeat it endlessly , without conveying any information . |
| 11 | On a beat , that is with the sheet pulled in tightly but as we turn on to a ridge you 'll see that we have to ease the sheet out so that the sail stays at the same angle for the wind . |
| 12 | Turn on to a side for the next quarter , then the other side and breast side up for the final cooking time , removing the foil . |
| 13 | 11 Dip the tin into hot water for a few seconds and turn on to a serving plate . |
| 14 | 7 Turn on to a serving dish and remove the cling film . |
| 15 | Turn on to a plate and decorate the base with cream and raspberries . |
| 16 | of those who complete youth training go on to a job or further education and two thirds of them obtain a qualification . |
| 17 | The Ercoupe/Aircoupe , call it what you like , is a simple , safe , sturdy and economical little two-seater that flies nicely , wo n't break the bank to buy or operate , and could , with a bit of arm-twisting at CAA and PFA headquarters , go on to a Permit to Fly — especially the older versions . |
| 18 | In Section 7–2 we start with distortions in the factor market , where returns are not equalized in the two sectors of the economy ( for example , because of a union ‘ premium ’ in the corporate sector ) and then go on to a monopoly mark-up pricing policy . |
| 19 | ‘ When you go on to a slope with hard snow and ice which is relatively steep then you need stiff sole boots which have an iron bar under the rubber , ’ he said . |
| 20 | The minute young are born in a relatively premature state and wriggle their way into the pouch of the mother where they fasten on to a teat for some weeks to complete their development . |
| 21 | She became involved with scraping butter and marmalade on to a piece of toast . |
| 22 | For myself and Eileen as we move on to a ministry which will have its own surprises in the days ahead , we hope that we can lead our beloved Church on . |
| 23 | Narrowly escaping enslavement Ian , Barbara and Susan , plus Arbitan 's daughter Sabetha and her lover Altos , move on to a jungle where the vegetation is hostile . |
| 24 | Um and also it may be possible to y'know you may want to start out by showing people some stuff and trying to get them to talk about it so you you understand the sort of language concepts , repertoires , or whatever you want to call them , that people are actually using to try try and work out some more formal questions from that and move on to a questionnaire type thing y'know I mean that 's a possibility . |
| 25 | Secondly , as a matter of fact , it is accepted in many areas of the higher education curriculum that the basic conceptual understanding can not be fully accomplished at the undergraduate stage , in which case the ‘ frontiers of knowledge ’ can be shown only to students who follow on to a postgraduate programme . |
| 26 | Nathan watched him step on to a crate . |
| 27 | They then fall on to a conveyor belt which tips them into a wooden box . |
| 28 | pauses elegantly in the conservatory of the large west wing where floor-length windows lead on to a terrace facing south over the garden . |
| 29 | This motley crew — moaning ex-CIA man Crease ( Sidney Poitier ) , blind tracking king Whistler ( David Strathairn ) , wobbling compulsive eater Mother ( Dan Aykroyd ) and adolescent Carl ( River Phoenix ) — log on to a living by breaking into water-tight conglomerates to show the powers-that-be just how leaky their establishments really are . |