Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] to the [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Salata was arrested at 12.05am outside the development of luxury homes , centred on a polo club , after reports from security guards that he had been repeatedly coming to the south gate . |
| 32 | In Goldring 's case , the customer had done something clearly conveying to the finance company that he did not own the van and that so far as he was concerned the seller ( the trader ) had every right to sell it . |
| 33 | Reporting interim pre-tax profits which have fallen from £1.82 million to just over £1 million for the six months to 31 December , the chairman , Trevor Spencer , said the many favourable factors now relating to the housing market must contribute to buyers ' confidence . |
| 34 | X interrupted while simultaneously listening to the Air/Ground transmissions . |
| 35 | We may conclude then that ‘ de-industrialization ’ is meaningful as a simple description of a relentless process in which the manufacturing sector suffers declining shares of total employment , inevitably leading to the service sector capturing a greater share , but that the process takes on a different pace and complexion in different countries and places . |
| 36 | Colleagues we 're now going to the transport debate and there are five motions listed here . |
| 37 | Now if that is really saying to the water users that it 's down to you , there are genuine concerns of conservation and I think they are , there is a real problem in some areas . |
| 38 | Though Sergeant was no longer in charge of " drill " ( that task now falling to the PE Department ) , he still had plenty to do , receiving visitors to the School , answering the telephone , issuing stationery , working the duplicating machine , looking after the dinner register , the absentee book , the late book , distributing correspondence , and looking after casualties . |
| 39 | A LED or laser which behaves in linear fashion is more difficult to make , and thus more expensive , than a device with a light output only roughly corresponding to the power input . |
| 40 | This magnificent insect , as well as being rare , frequents the tops of oak trees , rarely descending to the forest glades , so binoculars are normally required to catch a sight of it . |
| 41 | By simply writing to the Mailing Preference Service , you can have your name deleted from almost all the lists being used by direct mail companies . |
| 42 | I want somebody whose sitting there listening to the radio sort of er just relaxed and I I just want you to pick up the phone and ring . |
| 43 | She levered his arm up and down like a pump handle , then turning to the card players said : ‘ Bob , Joe , Mr Loveitt , Dr Plumb , ladies … you know Mr Godschalk from Bretyard and Pope Insurance Office . ’ |
| 44 | Marine algal blooms , previously thought to act as a carbon sink , have been found actually to produce carbon dioxide , thereby potentially adding to the greenhouse effect . |
| 45 | 8.4 If either party becomes aware of any proceedings or threat of proceedings relating to the sale or other dealings in the Licensed Products , to the Licenced Products themselves or otherwise relating to the subject matter of this Agreement ( including , but not limited to , proceedings alleging infringement by use of the Trade Marks or infringement of copyright ) , that party will notify the other immediately . |
| 46 | Jenkins ( 1987 ) describes effectiveness research so far as a ‘ limited concept , primarily relating to the intervention process ’ and with little validity in the ‘ macro area ’ . |
| 47 | ‘ Yet according to the headmaster Hilary was a most successful boy at school , ’ he said . |
| 48 | The credibility of Defence in the Whitehall market-place was further weakened by three other factors : first , the ‘ bull ’ market enjoyed by the high-spending , socially-orientated departments — Health , Education , Labour and Social Services ; secondly , the failure of our West European allies to match our level of Defence expenditure , thus providing arguments that Britain was doing more than her fair share in collective defence ; and thirdly , trading rivals , like Germany and Japan , honing their competitive edge with lower military expenditure , likewise adding to the consensus view that Britain was overspending on Defence however potent the Soviet military threat might be . |
| 49 | The Herdwick sheep , who withstand wind and weather on the fells with their ‘ heafing ’ property of returning to base , were not so named until the 18th Century , the name ‘ Herdwyke ’ previously referring to the abbey sheep farms . |
| 50 | so they 're seriously looking to the trunk road network coming down bypass and then going off round the Caernarvon bypass ? |
| 51 | Fixing into wood is the easiest method , therefore fitting to the window frame should not present any problem provided the depth of the frame is deep enough to take the track brackets . |
| 52 | Erm really what er I wanted to do was erm to sort out the , the person who is actually going to the Chrism mass . |
| 53 | If you read the paragraph carefully you will find your eyes continually moving to the pie chart for confirmation that you have understood what has been written . |