Example sentences of "on to one [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 Catering & Allied came up with a novel solution : copy the stock file on to one of the two 128k data packs which fit into the back of a Psion Organiser , update that file ‘ on the hoof ’ ; and copy the updated file back to the desktop computer .
2 Then she saw him , hanging on to one of the many bracing beams that ran horizontally across the Lock gates .
3 As it was his first visit , the attendant had suggested that he get a good sweat on in the steam room first , then move on to one of the dry heat rooms to continue sweating in comfort on one of the beds provided .
4 My feet were sore , I was roasted like Sunday pork , and I did n't even have the money to leap on to one of the buses that flashed past me .
5 DISABLED John Pearson caused traffic chaos when he took a wrong turn on to one of the country 's busiest roads … in his 8 mph invalid buggy .
6 Compose and draw a simple still life on to one of the primed boards .
7 A tear splashed on to one of the coarse red hands .
8 I had finally resolved to stage a roof coup , to climb on to one of the forbidden roofs iii the probably vain hope that the prospect of being left behind might change Melinda 's views , when suddenly a metal door opened and arms reached down to pull us up .
9 There 'd been a whole day 's racing at Goodwood , two afternoons at Wimbledon for the semi-finals and finals , the Eton and Harrow cricket match , a day at Henley and invitations to lunch and dinner parties , the theatre , the opera and then on to one of the nightclubs .
10 She told Julia that she had put the blame for her child on to one of the Germans who had arrested her .
11 It leads on to one of the basic processes of geographical inquiry , to study the impact of processes occurring over time on different areas .
12 As the mandroids calmly gassed the beaked exter and carted them both off to be flung into the street , I slid on to one of the unstained seats at the table and cheerfully looked around for a servaton .
13 He tipped the contents of her bags on to one of the beds .
14 He 'd climbed on to one of the great beams which supported the arch , tied a length of rope round it and , fastening the noose around his neck , simply stepped off the great stone plinth .
15 Occasionally she would allow her gaze to drop on to one of the other patients with a look which Theodora could only interpret as startled amazement .
16 Robyn dumped her holdall on to the floor and sank on to one of the chintzy sofas .
17 ‘ Oh , no , you 're not , ’ the man repeated as he slapped the plate on to one of the let-down tables and began to eat .
18 British Rail has consistently argued that people will get off the channel tunnel trains and get on to one of the five underground lines going through King 's Cross station , and that that will somehow solve the problem of increased passenger traffic .
19 Apart from the police forces — and here I move on to one of the hon. Gentleman 's questions — only the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency and Her Majesty 's Customs and Excise have direct access to the PNC , but they can see only some of the information and only to read it .
20 The Aerosols were almost impossible to stop , and the soldiers and their weapons and equipment were getting burned and melted all over the place until one brave soldier who had clung on to one of the Aerosols as it flew back to its base came back ( after many adventures ) with the news that their base was a breadboard moored under an overhang on an inland creek .
21 But , as her stomach gave another helpless rumble of hunger , she sank down weakly on to one of the chairs and unceremoniously began ripping off the tin foil .
22 ‘ In a year or two , I 'll replace Vitor as Dalgety 's number-one driver , then I shall move on to one of the other teams .
23 I 'm gon na pass them on to one of the other bods at work
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