Example sentences of "[v-ing] [verb] [adv prt] to the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I am sorry to interrupt your cosy chat , Martin , but Daddy 's dying to go up to the bar for a drink and we 've promised to stop by Carolyn Roach 's house later on . ’ |
| 2 | If they already have some practical knowledge they will be itching to get on to the floor ! |
| 3 | Edward had watched over her for hours , even refusing to go down to the lock with his friends for days , though he loved to play there . |
| 4 | Indeed , he went so far as to say that he was almost dreading stepping on to the golf course , full of grim forebodings on the practice ground and no better on the practice green . |
| 5 | The argument put forward by the member states mentioned above is tantamount to seeking to graft on to the derogation from the principle of non-discrimination on grounds of nationality a second derogation as regards fishing vessels relating to the nationality of the owners or operators of such vessels . |
| 6 | It was like nothing she had ever experienced before — she had always been aware she had the capacity for passion , but it was an element of her own make-up she had kept sternly suppressed , her mind refusing to give in to the demands of a young , healthy body . |
| 7 | By introducing tough new health warnings and refusing to give in to the tobacco industry 's demands , Mr Waldegrave has already shown himself to be the most effective Health Minister since Sir George Young 's short tenure . |
| 8 | Authorship is identity in the textual sphere , and hence gay people , like all marginal groups , have , at present , a political stake in wanting to hold on to the Author despite her/his expulsion from prevailing postmodernist theories . |
| 9 | ‘ I know you 're wanting to get back to the hacienda . ’ |
| 10 | The impact as well as the shock of the bullet wound knocked him crashing face down to the ground , his legs all mixed up with the trolley 's wheels . |
| 11 | She looked from him to Michael and realised that her brother was going to go over to the man . |
| 12 | We 're going to go on to the effects of chilling and what damage does that do ? |
| 13 | I 'm not going to go on to the things of the brain because we are going to do them further down the list . |
| 14 | It also made me think that perhaps I had more control over the whole presentation generally which is my biggest concern so get up there and just do some and therefore it 's going to go on to the confidence side of it . |
| 15 | Now , I 'm going to go out to the east again with Maidstone . |
| 16 | We 're going to go down to the travel agents |
| 17 | Two of the lads are going to go back to the apartment hotel with you . |
| 18 | I mean we 're not going to go back to the days of the commonwealth and relying on you know , lamb from New Zealand all the time . |
| 19 | ‘ He said he was going to drive up to the Spaniard 's for a drink . |
| 20 | ‘ Dad 's going to drive out to the woods and we 're going to open the cage door and let him out . |
| 21 | At the moment none of them 's going to sit through to the end . |
| 22 | Jos shook his head , turning to go back to the van . |
| 23 | Well we 're still waiting to go back to the Manor Ground and catch up with Nick Harris . |
| 24 | " We 're just going to trot round to the park , so follow me . |
| 25 | So presenting the centre line and okay we 're going to come on to the eye contact as well in a moment , presenting the centre line with eye contact means that it feels much more positive for the audience in terms of the delivery . |
| 26 | During the operation , I 'm going to come back to the door in a minute , during the operation which gun were you carrying ? |
| 27 | Well , so I 'm going to meet him at Temple Meads and we 're going to set off to the Marquis family abode . |
| 28 | I 'm going to walk down to the hotel on the other side of the bay and see if they 've got any rooms free — ’ |
| 29 | As soon as lunch was over , Mr Evans was fidgeting to get back to the shop . |
| 30 | The inexperienced pilots often try to soar in unusable lift , and they concentrate so hard that they do n't recognise that they are drifting away and are not going to get back to the field . |