Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] to the [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No — she was presumably seeing to the food and Rupert did n't look the kind of man who would be good at arranging flowers . |
| 2 | It can get busy at weekends — especially Sundays , with walkers , cyclists and horse-riders and the occasional car or four-wheel drive all contributing to the wear and tear of the track . |
| 3 | Two of them are ‘ common ’ sails , in which slats could be adjusted manually according to the speed and direction of the wind . |
| 4 | The ‘ social optimality ’ approach can be refined to deal with the problem without necessarily resorting to the conclusion that ‘ self-interest ’ on the part of politicians and bureaucrats is proven . |
| 5 | In literate urban societies it can provide valuable quantitative information on such topics as education , health , housing , social class , racial attitudes , income distribution , family-structure , the mass media and so on , thus contributing to the identification and understanding of important social issues . |
| 6 | they permit the collation and review of evidence of student attainment from different sources eg. from the student , the supervisor or the tutor , thus contributing to the validity and reliability of assessment ; |
| 7 | they allow evidence from out of centre activity , eg. work experience , to be reviewed , thus contributing to the validity and reliability of assessment ; |
| 8 | DAVID BATTY is desperately clinging to the belief that he will be fit to face Rangers tomorrow . |
| 9 | I have to dress in my sweaty , dirty clothes and go back down to the kitchen , grumbling while she makes me a coffee , and I complain about my wet boots and she gives me a fresh pair of William 's socks to wear and I put them on and drink my coffee and whine about never being allowed to spend the night and tell her how just once I 'd like to wake up here in the morning , and have a nice , civilised breakfast with her , sitting on the sunny balcony outside the bedroom windows , but she makes me sit down while she laces my boots up , then takes my coffee cup off me and sends me out the back door and says I 've got two minutes before she arms the alarm and puts the infrared lights on stand-by so I have to go back the way I came , over the estate wall and through the wood and down into the stream where I get both feet wet and cold and I fall going up the bank and get all muddy and eventually drag myself up and through the hedge , scratching my cheek and tearing my polo-neck and then trudging across the field through heavy rain and more mud and finally getting to the car and panicking when I ca n't find the car keys before remembering I put them in the button-down back pocket of the jeans for safety instead of the side pocket like I usually do , and then having to put some dead branches under the front wheels because the fucking car 's stuck and finally getting away and home and even in the street light I can see what a mess of the pale upholstery my muddy clothes have made . |
| 10 | But today the eyes were vibrant with an anticipatory light and Lady Merchiston sat up against her pillows , her glance alternately flicking to the window and following her companion as she moved about the room , tidying up . |
| 11 | The car was already shaking to the fighting and teasing of the other three children , but a subdued , respectful hush entered the vehicle as Linda and Nick were bundled in . |
| 12 | I 'm not just referring to the kind that Pinder indulged in , but trips to the bathroom , that sort of thing . |
| 13 | It is important here to stress that it is not just hitting to the target that is foremost , but at all times moving the feet to take the ball in one bounce . |
| 14 | ‘ Oh , it 's kind of you , but no thanks , ’ said Dolly , still keeping to the floor and the protection of the blanket . |
| 15 | While China turned inwards , European countries were involved increasingly in overseas trade and exploration of new territories , always looking to the horizon and the future . |
| 16 | Many local authorities prefer litigation , possibly owing to the choice and influence of their own legal departments . |
| 17 | she is always going to the hairdresser and having her hair frizzed oh , oh god |
| 18 | The party leadership of Mr Milos Jakes was still clinging to the hope that it could separate ‘ the workers ’ from ‘ the intellectuals ’ , he said . |
| 19 | The party leadership of Mr Milos Jakes was still clinging to the hope that it could separate ‘ the workers ’ from ‘ the intellectuals ’ , he said . |
| 20 | Still clinging to the maxim that work , particularly physical labour , could eclipse mental turmoil , she had gone out , determined to wrest some kind of order from the chaos of neglect . |
| 21 | It felt the cold from outside still clinging to the canvas that the man wore . |
| 22 | He will use the arts of cajolery and flattery , possibly deferring to the experience and expertise of congressmen and pandering to their keen sense of constitutional importance . |
| 23 | I 'm rapidly coming to the opinion that one large tough fish is easier to monitor in less-than-perfect conditions such as a new tank than a shoal of small stuff . |
| 24 | I 'm rapidly coming to the conclusion that this is a young man 's game . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ You know , Mr Lytham , I am rapidly coming to the conclusion that my bequest might also wait a few more years . |
| 26 | No matter how well matched Harry and Cora-Beth appeared to be , Aubrey was rapidly coming to the conclusion that Harry still harboured romantic memories of his sister . |
| 27 | And , although she was rapidly coming to the conclusion that she had made a fool of herself all down the line , she still did n't quite know how . |
| 28 | So too bad that Wilko would not give the guy a real chance — specially regarding to the stuff that that Wilko spoke when Frank signed . |
| 29 | The influence of school at this stage , with its strong socialising effect and opportunities for peer-group experience and influence , is marked ; but the experience gained in this situation will affect different children very differently according to the way that the soil has been prepared by earlier upbringing . |
| 30 | Er , Council are also agreeing to the road and a District Council are in agreement with the road , albeit that they have asked for the road to follow more closely to the erm but I believe it is acceptable that the road and the line of the road in general principle is . |