Example sentences of "it on to the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Spitting it on to the floor , he raised the half-empty bottle to his lips and drank down the fiery vodka in great gulps , as if to drown the useless curses which rose in his throat . |
| 2 | He pulled the brassiere from her body and dropped it on to the floor . |
| 3 | He wanted to pick up something from the breakfast table and throw it on to the floor , the plate from which Mr Blakey had eaten his fry , the apricot jam , the tea-pot , the bundle of knives and forks that Kate had collected and put on top of the pile of green cereal bowls . |
| 4 | She shivered suddenly , and her arm caught the folder of photographs , knocking it on to the floor . |
| 5 | Taking the ledger from under his arm , he opened it at the relevant page and slid it on to the desk . |
| 6 | He dropped it on to the desk in front of Scott who picked it up , studying the outlines of Paula Wilson 's face . |
| 7 | Madigan 's Millions was held back from release until American International Pictures decided to take advantage of the success of Midnight Cowboy by foisting it on to the public in 1969 in a double bill with Jon Voight 's early indiscretion , Fearless Frank , also made in 1967 . |
| 8 | Hooking the shirt off over his dripping head , he dropped it on to the pile . |
| 9 | This accusation ( which followed after the submission of Jones ' abstract to the APS on 2 February ) was reported to Jones who in turn passed it on to the DOE funding agent Ryszard Gajewski . |
| 10 | He knocked it on to the fairway , hit his third shot on to the green and then two-putted for par . |
| 11 | Put the carriage on to the rail , bring it near to the needles , lock it on to the rail and start to turn . |
| 12 | If the query is of a complicated or technical nature it is quite acceptable to pass it on to the expert , but is this really necessary for a bar of soap or a DIY fitting ? |
| 13 | Pennethorne made a number of designs for rebuilding Downing Street , and sent his final scheme to the Office of Works on 15th January , 1855 , who passed it on to the Treasury . |
| 14 | Can you eliminate some of the administration — or pass it on to the administrators — thereby releasing your time for more profitable activities ? |
| 15 | ‘ Bring one out , ’ he said , watching as the tall man struggled with it , finally dropping it on to the deck . |
| 16 | An old , it looks like an old style take it on to the Antiques Road Show |
| 17 | Then , with the help of twenty of Blefuscu 's ships and three thousand sailors , I pulled it on to the beach . |
| 18 | He said that he did not think that it was a high priority to ask the Home Secretary to take £40 million out of his budget and put it on to the Secretary of State for Transport 's budget . |
| 19 | With a snort of laughter , she returned to her case and humped it on to the bed . |
| 20 | Shaking the spinnaker out of its bag , he curled it on to the trampoline while checking the cotton lashings that held it rolled . |
| 21 | He passed it on to the others at their dinner time meeting . |
| 22 | For example , if the broker acquired the stock with a view to selling it on to the customer at a profit , it would have to disclose this fact , the historic price of the stock , the current market price of the stock and the profit on the sale . |
| 23 | ‘ Our 175hp Ford 6700 goes into the row of grass at 2,600 to 2,800revs , but once you drop it on to the row , the revs soon drop to 2,000 to 2,000rpm . |
| 24 | It 's only say two hundred and sixty quid , add it on to the chiller thing . |
| 25 | As he tried , several times , to restart his car before giving up and pushing it on to the verge to await rescue , traffic on the M8 from Glasgow quickly built up until there was a three-mile tailback . |
| 26 | Because Granby House was a listed building , the contractor eventually became exempt from this tax , but as he could not reclaim any VAT he had already paid to suppliers , he had to pass most of it on to the developer . |
| 27 | At the 15th he knocked it on to the green comfortably , but we had a long wait because poor old Tommy was in trouble again . |
| 28 | Place the block oil-side down into some jeweller 's rouge powder , then rub it on to the mirror edge . |
| 29 | Brookhead Smith loaded the cabinet with the gramophone inside it on to the back of his cart , then he looked around the shed to see if there were any more records lying about . |
| 30 | The Magistrate put a companionable hand on her shoulder and then , after a moment 's hesitation , slipped it on to the back of her neck . |