Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [v-ing] to [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The man smiled at the girl and must have passed some friendly remark , for she looked at him agreeably before returning to her inspection of the petticoats . |
| 2 | So before leaping to his defence I waited until another column appeared , which I have tried to read in a less partisan manner . |
| 3 | And only by listening to your hair 's basic needs can you persuade it to respond as you wish . |
| 4 | Only by going to their workshop and every now and then we have somebody who well every now and then somebody is fitting something . |
| 5 | We stayed a while longer before returning to our house in Clerkenwell . ’ |
| 6 | Joni records that , at their first meeting , ‘ after an endless stream of compliments on the execution of my work ’ , Berenson , who had purchased from Torrini an ‘ Alberto Aringhieri in prayer ’ ( fig.2 ) inspired by Pinturicchio 's celebrated fresco in Siena cathedral , ‘ singled out the Aringhieri for special praise , saying that he found it more skilfully done even than the original , which he had been to see and examined just before coming to my studio ’ . |
| 7 | He looked slightly abstracted ; and I noticed for the first time that his habit of addressing remarks with head bowed — often appearing to contemplate the floor or the ‘ figure in the carpet ’ — had begun to bring about that slight spinal curvature which became accentuated later in life though not without adding to his dignity of bearing . |
| 8 | If at any moment she began to feel tense or anxious , she was to stop and concentrate on making her body relax once more before returning to her visualization . |
| 9 | But it is hoped that , aside from contributing to their understanding of the business , these visits leave a memorable impression of the company 's commitment to Quality , Service and Design . |
| 10 | I told him that ever since listening to my father 's vivid descriptions of Constantinople I had always wanted to visit the city , but that I had been sadly disillusioned by the Turks I had seen on my way to the Embassy ; they had looked so incongruous in second-hand European clothes . |
| 11 | Following this up within 28 days of your return home by writing to our Customer Services Department at Groundstar House , London Road , Crawley , West Sussex RH10 2TB , giving your original booking reference number and all other relevant information . |
| 12 | Thank you also for listening to my story . |
| 13 | VENTRILOQUIST Mike Dennett had a drink too many after he got fed up with listening to his wife Gladys . |
| 14 | ‘ But Billy fired us up by appealing to our patriotism . |
| 15 | This game is well worth adding to your leisure library . |
| 16 | This game is well worth adding to your leisure library . |
| 17 | Well worth adding to your card games disks . |
| 18 | You can repay your Personal Loan at any time , simply by writing to your branch and arranging to pay-off the amount outstanding . |
| 19 | You can repay your Car Loan at any time , simply by writing to your branch and arranging to pay-off the amount outstanding . |
| 20 | And he , for his part , was feeling so euphoric that instead of shouting to his son to get up and stir his stumps , he had actually gone in there and put the envelope on Adam 's bedside table . |
| 21 | Er , I I I thought it extremely discourteous of Councillor instead of responding to my letter he goes to the press and starts complaining , this does n't seem to me the way to sort out the problem at all and I am equally aware of the problem er and if it only helps me get some facts together then it it will strengthen my arm getting things sorted out . |
| 22 | As long as that condition lasted , the time they spent together , instead of adding to their store of shared experiences , depleted the existing one , leaving them more apart than when they were separated . |
| 23 | After waiting some time , instead of going to my bedroom and packing again , as before dinner I 'd been so certain , at last , of being able to do , I went in search of him . |
| 24 | He should have remained with her for the hunting , devil take it , instead of going to his friend Woolacombe ! |
| 25 | Ruth and David Daniels were looking forward to returning to their house after a year working abroad . |
| 26 | This may be through formal meetings and newsletters but it is likely to be done most effectively by talking to your son or daughter about his or her progress and following up these discussions with the school . |