Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] [pers pn] to [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Another popular cheat is to quote last year 's rates , only raising them to this year 's the day after the form is posted to us . |
| 2 | Um so erm I did have some I did have some references on this which erm unfortunately I I put to one side and I 've succeeded in losing so erm I did n't get the chance to put them on the handout but erm I 'm just alerting you to that area of debate and that area of enquiry . |
| 3 | By 1960 , the American space programme had launched a number of ‘ Mercury ’ spacecraft , and the first of their manned spacecrafts was launched in the early part of 1961 , once again with the Russians just beating them to that objective . |
| 4 | 4 ) ‘ My daughter met any other child at playgroup with a resounding thump if they touched ‘ her toy ’ ( because I think her older brother was still treating her to this type of jealousy at home ) . |
| 5 | He was always taking me to one side , telling me what I should and should n't do . |
| 6 | He was always inviting me to little supper parties and so on , and it became so noticeable that other people began to make snide comments . |
| 7 | It is well worth covering your design with some glass and then carefully putting it to one side for a while before returning to it later . |
| 8 | Even at its simplest your intervention — supports the children in their role-play introduces the idea that you , the teacher , can play a role yourself creates the possibility of formalising their language creates the possibility of introducing some simple work in other curriculum areas ( e.g. counting ) encourages them to think beyond the immediate , maybe introducing simple notions of cause and effect narrative gives you the opportunity to introduce simple signals indicating when you are in and out of role , thereby accustoming them to this strategy for when you use it later in a whole group drama . |
| 9 | He 's just got me mad now telling me to good luck . |
| 10 | My long-suffering owl chauffeur said to me one day while he was yet again driving me to some venue I was going to give a talk at , ‘ You and that bird are costing me a bloody fortune ! ’ |