Example sentences of "[v-ing] [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unisys has set in place its Colleagues developers programme , offering development and porting support to independent software vendors , plans to begin software distribution via compact disks during the second quarter , and will introduce network licensing software from Gradient Technologies Inc . |
| 2 | Coldness , blueness , or numbness of the injury , or the part beyond the injury , suggesting damage to the blood or nervous supply of that area . |
| 3 | In our chapter on literature and appendix 6 we describe ways of bringing literature to life for pupils of all abilities . |
| 4 | Adding some hormone rooting powder to the wound can help the plant establish new roots . |
| 5 | A FOOT of snow fell in the Scottish Highlands yesterday , bringing chaos to road , rail and air services . |
| 6 | They are immigrants who travel across the world breaking down the moral order , bringing chaos to organized society . |
| 7 | Expressed in another way , in attributing existence to an entity one is not saying anything about that entity that has not already been said by naming it . |
| 8 | It may be , however , that the dictum is an overstatement of the true position and that the agency principle does not require that the act of one partner be that of all for all purposes , but merely deems that to be the case for the limited purpose of attaching liability to the firm for the acts and omissions of one of its members . |
| 9 | The central difficulty is that of attributing responsibility to the ‘ centre ’ in such a ‘ devolved ’ organisation as the typical trade union , bearing in mind the likelihood that ‘ unofficial action ’ will be taken at individual plant level without prior consultation with the union 's central organs . |
| 10 | The conference centre is receiving its finishing touches and will be bringing income to the college in 1991 , and the adjoining area has been planted and landscaped with the help of the Superintendent of the Botanic Garden . |
| 11 | She would have to eat a bucket of chicken vindaloo to get the stuff down her and , although there had been publicly expressed doubts about the kitchens of the ‘ Tandoori ’ , Wimbledon , they had n't , as far as Henry knew , got around to using bleach to liven up their menu . |
| 12 | They are needed to help along important steps in the body 's metabolism , influencing growth , producing energy , controlling hormones , helping resistance to infection , and maintaining the health of all the tissues in the body . |
| 13 | We are not insulting God but bringing glory to him by taking his Word as the stable , authoritative truth it is . |
| 14 | And workmen were out repairing damage to the illuminations , due for switch-on at the end of the week . |
| 15 | They ranged from tuck stitch and Fair Isle on the single bed through plain stocking stitch , three colours in a row jacquard and Fair Isle using chenille to soft felted wool . |
| 16 | Though the onus of proving entitlement to the benefit claimed is normally on the claimant , in a number of cases the burden of proof is placed on the adjudication officer to satisfy the tribunal on the balance of probabilities of particular facts . |
| 17 | The second group has shorter seed longevity and rarer seeding , germination in the open in some or in the shade in others , trees living for 100–300 years and producing light to dark woods of medium weight . |
| 18 | He flailed for balance , snatched at the closest tablecloth and dragged a cascade of smashing china and chinking silver to the floor as he fell . |
| 19 | Top London hairdresser Charles Worthington ( tel : 071–831 5303 ) is suggesting setting to more and more clients who want a different look for special occasions . |
| 20 | Thus , a statutory provision allowing recourse to an alternative remedy will not readily be interpreted as requiring the alternative redress to be sought at the expense of an application to a court . |
| 21 | However , the theme which deserves more attention is the basic argument of the article : the author is claiming not to be prejudiced and is attributing prejudice to those who oppose the National Front . |
| 22 | On July 21 the six groups formally agreed on a continued ceasefire and on maintaining opposition to forces of former President Siyad Barre in the south , and on respect for " coexistence and national unity " . |
| 23 | Much more attention was being devoted to Korea in Washington in March 1947 at a time when the Truman administration was deeply involved in the complex issues inherent in taking over from Britain in handling aid to Greece . |
| 24 | There has always been the equivalent of the Novices group , for example , allowing entrance to the soccer microculture for any boy willing to learn the rules of being a fan . |
| 25 | A useful item in the Velcro range is a fastening called Sew 'n' Stick which is suitable for attaching fabric to a hard surface . |
| 26 | In July 1990 , the House of Lords held that a byelaw prohibiting entry to the Greenham Common military bars was invalid because it infringed rights of common . |
| 27 | Here are a few fantastic facts from Wilf 's file : Every year 7,000 people suffer injuries related to television from fainting after seeing blood to choking on tea and biscuits . |
| 28 | The report noted that the industrialized countries could improve the lot of 1,100 million people living on an average per capita income equivalent to less than US$370 a year by increasing and targeting aid to countries committed to reducing poverty . |
| 29 | A hollow hooray for Hollywood Joan McAlpine detects a cynical streak among the film-makers who make fortunes from bringing violence to the screen |
| 30 | Formatwise , Hooker has stuck rigidly to the formula that turned ‘ The Healer ’ into a Grammy-grabber , with a miscellany of guests — in this instance Vaughan , John Hammond , Robert Cray , Charlie Musselwhite , Albert Collins etc — effectively fitting into selected niches while producer Roy Rogers creates an aura that , while allowing Hooker to be his usual minimalistic down-homey self , provides an urgency guaranteed to have the rock generation continuing to hang on the 72-year-old 's every ‘ uh uh ’ . |