Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] on to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | THE danger of trying to limp to safety on goalless draws was graphically illustrated by Coventry 's last-gasp defeat which could have them hanging on to the last day of the season before knowing their fate . |
| 2 | Coventry slumped to a last-gasp 1–0 defeat at Notts County which could have them hanging on to the last day of the season before knowing their fate . |
| 3 | No point in me hanging on to the stuff , cos the baby 's grown out of it , that 's it , is n't it ? |
| 4 | I led on to the subject of the probability of his having shortly to be released from his pain and suffering and hoped that his trust was in his Saviour and he replied , ‘ Oh yes , it is ! |
| 5 | Much weakened constitutionally , I passed on to the next stage . |
| 6 | On Monday , the first day of the fair , Mum took me down to The Market Place after school and , armed with my fare , I got on to the children 's roundabout . |
| 7 | I got on to the roof : the upper levels of mortar had crumbled so much that it was doubtful if the stack would survive the next gale . |
| 8 | And then I got on to the , I was convenor of the housing allocation committee for very many years . |
| 9 | ‘ I got on to the hospital and then the local police lab and said I was from her insurance company and we operated a no pay clause if drink-driving was involved . ’ |
| 10 | I sank on to the bucket and took a long pull at the coffee . |
| 11 | Once this had been achieved , and we had given each other that little nod of recognition with which one acknowledges an intellectual equal , I moved on to the question that really interested me , which was how Alison came to know Thomas Carter in the first place . |
| 12 | Erm when I came on to the flats I came with an open mind and I was gon na you know take things as I as I met them . |
| 13 | I tiptoed on to the plane , hardly breathed while I was on it , and was conveyed with utmost speed to my usual resting place at the Pierre Hotel . |
| 14 | I dropped on to the wet doorstep , worn out and hopeless , prepared to die . |
| 15 | As I hang on to the arm-rest with white knuckles , it is clear to me that Brundle has decided not to attempt the corners but to go straight on to the escape road : the turn is impossible now ; it 's just a joke ; he 's trying to scare the shit out of me . |
| 16 | If I hang on to the key ? |
| 17 | ‘ Am I to walk on to the stage at the Shield with it on my finger , and the whole audience thinking that I am a wife when I am none ? |
| 18 | They told me they were on holiday today and shyly peeped round great blocks of stone as I climbed on to the hitching post of the sun , the most sacred place in the temple . |
| 19 | I climbed on to the window-seat and drew the curtains , so that I was completely hidden . |
| 20 | I climbed on to the shed roof and gathered myself for the jump . |
| 21 | I climbed on to the sill , paused , jumped in . |
| 22 | Without thinking I tagged on to the end of the marching men and within a few seconds was past the SPs unnoticed . |
| 23 | I hung on to the drawings because they provided part of the explanation I felt was needed . |
| 24 | I walked on to the sea 's edge . |
| 25 | All around me voices were saying , ‘ Good luck ’ , as I walked on to the stage , but I was much too nervous to do anything but nod , grimly . |
| 26 | I do n't know if it was the Irish temper in me or the Mexican , but I leapt on to the first marine I could reach . |
| 27 | When I slumped on to the sofa George acrobated his way to me and I stroked my face against the armour of his feathers , nosed into the softness beneath . |
| 28 | When I fight I go on to the end , as I did in 1926 . ’ |
| 29 | Can I , yeah , can I go on to the application if I may Chairman ? |
| 30 | I went on to the next level to see Midnight Run . |