Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] to [art] [noun sg] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was gabbling nervously , she realised , gradually petering to a halt as the implacable dark face did n't register any reaction whatsoever . |
| 2 | Verba and voluntas are words of dread in writing of interpretation in Roman private law : how far did the Roman jurists interpret according to the letter , how far according to the spirit , and how far according to the spirit as embodied in the letter ? |
| 3 | They were now tending to the Frenchman as he lay on the ground . |
| 4 | Matters are now coming to a head because of the advent of leagues next season . |
| 5 | Instead of now referring to the child as something for us to share , Sarah started saying it was hers . |
| 6 | As expected , the results show a significant decrease in accuracy when initially pointing to a target while wearing prisms than for normal vision . |
| 7 | Paul is evidently referring to the Spirit when talking of this power , since he not only prays that the Spirit will reveal it to his readers , but he , in common with other New Testament writers , associates the Spirit with the resurrection of Christ from the dead ( I Tim . |
| 8 | Frau Geller murmured something to her companion about it never happening to a woman unless she 'd been asking for it . |