Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] [prep] [v-ing] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But many of them are failed physicists who found it too hard to invent new theories and so took to writing about the philosophy of physics instead . |
| 2 | The Indians in America soon took to travelling on the trains . |
| 3 | He said : ‘ In the early days I always dreamed of going to the Olympics , doing well and then eventually turning professional . |
| 4 | Well you always thought about going to the Beefeater a bu really I suppose it might be better to go today than tomorrow . |
| 5 | Crabbe asks rhetorically why no-one raised a hand to help Grimes 's workhouse slaves , but comments that all they ever said on hearing of the children 's misery was — Grimes is at his exercise " . |
| 6 | That they had any cohesion at all was impressive and when they also succeeded in driving through the heart of the French forwards an improbable victory became at least possible . |
| 7 | Here it probably happened by sailing into the steep wave resulting in a sudden loss of speed . |
| 8 | While not forgetting the observations in Black-Clawson International Ltd. v. Papierwerke Waldhof-Aschaffenburg A.G. [ 1975 ] A.C. 591 of Lord Reid , at p. 614f , Lord Wilberforce , at p. 629c–g , and Lord Diplock , at p. 637D , where he wisely warned against departing from the plain and natural meaning in favour of a strained construction , I am much impressed by the more adventurous but very logical pronouncements of Viscount Dilhorne , at pp. 622c–623e , and Lord Simon of Glaisdale , at p. 646e–g . |
| 9 | I had the feeling that Signe had n't dismissed Harvey 's words of caution about me as completely as she professed and I carefully refrained from asking about the parcel . |
| 10 | Apparently innocent of the opportunity which had been presented to them , they met in the Ravenhill Church and talked about what they should do and even hesitated about talking to the journalists waiting outside . |
| 11 | Johnson then insisted on descending to the shore and boating into the basin itself , which was entered by means of vigorous rowing to the very entrance , then , oars shipped , by Gliding the rest of the way , as the extended oars would not squeeze through the opening — although they might today , after two centuries of further erosion . |
| 12 | Somehow , in the confusion of rapid troop movements , El Cid never succeeded in joining with the royal army , though he certainly attempted I to do so . |
| 13 | In the second half , Picksley , Mycoe , Plange and McAlister added touchdowns against outclassed opposition who never looked like getting into the contest . |
| 14 | Of the two Opens Sandy never looked like winning until the end ; Seve had it won a long way away . |
| 15 | I seriously thought of crawling through the smoke to the door . |
| 16 | Why he or the Queen never thought of searching for the King is a mystery . ’ |
| 17 | Well as I actually had to going round the corner , to get myself round the corner , I had to come off the brake and onto the accelerator |