Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] to [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 He called out : ‘ I ca n't hold on any longer , ’ then fell straight on the ledge below , bounded out into the air , turning a somersault backwards , and pitching on to a grass projection some 30′ lower down …
2 A tool called a shack-fork — a fork with curved tines and an iron bow at the shoulder was used to gather the swathes of barley into gavels ready for pitching on to the wagons .
3 Ferguson marked his return by latching on to an Alan Main clearance to beat Murdoch to the jump on the edge of the box , and head in the fourth .
4 Geologists are notorious for latching on to the name of a particular life-form present in rock formations when thinking up names and equally notorious for changing their minds and the rock 's name afterwards , hence Belemnita quadrata no longer exists because they have renamed it Gonio teuthis quadrata .
5 It drowned the roar of the waves which she knew would be crashing on to the beach in impotent and seemingly endless fury .
6 making a brief but dazzling comeback before crashing on to the spikes of despair once more when John fell to his death from a lofty scaffold , and history repeated itself
7 The sea crashing on to the rocks by the Giant 's Causeway is the only similarity for Steve Parcell with his last parish , Bournemouth .
8 Left : In the kitchen , Philip painted an impression of sunlight filtering on to the wall in a style reminiscent of a Hitchcock film
9 Well you probably lose a bit , it 's not sticking properly to the wall .
10 She soon discovered that by stepping on to the glove she had the food literally at her feet .
11 A way of starting in shallow water that involves stepping on to the board with the rig already in the sailing position .
12 She alighted after him , and she crossed the footbridge too , but delayed stepping on to the platform until the train for Waterloo came in .
13 Indeed , he went so far as to say that he was almost dreading stepping on to the golf course , full of grim forebodings on the practice ground and no better on the practice green .
14 ‘ Harlots , ’ replied Ellen repressively , waiting until the wagon was some distance ahead before stepping on to the bridge .
15 These strips would allow mowing right to the edge of the lawn and would also allow the edge to be trimmed with edging shears .
16 Casual work is growing most rapidly in the service and retail sectors but even traditional manufacturing companies are catching on to the trend .
17 Catching on to the coat tails of the downsizing rush just in time , CA said that it was surprised by the demands from its users for it to develop migratory and Unix-based applications — a far cry it admits from its traditional stronghold in the mainframe market .
18 I remember how her dress lit the stairwell , reflecting on to the wall the sunbeams that fell on it as she descended .
19 ‘ Yes , ’ Delaney finally said , hanging on to a handle to steady himself , ‘ only what were they working on ?
20 As a result , you find yourself hanging on to every word and gesture .
21 He looked across the table at Meryl , who was giving a good impression of hanging on to every word Lee said .
22 The policeman was hanging on to the door and obviously enjoying the ride .
23 Berger pulled himself up , hanging on to the marble top and the gypsies started to laugh .
24 They got down awkwardly , hanging on to the edge of the sill and dropping on to the road .
25 In the opening sequence he is seen hanging on to the top of a jeep as it careers down the rock of Gibraltar .
26 Laboriously carved out of rock and earth , their buildings are built in incredible terraces , one above the other , hanging on to the cliffs or nestled below them .
27 I was hanging on to the ledge at the deep end , arms out in the crucifix position when I saw her come out of the ladies ’ changing rooms wearing a yellow and white striped one-piece .
28 The researcher stopped hanging on to the doorframe and stepped into the room .
29 Victoria was standing at the top of the stairs hanging on to the banister .
30 Pippin , our four-year-old daughter , and Paul , two-and-a-half , were becoming a little cranky and tired of hanging on to the cockpit coamings .
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