Example sentences of "[noun] and [be] [v-ing] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the politicians try to find a mutually acceptable way forward towards democracy , it is feared disillusioned activists are no longer answerable to the higher echelons of their parties and are turning to crime . |
| 2 | The last anyone heard from him was a week ago when he called his brother to say he 'd had an accident and was going to hospital . |
| 3 | He was being shown round the Abbotsbury Swannery and was talking to swanherd John Fair near a swan and her cygnets when the swan took exception . |
| 4 | In the meantime , Mallett have cut costs and are looking to turnover of £1.2 million per month to haul themselves back towards profitability . |
| 5 | All the ships , large and small , which had been held up for days past , had now unfurled their sails and were putting to sea . |