Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] [adv prt] to [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Proud of the rapid development time for the 601 , the two companies are nevertheless rushing on to complete work on three other promised iterations of the part , now under development at IBM 's Somerset plant in Austin , Texas . |
| 2 | Like it or lump it , the world is slowly turning on to Graphical User Interfaces , whether they be Windows , the Apple Mac 's operating system , or the Next — not forgetting OS/2 v 2.0 , of course . |
| 3 | We will introduce a new nation-wide ‘ Rents to Mortgages ’ scheme , enabling council tenants to take a part-share in their home , gradually stepping up to full ownership . |
| 4 | For tonight 's game , Burscough will welcome back Gary Winn , who joins a squad that is slowly getting back to full strength . |
| 5 | Indications of the lasting potential of workwear comes with the news that the traditional companies are now opening up to new design suggestions coming from the UK . |
| 6 | I have a granddaughter now going up to Burnt Mill and I think myself , they could n't have done any better in the grammar school . |
| 7 | The Mid-summer eve fires have been recorded by Frazer in ‘ The Golden Bough ’ across Europe from Ireland to Russia , from Norway to Greece , and even spreading in to Moslem North Africa . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'm terribly sorry about your aunt 's jewellery , ’ Charity said , verbally scampering back to safe ground as fast as she could . |
| 9 | It 's a difficult decision but I knew if I married out there , well , there is a certain loneliness , yet going back to English life is unsatisfactory . |