Example sentences of "[adv] [to-vb] [pron] " in BNC.

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31 ‘ Sarella ? ’ he murmured , shifting his weight a little to enable her to continue her first tentative exploration .
32 I am writing hurriedly to you but I have thought it right to apprize you of this …
33 Yes , Elizabeth Howell of Exploring Parenthood , certainly that is the case , both with parents and with people like teachers or child care workers , who are in locus parentis for many hours of the day , and our sense is very much that if the adults around children can feel supported and confident that they can acknowledge their own fears and anxieties that they will then be better be able to transmit that measured response to the children in their care and it was very interesting last week , I heard from an educational psychologist in the north of England who said that a group of teachers had asked from several schools to come together to think about the resources that they needed to set in place in order to deal with the children 's behaviour , and after the meeting , at which they were able to express their anxieties , they then returned to their various areas and when the psychologist contacted them a couple of days later they said we felt sufficiently supported by knowing that others are struggling with the same issues and that we could acknowledge our concerns about it , that we now feel able to get on with the job of helping the children , and I think that was a very good example of adults finding a way to acknowledge their own anxieties and thereby to increase their effectiveness in dealing with the children that in whose care they have .
34 She hopped down to the floor , but it seemed further away than she had expected and now suddenly it was rising up crazily to meet her .
35 Another officer was called , and I was carried away , with much clanking of keys , eventually to find myself in a small room , where I was dumped in a negligent way on a table .
36 In 1931 , Horton visited Denmark to look more closely at the Folk Schools and their relationships with the trade unions , farmers ' co-operatives , and other cultural and social movements , and though he was in part disappointed by the fact that the Folk Schools had moved away from their original aims and methods , he was able to speak to many people who were involved in this movement and added another dimension to the idea which was eventually to find its expression in Highlander .
37 Which you used to light with a taper or something like that and they had little chains on to adjust your light .
38 She had no idea how exhausted she would be , how lethargic , and she opened her eyes slowly to find him watching her , his breathing still ragged .
39 As it was , Kim Il Sung worked successfully to establish his authority .
40 He was still doing it over an hour later , frantically trying to remember everything and wishing he had somewhere to write it all down , when there was a sound of feet running up the stairs .
41 Probably racing on to meet her lover , he thought .
42 It will settle down and reduce Chair , through you , that the , the , the national figure has been announced that the , for the future year , and it does recognize the fact that there is an assumption that the number of people who D S S continues to support directly will have fallen by thirty five percent by the end of this year , and there will be a further fall , and the amount that 's transferred is very much related to here 's the total available , how much does the D S S need to hold on to meet its commitments , and how much is left to distribute to the local authorities .
43 Napoleon went on to meet his Waterloo , and the Congress of Vienna , in 1815 , reinstated the Austrians in Lombardy .
44 Jolyon Jenkins ' selective and tendentious ramblings through old news ( ‘ Crying out for Argentina ’ , 3 April ) do little to provide your readership with the sort of balanced and impartial view of the Falklands they surely deserve .
45 However , on Jan. 7 Russian Federation President Boris Yeltsin declared that what he called the " budget war " was not over , and that although his republic had agreed effectively to increase its contribution to Rbs78,000 million by funding specific all-union programmes , the central government was still demanding an additional Rbs27,000 million .
46 Trains had been laid on to despatch them to all parts of the country , so that for the rest of their lives they would be able to recall a few moments of honour , even glory .
47 According to Mensa , some parents resent their child 's special ability and do little to encourage their offspring 's special gifts .
48 They acknowledged that if emancipation were eventually to come it would require the moral progress and demographic increase consequent upon a conscious policy of a more equal sex ratio amongst slaves ; education and religious instruction ; the reorganisation of the work of the slaves to provide a progressive increase in the time devoted to autonomous labour from which earnings could be directed to self-purchase ; possibly too recognition of obligations to the former master even after the date of legal emancipation .
49 The letter went on to inform her that she was welcome to continue working with the group in the unlikely event that she would want to .
50 Lisa found herself rushing on to inform him , ‘ This is one of my more conservative creations . ’
51 ‘ We 're all fine , there 's no damage to the building and we 've been able to continue broadcasting without interruption , ’ she assured him , her voice sharp as resentment rose , and she went on to inform him of the decision she had taken .
52 It was he who went on to train me to the point where I could begin to set in motion a way to extract revenge from the blanc nations , and ensure that no one would so betray us again .
53 Because he has set his clerks on to find you out , Miss Theodosia Kyte !
54 James was trying slowly to work something out in his mind .
55 Ellwood gritted his teeth against the weight of water , trying furiously to work his arms and legs against the deadlock of cramp .
56 Read on to discover which Club would be best for you .
57 I thought that I would begin with an outline of the problems you face , and go on to chronicle your successes . ’
58 When the door to the Scotland team opened in Paris earlier this season , the Bonnyrigg blacksmith seized the opportunity and went on to establish himself with further caps against Wales and England .
59 It had looked suspicious , I had done right to inform them , they said kindly , but the man had nothing on his person at all , and said he had been after rabbits .
60 The Public Enemy had been a Warner Bros film and that studio soon went on to consolidate its reputation as one specializing in contemporary themes by releasing I am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang .
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