Example sentences of "[v-ing] [to-vb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sun and water power in Toledo : BP Solar Espana is helping to connect a 1MW photovoltaic plant to the Spanish grid near Toledo in central Spain . |
| 2 | I 'm phoning to arrange a time … |
| 3 | In addition , this company also contributed to the Association 's efforts on behalf of the ‘ Reach for the Sky ’ Appeal by helping to arrange a Royal Film Gala night at their Shaftsbury Avenue cinema . |
| 4 | In return , the Soviet Union pledges its support for the sanctity of Iraq 's own borders , promises to veto any attempt to impose penalties on Iraq , including any trial of Mr Hussein himself , and commits itself to helping to arrange a subsequent international discussion of regional issues . |
| 5 | Diseases in oilseed rape and winter beans , as well as wet soils after more than 180mm ( 7in ) of rain in June , are helping to paint a ‘ rather gloomy ’ picture this year , he adds . |
| 6 | In this way information is gradually built up , helping to paint a picture of the lives and lifestyles of the birds which appear so dramatically in the islands . |
| 7 | Daniel Carey returned to Frizingley as its Chartist Candidate entirely by chance , the gentleman who had originally been selected to fight the by-election having taken up a longish residence in jail on charges of plug-drawing and helping to demolish a workhouse near Rochdale . |
| 8 | ‘ Woman with a heavy period , demanding to see a gynaecologist before she bleeds to death . |
| 9 | The protesters were demanding to see a confidential document written by Anglian Water to the Scottish Office about the reorganisation of Scottish water . |
| 10 | The protesters were demanding to see a confidential AW document to the Scottish Office about Scottish water . |
| 11 | You will play your part in helping to preserve a distinctive beer style for future generations to enjoy . |
| 12 | It remains to be seen to what extent the operation of the new mergers policy will prove successful in helping to preserve a competitive environment throughout the EC . |
| 13 | ‘ The artist Cadogan 's was sponsoring to attend a symposium or something . |
| 14 | You do n't look to me like someone desperately struggling to nurse a company-patient back to life . |
| 15 | They sat in the cold front room , not daring to light a fire in the strange house . |
| 16 | Protected by the noise , which surely signified the most hideously active stoking the world had ever seen , I began to search about , even daring to light a flambeau , which was all this ground floor seemed to warrant in the way of illumination . |
| 17 | Each man tightened his grip or loosened it , pygmies struggling to coax a reluctant giant into a narrow cage . |
| 18 | This existing history of ‘ miraculous ’ cures is just a hint of what may be available to the human mind struggling to find a way to greater self-help in coping with ill health and adversity , if only the vitally necessary ‘ faith ’ were more easily grasped and held on to . |
| 19 | Are you struggling to find a particular product or feel you have a need which is n't being catered for ? |
| 20 | Johnny Miller is one of a handful of cricket fanzines struggling to find a readership on the fringe of the mainstream of cricket consciousness . |
| 21 | My feeling is that Leeds are struggling to find a traditional centre-half , and until they do , will look in trouble whenever the ball is in their penalty box . |
| 22 | With some innovative thinking on the way new energy taxes are applied , Mr Lamont might even give a helping hand to Michael Heseltine , the President of the Board of Trade , who is struggling to find a way out of the controversy over plans for pit closures . |
| 23 | Needless to say voluntary bodies are very nervous about that , because they have difficulty contracting to provide a service when they are totally dependent on unpaid volunteers , and therefore there is reluctance on their part to , to enter into contracts that bind them to provide something where they are uncertain about their ability to do it . |
| 24 | On training prisons such as Maidstone he found , generally , that most establishments were struggling to provide a basic level of regime activities . |
| 25 | This is then used to feed the rabbits which they are producing to provide a valuable source of protein . |
| 26 | The process of assessment incorporates a number of key elements and involves the assessors ( including users and carers ) in bringing to bear a wide range of observational , communication , interpersonal , cognitive , and analytic skills . |
| 27 | This story concerns the sounds of footsteps walking in the ballast ; no one was seen but the sounds were very convincing and one respects the account of this mystery from Mr Leslie , who certainly did n't believe in the supernatural , preferring to find a logical explanation of this sort of thing . |
| 28 | The ‘ air diaphragm ’ of this port has an area equivalent to that of the midrange cone , thus matching its directional characteristics and helping to provide a seamless transition at the crossover . |
| 29 | The two senior churches pour millions into the education system of this country , helping to provide a quarter of the nation 's schools . |
| 30 | Unfortunately it turned out to be somewhat of an anti-climax when a rubber dinghy with two occupants was found to be from a Fishery Protection vessel , the two officers concerned were landing to attend a wedding . |