Example sentences of "[conj] [v-ing] [noun] [adv prt] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was dark , and all the fiddly jobs like clipping in the dogs or tying kit on to the sledges meant taking off gloves . |
| 2 | They all made it clear that handing patients over to the press was a regular occurrence ( a point that none of the committee commented on or asked questions about ) . |
| 3 | The stories of Creation , the rescue of the Hebrews from Egypt , the escaping journey , dry-shod through the Sea , the years of desert purification and then the gift of a rich and fertile homeland , exiles , prophets and wise people instructing and drawing people back to the faithful track , these start our Easter Feast . |
| 4 | They roused the occupants of some houses by knocking on the door and holding Bartle up to the windows to be seen by those inside . |
| 5 | There are essentially three parts in the construction of the game : first , the assembly of the printed circuit board ( p.c.b. ) which is quite straightforward ; secondly , the assembly of the wicket and fielding l.e.d.s on to the board which can be a piece of thin plywood or hardboard sheet , an assembly which is a bit fiddly but not insurmountable ; thirdly , the fabrication of a very simple box which holds the finished job in a nice compact manner . |
| 6 | But afterwards , when you 're packing up and taking equipment out to the car , you suddenly find yourself surrounded by pupils and teachers firing questions at you . |
| 7 | These were they now , shrivelled and dropping petals on to the carpet . |
| 8 | Together they scaled the remaining rope , rolling over the railing and falling flat on to the deck with practised ease , short stubby muzzles of the Uzis weaving and probing the long narrow passage . |
| 9 | The trend towards downsizing — which it describes as moving power down to the desktop level — is already more advanced in Europe than it is in the US , it claims , where the power of large corporations tends to prolong the supremacy of mainframes . |
| 10 | Some are combatants and others work in agriculture , They describe their music as giving culture back to the people , allowing them to find a new identity and respect for their collective cultural history . |