Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] [v-ing] to [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Some sort of dress rehearsal was clearly required for the Cypriot police officers who were only just coming to grips with wiretap technology , and , right on cue , one of Hurley 's informants passed the word that Abou Daod , a Lebanese drugs trafficker , was coming to Cyprus to set up a deal .
2 But they , like the third Limerick club dominating the league — Young Munster — are only gradually coming to terms with the demands for 15-man attacking play .
3 Will he please take the most urgent steps to correct that , because it is not only deeply damaging to companies in my constituency but harmful to the image of the Community ?
4 It is well known that the Princess wanted ‘ out ’ of the Royal Family , but to her fellow passengers it was also clear she is only now coming to terms with the fact that she really is out — and quite alone .
5 Ask Americans today who are only now coming to terms with the gross exploitation of native Indians and natural resources , which their forefathers accomplished in the name of ‘ progress ’ .
6 Is growing up just about getting to grips with your manhood ?
7 Their bones may become fragile and break more easily leading to fractures of wrists , hips and bones in the spine .
8 Their bones become fragile and break more easily leading to fractures of wrists , hips and bones the spine .
9 By July , however , both Wolfgang and Constanze were ill , and Mozart was once more writing to Puchberg for money , in view of his inability to work .
10 ‘ You 're damn well going to sleep with me , ’ he countered bluntly , disregarding this comprehensive schedule .
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