Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] [to-vb] [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he feared a jaunt to Expo 92 in Seville would send the wrong message to the markets — and did not want the humiliation of returning early to deal with a sterling crisis . |
| 2 | She left his office quietly , too raw to make a scene and attract attention , wanting only to crawl into a corner and hide . |
| 3 | Will the Salters ' chemistry A-level syllabus form a reasonable basis for those students going on to read for a chemistry degree at university or polytechnic ? |
| 4 | I 'm going out to look at a pony , and do n't forget to double-lock Wayne 's door . ’ |
| 5 | Is n't it bad enough going out to work as a skivvy in someone 's shop without dressing as a skivvy at home . ’ |
| 6 | CARE workers at a children 's home were unaware that a 15-year-old girl in their charge was going out to work as a prostitute . |
| 7 | Without you every morning would be like going back to work after a holiday . |
| 8 | The two rotary controls are the expected volume and tone , the latter pulling out to double as a coil tap for the humbucker . |
| 9 | Such a dictionary is unlikely to appeal to a member of the general public wishing only to check on a word when solving a crossword or playing Scrabble . |
| 10 | And Mum and Dad are going off on holiday on Saturday , so they wo n't be popping in to visit for a couple of weeks . ’ |
| 11 | It was confirmed on Feb. 19 that the CPSU was continuing also to recognize as a constituent party the pro-independence Estonian CP , led by chairman Vaino Vaelaes and first secretary Enn-Arno Sillari . |
| 12 | One Sunday , he went hunting with his fierce black mastiffs , stopping only to swig at a flask of strong drink . |
| 13 | She attracts much more of a following than previous Indian imports , partly because she encourages people to keep their jobs rather than dropping out to live in a commune . |
| 14 | The actual work was related to scientific observation , enquiry , recording as well as learning how to behave in a group . |
| 15 | It is not success in itself that matters , so much as the process of/earning how to create success , learning how to manifest our personal and global visions — learning how to live in a looking-glass world . |
| 16 | The socialisation process pupils encounter in schools therefore involves not only the acquisition of formally defined skills , but also the gaining of many other social skills , such as learning how to live in a group and how to respond to those in authority . |
| 17 | It 's also worth learning how to jump from a height so that you can get down again on the other side . |
| 18 | When Karen Stephens trained as a hairdresser she had to learn more than just the rudiments of cutting and blow-drying/ She also had to tackle the problems of learning how to lip-read in a mirror , as 20-year-old Karen has been deaf all her life . |
| 19 | in a battle camp , you 're supposed to be learning how to fight in a war and basically they beat ya up , and in camp as well , it happens in camp too . |
| 20 | Near the end of the novel the clergyman is left ‘ … in strange Embarrassment , not knowing how to account for a Mind at once so enlighten 'd , and so ridiculous . ’ |
| 21 | F. These are some things most people think about when they are choosing where to go for a holiday . |
| 22 | Colourful adverts for the Farley 's drink in magazines show a child snuggling down to sleep with a cup slipping from his hand , and the slogan : ‘ Five minutes ago he was demolishing the house . ’ |
| 23 | Colourful magazine adverts for the Farley 's drink show a child snuggling down to sleep with a cup slipping from his hand , and the slogan : ‘ Five minutes ago he was demolishing the house . ’ |
| 24 | He thought of sitting down to wait for a break in the storm but that could have been all night so he struggled on downhill , angling a little to the left , until he met the treeline at the bottom of the meadow . |
| 25 | I also think that erm it 's up to erm us — I mean if you think of us as a whole travel industry — to really take a look at what we are providing and compare it with what is provided in other countries ; the standards of service , how long do you have to wait for a meal when you 're sitting down to eat in a restaurant , what are people used to in France and Germany and the USA ? |
| 26 | They all headed for the door , with that slightly stiff gait of people who are in a tearing hurry , but who are trying not to break into a run . |
| 27 | Despite her previous marriage , Æthelthryth had always lived as a virgin and was determined to remain one , retiring altogether to live as a nun in Coldingham about 672 . |
| 28 | Quinn had watched him from across the street , tending his exterior fruit-display or disappearing inside to attend to a customer . |