Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [v-ing] to [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The user is intended to behave exactly according to their instruction . |
| 2 | As a result of these specific , socially constructed functions : ‘ Speech is often evaluated socially according to its closeness to the written language , which explains why standard spoken English is probably closer to written English than is any other spoken variety . |
| 3 | That we may work together according to your will so that you may work for good in us . |
| 4 | Children will react differently according to their age , their personality , the relationship they have ( or had ) with both their parents , the presence or absence of brothers and sisters , aunts and uncles , grandparents or other significant people in their life ( Mitchell , 1985 ; Wallerstein and Kelly , 1980 ) . |
| 5 | Davidoff et al have shown that the Beau Ideal was underpinned by a morality of mutual duty and service , although the benefits and freedom which each participant drew from such an arrangement varied directly according to their position in the hierarchy . |
| 6 | Sophie 's , Kosta , Steriotis , Avra , Aspasia and Feredinos are ‘ B ’ houses , allocated mainly according to which activity you 're booked on . |
| 7 | I do n't wan na cuss you I 'll end up getting you vexed and you 'll go home crying to your Mum . |
| 8 | But if within modern languages ( to keep , for the moment , to this example ) a candidate for the GCSE were permitted to offer , as part of the evidence that went towards his certificate , the grades he had achieved in tests , starting from the most elementary and progressing upwards according to his ability , the ‘ differentiation ’ problem would be virtually solved . |
| 9 | No , no , he lays there talking to his wine and stuff you know , it 's really |
| 10 | I have gone forward according to my light . |
| 11 | There are relatively few issues to do with school self-evaluation in respect of which teachers differ significantly according to their gender . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'm not sitting here listening to your nagging . |
| 13 | After all she had dared , and suffered , and driven … and seeing poor Hoomey and mild , nice Jazz and temperamental Nails standing there listening to her beastliness , and it was all her fault . |
| 14 | I was standing there talking to his daughter , Millie . |
| 15 | I coughed loudly and scraped my foot on the floor to draw their attention to who was standing quietly listening to them rowing . |
| 16 | Risks are perceived differently according to their scale and nature , and not by simply multiplying the frequency and consequences . |
| 17 | He would not care to take you home to his house to tea , he hates his father so , but I suggested both going to our place , you will do this wo n't you ? |