Example sentences of "[verb] [v-ing] [pron] [noun sg] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think you 're sort of drawing drawing their attention to the public concern over that sort of phrase . |
| 2 | She tried joining her mind to the millions of people everywhere glued to screens for this all important match but all she could see was Colm 's pudgy little legs swinging backwards and forwards and the grim look on his face as she washed away the crusted blood . |
| 3 | His voice trailed as he recalled giving his name to the anonymous diplomat during his earlier call to the Iranian Embassy in Paris . |
| 4 | Whether he wants to limit the penalty to certain categories of murder or whether he favours leaving its use to the discretion of the courts and the Home Secretary is not clear . |
| 5 | She had been granted absolution of her sins , but had died protesting her innocence to the last . |
| 6 | I suggest that we delay announcing our existence to the press until we have a name and clearly stated function . |
| 7 | Maurice Cowling has suggested that Law 's resignation was tactical , that he could not face reconciling his party to the coming Irish negotiations , and that he was giving up office so as to be available as an alternative to coalition in the future ; in Gaullist terms he was becoming a Prime Minister " in the reserve of the republic " . |
| 8 | As often happens between yachtsmen and builders , Seymour began imparting his experience to the builder , Phaeon Yachts of Newhaven , now defunct . |
| 9 | Many went to Paris to find work , but after the fall of France they began making their way to the cities of the south , where they could live in safety . |
| 10 | He was twenty-one — a man — and it was high time he started living his life to the full . |
| 11 | Also there were cries of ‘ Judas ’ as David Batty was spotted taking his seat to the right of the kop . |
| 12 | Lucien wondered whether it was a good idea to continue telling his story to the boy , given the direction it was heading in . |
| 13 | It has to tell the world openly that the mid-range machine is its chosen contender as the central repository for the 21st century , and above all make convincing its commitment to the AS/400 by rushing out top end machines that are much bigger than the present top model while instituting a crash programme to slash the costs of manufacture — and then slash them again , work out how to make money out of the machine while charging much less for the software — and making all the remaining System 36 users an offer they ca n't refuse to convert to the AS/400 , even if every sale to that base is a dead loss to IBM . |
| 14 | In spite of the worry at the back of her mind , she sat down beside her patient and said gently , ‘ As I sat having my breakfast to the sound of church bells , with the sun coming up behind the hills , I think I felt the sort of affinity you must have with Samana . |