Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] to [noun prp] ['s] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's not for the Diary to speculate upon whose coat is cut better according to Richmond 's cloth , but we can report that none of the candidate 's pockets contained pen or paper a problem when taking down canvass details . |
| 2 | Among these is a reproduction of Daniel Maclise 's The Death of Nelson , an image perhaps alluding to Minton 's identification with this famous naval martyr . |
| 3 | Lord John had hoped that his friend would accompany him , but he sensed how much Manvell despised him for so easily surrendering to Sharpe 's threat . |
| 4 | As we know , however , from the evidence contained in yesterday 's autumn statement , the recession has been deeply damaging to Britain 's economy . |
| 5 | As the company grew , smaller clone-makers , also building to IBM 's software standard , started trying the same tactics on Compaq itself . |
| 6 | Sexual licence , evident in some coastal cities , is clearly spreading to China 's interior . |
| 7 | Israel 's Foreign Minister David Levi , also responding to Baker 's statement , had said that " peace can not be imposed on Israel " . |
| 8 | IVAN Lendl was today looking to Britain 's grasscourt season to resurrect his flagging career after failing miserably in his bid to land a fourth French Open title . |
| 9 | We were late getting to Doris 's party on Christmas Eve , because Toby and I had a sort of row . |
| 10 | Erm it 's tha then getting towards and she 's gone down and done the horses he sh he said it 's then getting to Harriet 's bed time so she baths her all sorts her out and he said well she does work hard , he said and by the end of that she she wo n't be able to do anything else ! |
| 11 | Donleavy kept in touch by telephone , sometimes talking to Coleman 's father by mistake as they both sounded very much alike . |
| 12 | But one thing was certain — whether I was chosen to play in it or not , I was definitely going to Ricci 's masterclass . |