Example sentences of "[v-ing] [art] [noun] [adv] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The lawn glowed green below them , drawing the eyes down to the sparkle of the stream at the bottom of the garden . |
| 2 | Their pin chucks fit directly on to the headstock spindle , bringing the work closer to the bearings so putting less strain on them . |
| 3 | The instructor taking the part of the professional can then demonstrate how to keep bringing the discussion back to the point , the problems . |
| 4 | A key stage in human evolution is thought to have been reached when our ancestors moved towards hunting of large prey , doing so in groups and bringing the meat back to the campsite to share with others . |
| 5 | When you have turned completely , stop the board turning by bringing the rig back to the middle . |
| 6 | All of his energies were devoted to bringing the conversation round to the topic of food and drink , but Donald , once he had explained , or failed to explain , the Madonna Complex , moved swiftly on to what he described as his problem , which turned out to be law and order . |
| 7 | Her husband grunted but Valerie Stevens then skilfully changed the subject , asking Rachel questions about the factory and the Coachliner aircraft and finally bringing the conversation round to the group from Conway House . |
| 8 | This is done by bringing the foot back to the starting position and then striking again equally quickly with the same foot , either to another area of the body or at the opponent 's legs , behind the upper heel , to sweep him to the ground . |
| 9 | THE Tottenham Hotspur board confirmed yesterday that Terry Venables does not have a large budget for new players because of the high cost of bringing the ground up to the latest safety standards . |
| 10 | THE Tottenham Hotspur board confirmed yesterday that Terry Venables does not have a large budget for new players because of the high cost of bringing the ground up to the latest safety standards . |
| 11 | First , it involves bringing the exclusion directly to the attention of the buyer . |
| 12 | To the contrary , by bringing the Bank officially to the centre of policy-making while leaving the nature of the membership of its Court and the pattern of its recruitment largely unchanged , the Bank was allowed to do the capturing . |
| 13 | With reference to the loss of WF-495 in the Atlantic I can recall some newspaper comment about a fishing boat skipper , whose boat had actually trawled up the remains of one of the crew , returning the body immediately to the deep without much thought for the relatives or friends of the deceased . |
| 14 | Making all Asics shoes lighter , less bulky and keeping the foot closer to the ground for extra stability . |
| 15 | The fears of a dominant personality , away from the core of traditional values , driving the enterprise on to the electoral rocks , are manifest in speeches and in countless polls of public opinion . |
| 16 | The fears of a dominant personality , away from the core of traditional values , driving the enterprise on to the electoral rocks , are manifest in speeches and in countless polls of public opinion . |
| 17 | In southern and eastern countries a high rural birth rate and pressure on land was driving the masses either to the towns or abroad , although in 1880 legal restraints still hampered the Russian who wished to leave his village . |
| 18 | To their great credit , Romania looked far from demoralised on the field , driving the Scots on to the back foot for much of the first half and restricting the scoreline to 3-0 until the 39th minute . |
| 19 | I used to sit on the wall , spurring the brick and tossing the purse magnanimously to the dog below . |
| 20 | He shrugged , tossing the book on to the table and swinging his legs down to the floor . |
| 21 | Training in skills such as singing or dancing often seems to involve not just acquiring technique , but opening a way through to the basic level of power so that it can ‘ fuel ’ the performance . |
| 22 | passing the bill over to the welfare authorities , and thereby to other taxpayers , is not acceptable , either in terms of the escalating size of the bill , or , more importantly , from the point of view of individuals learning about how to behave responsibly , and the long-term financial responsibilities that flow from adult behaviour . |
| 23 | When anything like this happened , every office-holder in the community made speeches passing the buck on to the police department . |
| 24 | Passing the tax on to the car producer , the steel is sold for 230 . |
| 25 | Now , the mechanical coal-cutter , the conveyor belt , and the steel arch for roof support were quickly supplanting the old hand-methods , and for the stalls were substituting the long face where the coal-cutter undercut a greater length of the coal-seam , and the colliers , instead of working in pairs , now worked in groups , filling the coal on to the moving conveyor belt that ran parallel to the face . |
| 26 | She held the phone to her ear with her shoulder and sat up in bed , pushing the newspapers on to the floor . |
| 27 | We have the physical problem of getting grain into the machine , because the weather is pushing the crop closer to the ground . |
| 28 | This would protect the holdings against a future decline of the dollar , but at the cost of pushing the risk on to the United States if it were required to compensate the IMF ( which would take over these dollar holdings ) for any losses . |
| 29 | The fire now reached his face , blackening his mouth , swelling the tongue , pushing the lips back to the gums . |
| 30 | Her husband considered pushing the dog on to the floor , thought better of it , and went sulkily off to bed . |