Example sentences of "was [adv prt] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Magdalen , which had been Oscar Wilde 's college , always attracted a fair number of rarefied and aesthetic young men , and it was on to the path of this tradition that one of Lewis 's first pupils , John Betjeman , happily placed his bedroom-slippered toe . |
| 2 | If these did n't work it was on to the funerals — huge fantasy ones . |
| 3 | I was on to the exchange for your name and number as soon as the news came through , but it took me an hour and a half to bully someone into looking up where the phone-box was . |
| 4 | Then he was on to the cabin top and releasing the main halyard . |
| 5 | Another Methuselah of Lutomer Riesling later , it was on to the Safeway own-brand cod fish fingers served on a bed of baked beans , accompanied by large dishes of McCain 's oven chips and Findus frozen peas , with a choice of HP sauce or plain ketchup . |
| 6 | After that it was on to the theatre for the evening show , then back to the Theatre Girls ' Club for , if they are to be believed , another meal of egg and chips . |
| 7 | Then it was on to the Salvation Army old people 's home where one resident remarked : ‘ How beautiful you are . |
| 8 | Within a short while he was on to the subject of Libya 's exports . |
| 9 | Then it was on to the chapel , where work from other faculties and departments was on show . |
| 10 | The 13 p.c. advance in profits to £8m in the industrial division was down to the inclusion of Flexible Technologies , a manufacturer of hoses pipes and flexible ducting , acquired for £34m at the end of August last year . |
| 11 | When both worked , it was down to the skills of the two drivers and there seemed very little to distinguish them . |
| 12 | Everything was down to the last detail on this loco , including the small ladder which was originally attached to the ‘ A ’ end of the engine . |
| 13 | It was down to the practice ground in the gloom for Jack and myself but I managed to get a message to Sally to meet me an hour later than planned . |
| 14 | Definitions are difficult , but so far as the workstation market can be defined , Dataquest reckons that it gained only 4.2% in 1992 , following a 14.5% gain in 1991 , and suggests that the slowdown in revenue was down to the overall mix of workstations shipped shifting towards lower-priced systems , and to the poor economic climate in Japan , so that the market crept up to $9,000m . |
| 15 | six months was down to the two three pounds under the weight I was when I started . |
| 16 | Whether that was down to the powers that be I do n't know ; perhaps they were teaching me a lesson for daring to complain about where I was put . |
| 17 | Yes , after the morning paper it was down to the local market , er one hour with the butcher , a butcher , chappie named Welsh , two stall he had . |
| 18 | After all the mechanics were finished it was down to the chassis , bodywork and interior . |
| 19 | After her fifth or sixth toke she was down to the end of the joint and a couple of the dried seeds exploded like miniature fireworks , making her jump and then starting her off giggling . |
| 20 | Health Minister Brian Mawhinney , speaking at Stoke Mandeville Hospital he said the decision was down to the doctors . |
| 21 | GRAHAM Taylor was down to the bare bones today when only 14 of his England squad took part in his first Bisham training session before next week 's critical World Cup clash against Poland . |
| 22 | After a flypast of more modern military life it was down to the business of unveiling the plaque which commemorates the role of the Three Hundred and Ninetieth . |
| 23 | He explained the delay was down to the French court system being ‘ overburdened ’ . |
| 24 | actually if it was down to the |
| 25 | She said well it was down to the last two she said , I had a choice between a red and green cushion or a fitness test . |
| 26 | His telephone rang almost at once ; he was through to the chief 's personal assistant , a grey-haired lady of vast experience who monitored and sometimes modulated communication ( other than face to face ) between the chief and the outside world — including his policemen . |
| 27 | Rain fought back the impulse to grab her bag and check the contents , and then she was through to the Post . |
| 28 | First the figures , furniture retailing continues to be highly competitive so I am pleased to report that turnover for the twenty eight weeks was through to the twenty million five point five percent better than the same period in the previous year . |
| 29 | That was through to the end of September . |
| 30 | After the show had ended , the black Cizeta on display was off to the company 's first client in Singapore , who 'll be $630,000 lighter for the privilege of owning the world 's only V16-engined production car . |