Example sentences of "to [v-ing] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A case in point is those forms of nationalism committed to policing not only actual geographic borders and literal or legally defined aliens , but symbolic and ideological boundaries ( both internal and external ) between the normal and the abnormal , the healthy and sick , the conforming and the deviant . |
| 2 | Nonetheless , he admits to editing out one joke that created some controversy when it appeared in a promotional reel earlier this year . |
| 3 | From how to make curries and biscuits to microwaving successfully and entertaining in general , The Australian Woman 's Weekly Home Library has all the answers . |
| 4 | Ma had taken to knitting again , long grey pullovers and slipovers and socks . |
| 5 | Could it be that thoughts are turning to knitting now the Autumn season is upon us ? |
| 6 | She went from being childish , not caring for social conventions and so spoilt that she could follow any whim she liked , to realising how nai ‘ 3vely and shameful her ‘ rebellion ’ really was . |
| 7 | Their new king , Philip IV , is devoting all his energies and resources to building up alliances in Europe . |
| 8 | The Church has not always recognised their rights to spiritual growth nor the contribution that they can make to building up the body of Christ . |
| 9 | He had provided merely skimpy further details of the first two pilots , dedicating his greatest effort to building up a detailed profile of Mikhail Vologsky . |
| 10 | DAVEY Boy Smith left his 14-year-old schoolfriends to chase girls while he dedicated himself to building up his body in the gym . |
| 11 | The Company devoted itself to building up a substantial trade in pepper which , while not as valuable as the most expensive products of the Spice Islands like nutmeg and cloves , still commanded a very steady market in Europe . |
| 12 | These range from determining exactly where in Europe the lord of an English medieval manor was at a certain date ( for the more senior magnates were often crusaders , pilgrims , legates and diplomatists ) to ascertaining precisely when an eighteenth-century trading agreement with a French merchant was concluded . |
| 13 | This is known as a bus — a circuit dedicated to whizzing around chunks of related data . |
| 14 | The patient may need to eat from a bowl at first , as he gets used to eating one-handed . |
| 15 | Being omnivores , badgers will get used to eating just about anything , though very little will interest them on rainy nights , when the chance of getting their favourite food — earthworms — is high . |
| 16 | As you can see , I 'm not a fanatic when it comes to eating healthily — I enjoy my food . |
| 17 | She would go from eating little and missing meals to eating heavily at times when she experienced her sweet cravings . |
| 18 | She ate quickly , partly because she was so used to eating alone now that it seemed more a practicality than a pleasure , and partly so that the servants might have their own dinner at leisure in the kitchen . |
| 19 | There is n't a hotel restaurant , but when it comes to eating out in Stuttgart you 're spoilt for choice . |
| 20 | The patient returned to eating only foods that had been shown to be safe . |
| 21 | It had taken her months to get used to eating so late and so many times a day . |
| 22 | Yes you can have it cos I 'm not going to get round to eating so , there 's |
| 23 | I hope that my right hon. Friend will appreciate that objection is taken to eating more and more into the principle by which the burden of proof is on the prosecution to establish guilt and not on the defendant to establish innocence . |
| 24 | Tawell 's counsel , Fitzroy Kelly , had already insulted the jury 's intelligence by suggesting that prussic acid found in Sara 's body was due to eating too many apples . |
| 25 | Has any consideration been given to allowing right hon. and hon. Members to express an opinion on that matter , either on the Floor of the House or in European Standing Committee B ? |
| 26 | Data Communications : Collection and manipulation of data on the shop floor with a view to allowing more efficient management of the industry 's resources . |
| 27 | The USA and the UK were , crucially , status quo powers , with interests firmly committed to allowing as little change to the new international order as possible . |
| 28 | In addition to criminalizing both the practice and receipt of abortions , the law also made the provision of information concerning abortion a crime punishable by up to one year 's imprisonment . |
| 29 | Then , when we went back to rotating mentally the computer simulation of the room and attempting to ‘ see ’ possible lines of sight , I had a further shock . |
| 30 | She asked a waiter for another pot , and settled down to catching up with the story of Swan 's life . |