Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] [prep] [v-ing] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some parents may be encouraging their children to help at home or even take up work instead of going to school . |
| 2 | However , all but three of the 36 liaison group schools collaborated with the research team throughout by continuing to trial packages of materials sent to them and to provide facilities for the research team to visit the schools . |
| 3 | DARLINGTON 'S Karl Aldorfer left the rest of the field well behind storming to victory during the Chester-le-Street open on the River Wear with 23–14–0 . |
| 4 | Course I hung around in the park instead of going to clarinet lessons . |
| 5 | Billy Rock who has Listowel in mind for his smart and successful chaser Joey Kelly runs the gelding on Monday and he will go again at the next Roscommon meeting a fortnight later before travelling to Listowel where he might be worth an investment in view of that Galway win in July . |
| 6 | Dexter dropped a heavy enough hint a fortnight ago by failing to back Lamb when the row erupted . |
| 7 | Prisoners were to be made to perform productive work within the prison in a consistent and regular manner in order that they should acquire rational work habits which they would continue after release instead of returning to crime . |
| 8 | Crush a sugar lump and add it to the brandy in which the raisins were soaked ; warm the mixture , set it alight and drizzle it over the pudding just before bringing to table . |
| 9 | If so , you need a winding-down time just before going to bed . |
| 10 | And she told me about her relations , of one young cousin in particular , who had never thrived but sat by the fire instead of going to school with the other children , not growing an inch . |