Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pers pn] [adv] to [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A child was writing a poem in Bengali and passing it on to another boy to translate for him . |
| 2 | Finish drying with the diffuser , pushing it on to each section of hair so it almost touches the scalp . |
| 3 | He asked those interested or intrigued by the idea to pray as to whether God might be calling them personally to this work . |
| 4 | Road signs were supposed to have been erected at the mouth of the carriageway as soon as Benin 's car had passed through , warning motorists of an impending dynamite blast and rerouting them on to another section of the motorway . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'm taking him up to that wood . ’ |
| 6 | Surrogacy is an arrangement whereby a woman carries a child with the intention of handing it over to another woman after its birth . |
| 7 | He says of Mr Kinnock 's call : ‘ I think it is a huge tribute to those of us who have spoken for the Conservative Party on industrial matters , and have had some personal experience in creating a small business and building it up to some size . |
| 8 | From this you can better judge both the potential of the farm and what is involved in bringing it up to that potential . |
| 9 | Thus it is a general policy to ensure that mineral working is carried on ‘ with proper regard for the appearance and other amenities of the area ’ , and that when the working is finished the land should ( wherever practicable ) not be left derelict but ‘ restored or otherwise treated with a view of bringing it back to some form of beneficial use ’ . |
| 10 | The verderers had horses and within an hour or so could be carrying him back to some village outside the forest where he would have attention . |
| 11 | As noted earlier , in addition to treating patients themselves or referring them on to another agency , GPs had a third option , that of effectively doing nothing . |
| 12 | I just remember them wheeling me down to this room and going to sleep . |