Example sentences of "[vb base] [prep] [v-ing] to the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But they will have no experience of running pubs and I know from talking to the local bench that licensing magistrates are concerned at the standard of new licensees . ’ |
| 2 | Not so , as last week 's pro-blood sports advertisement in the Daily Telegraph ( talk about preaching to the converted ) amply proved . |
| 3 | Yet sometimes that is what I feel like doing to the psychological and emotional crutches which are marketed as folk religion . |
| 4 | The schemes of their economic alliance , Caricom , rarely come to much , because its members buy little from each other , and compete in selling to the outside world . |
| 5 | Controversial American sprinter Butch Reynolds marked his return to championship racing following the end of his drugs ban by powering to the 400 metres crown in a new championship record 45.26secs . |
| 6 | Yeah but you see by going to the same supplier , we 've got a lot of the film we can use that er there 's been several days filming |