Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] [to-vb] at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In December 1630 he was silenced by William Laud [ q.v. ] for not catechizing according to the form laid down in the Prayer Book , and for refusing to bow at the name of Jesus . |
| 2 | It is worth pausing to look at the degree of crowd disorder associated with these sports and the possible reasons for such profiles . |
| 3 | Often patients come with considerable back or neck pain , but unless they can use the experience of crying to look at the repression of feeling in their lives , the effects of the massage is short-lived as the tensions quickly build up again . |
| 4 | The social composition of admitted solicitors is remarkably similar to the profile of law students , but the socialization process involved in qualifying to practise at the Bar dramatically increases the preponderance of persons from professional and managerial backgrounds . |
| 5 | He received the homage of the members of his household before going to pray at the oratory of St Laurence , which was filled with relics of the saints , and finally retiring to his private apartments . |
| 6 | He got out but before going to knock at the door , crossed the road and stood for a moment contemplating Ivy Cottage . |
| 7 | I did n't want to say anything that could stop Sir Henry from coming to live at the Hall . |
| 8 | HER ROYAL HIGHNESS , Princess Margaret honoured the Queen 's Hotel in Leeds , by choosing to stay at the hotel , when a patron of the Northern Ballet , she came to see a performance of Swan Lake at Leeds Grand Theatre . |