Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] [to-vb] [noun pl] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Video tapes explaining how to distinguish symptoms of BSE from other diseases such as rabies were distributed to French vets last year . |
| 2 | Pausing only to pour buckets of water into the burning dustbins , and to be sick in the basin on the landing , Rainbow races for the nearest pay-phone , to ruin several people 's evenings . |
| 3 | Our crew 's wives would already be heading there to make offerings on behalf of their husbands . |
| 4 | I was wondering how to explain matters to Mother … should I go without fuss , simply leaving a note behind ? |
| 5 | It is not unusual for a receiver to continue to run a business while he is selling off the charged assets and in doing so to purchase goods on credit . |
| 6 | Objective : to liberalize world trade and by doing so to raise standards of living , to ensure full employment , to expand the production and exchange of goods , and to promote economic development . |
| 7 | They may contrast deictics like here and there , for instance , but they may do so by using here to signal transfers of possession-'Here' , said as a child hands a toy to a parent ; and there to signal completion — ‘ There ! ’ as the last block is placed on a tower ( e.g. , Clark and Sengul , 1978 ) . |
| 8 | The paradox of openness and criticism should be appreciated , together with learning how to draw conclusions from evidence . |
| 9 | Dr Higgs , now a consultant at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Gateshead , said she was heartened by the number of support groups springing up to help victims of child abuse . |
| 10 | Clever Kelly is currently studying hard to get A-Levels in English , Politics and Ancient History . |
| 11 | He was trying desperately to keep memories at bay . |
| 12 | The local High School will play in front of a sell-out audience of 20,000 , with non-ticket holders tuning in to live broadcasts on radio and television . |