Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] [noun] to [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That is , they do this in every case except that of an exorcism ritual where the point is to make a deliberate display of violence and aggression , in the sense of ‘ intentionally causing suffering to another being ’ , to frighten the predatory spirits . |
| 2 | The bad senses cluster around the notion of deliberately causing harm to another being or entity . |
| 3 | One folly was so outlandish it never got past the planning stage — others are still fooling people to this day … |
| 4 | Other teachers and other girls were forever taking fancies to each other , but there was something strangely eccentric about Mrs Hill 's fancy , just as her whole position in the school was eccentric . |
| 5 | As mentioned earlier , the methods of abatement capable of achieving effective control are governed to some extent by the age of the plant , the older plants probably giving rise to most difficulties . |
| 6 | All AE 's immediately turned to stare at one of their number a poker-faced young man , who described any client who would n't buy from him as a " cunt " even scribbling comments to that effect on the client record cards . |
| 7 | ‘ Sometimes , yes , but I ca n't help wondering if it 's likely that a young man on the brink of a successful career and maybe planning marriage to another girl would … |