Example sentences of "on [pron] [noun sg] to [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On my way to my London flat , as I walk through a passageway leading from the Strand to Charing Cross underground station , I pass two young men sitting on a sheet on the floor and begging . |
| 2 | As I walk through Mountain Ash on my way to my Saturday surgery , people call out on the street . |
| 3 | If I can get this equity investment , I 'm on my way to my next hotel . |
| 4 | So in some way I must have passed on my fear to my children , even though I thought I was doing everything in my power to avoid doing so . |
| 5 | ‘ When a light beam from a distant star passes dose by the rim of the Sun on its journey to us , is it affected by the Sun 's gravity ? |
| 6 | Dastra in our last issue , has come forward to claim the £25 prize and a cheque is on its way to her . |
| 7 | The winner of the best adult joke is Mrs May Jones from Prescot , and a T-shirt is on its way to her for this the Echo office favourite . |
| 8 | The winner of the best adult joke is Mrs May Jones from Prescot , and a T-shirt is on its way to her for this the Echo office favourite . |
| 9 | While Charles had been withdrawing northward the sloop Prince Charles , formerly , until taken as a prize , His Majesty 's Ship Hazard , had been on its way to him from France with some Irish troops , arms and , most important of all , £13,600 in gold . |
| 10 | A list of likely topics of discussion was on its way to him by post . |
| 11 | Wickham had said as much when he spoke on the telephone to Ray Darby , the documents expert , telling him the file was on its way to him . |
| 12 | Robert correctly answered the 10 questions , the answers to which were all to be found in the BNFL publication ‘ Our Environment ’ , and a cheque for £150 is on its way to him . |
| 13 | A cow on its way to its own funeral . |
| 14 | ‘ Do n't , Fernando , ’ she breathed achingly as his mouth grazed her cheek on its way to her mouth . |
| 15 | Maybe light got tired , and more red , on its way to us . |
| 16 | The reason I can offer you this choice is because , on its way to you now , is an invitation to enter our ‘ DOUBLE YOUR MONEY ’ prize draw . |
| 17 | Winners will be chosen at random at the end of December , when a Jack-in-a-Box could be on its way to you . |
| 18 | You are the winner of our May competition and £630 worth of Jack Wolfskin gear will soon be on its way to you . |
| 19 | A bottle of passable claret is on its way to you , and here is the toadstool cartoon : |
| 20 | The final consideration is whether the particular radiation is absorbed by the living material , and thus passes on its energy to it ; or is reflected from the surface , leaving little energy behind ; or simply passes straight through , without interacting with the atoms of the living flesh . |
| 21 | She jerked herself upright , just in time to intercept a charming smile from Mrs Stych , as she looked back over her shoulder on her way to her own front door . |
| 22 | ‘ Mischief , as per usual , ’ grunted Eb , but she was already on her way to her beloved grandson . |
| 23 | On her way to her desk she tried to collect a beaker of iced water but the machine was empty and a knot of querulous men were standing around it demanding something be done . |
| 24 | But the next morning , when Theda was on her way to her employer 's room , she heard Mr Beckenham 's voice within it , and hesitated . |
| 25 | She showered , dressed and snatched a cup of coffee on hurried auto-pilot , and was in her car on her way to her place of employment without any clear recollection of having done any of the three . |
| 26 | As we sat waiting for the last half-hour to grind away , the young Sheikh lifted the phone and telephoned his grandmother — his mother 's mother , not Sheikha Grandmother , who was still on her visit to her daughter . |
| 27 | It drew on her visit to her brothers Raymond and Saxton during the Klondyke gold rush . |
| 28 | Alternatively , it could mean that the sources were more numerous in the past , at the time that the radio waves left on their journey to us , than they are now . |
| 29 | Julie is aware that these are on their way to her : please ask for a signature on the slip below . |
| 30 | A franchise bistro near her flat where the food came straight from the freezer to the infra-wave and the waitresses were on their way to something better and wanted you to know it . |