Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] to the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In their villages of origin the women had been regarded as contributing less to the economic position of the family than the men , but they had at least been recognised as crucial to the economic life of the community . |
| 2 | He bounced off towards Doone , who was writing in his notebook , and they were walking together to the big boatshed as I drove away . |
| 3 | And by William Lovett , remember : one of that articulate elite which attended the debates at the Rotunda ; one who , knowing full well how partial , minimal and divisive the Whigs ' proposals were , was compelled by the polarisation of opinion they induced to a course of action contributing much to the great flood of support for them ; one who was a founder of the Chartist Movement formed in the wake of the Reform Act . |
| 4 | The B.8007 from Salen runs the full length of the peninsula , keeping close to the southern shore and serving the little settlements of Borrodale , Mingary and Kilchoan . |
| 5 | He then remained in Austrasia for the winter , keeping close to the Saxon border , ready for further insurrection . |
| 6 | Winnipeg was full of racegoing visitors who were contributing handsomely to the local economy . |
| 7 | Furthermore , if males are in short supply in one generation , they will be selectively favoured by contributing disproportionately to the next generation . |
| 8 | We would stress that the broad lines of development which we propose in our description of the 10 levels under this attainment target will require flexible interpretation since we recognise that language development is not linear but recursive , with pupils returning repeatedly to the same aspects of competence and reinforcing their skills on each occasion . |
| 9 | ‘ Returning now to the Long Stable , we enter the Upper Paddock , and first observe a hot-water apparatus , so arranged as to supply practically a constant supply . |
| 10 | Returning now to the urban scale , we can illustrate our approach first with Davis 's study of a small town in Southern Italy . |
| 11 | Walking westwards to the early chapels by Kryštof Dientzenhofer , the space is much less fluid . |
| 12 | I would conclude by returning briefly to the Marleasing judgment . |
| 13 | Then he was in the garden , the broad swathe of neat-trimmed grass climbing steadily to the thatched cottage a hundred yards distant . |
| 14 | One elder in a blanket rests his sticks against the wall of the former jail and has a pee , contributing minutely to the eventual disappearance of the police station . |
| 15 | He is probably right , too , in thinking that she would be far better known in art historical terms had she stayed in France , where her daring move into abstraction was more appreciated , than returning dutifully to the provincial inertia of Dublin . |
| 16 | Further , it addressed other secular matters relating specifically to the political situation following the fall of Brunhild . |
| 17 | The relocation itself was phased with departments relocating separately to the new location . |
| 18 | Two main groups occur here , the tergosternals , which are the principal levators of the wing ( acting antagonistically to the longitudinal tergals ) and the tergocoxal muscles , which act as the tergal promotors and remotors of the leg . |
| 19 | Although there is no independent evidence for the behaviour of Basina , the name Basena is known from a silver ladle , dating perhaps to the sixth century , found at Weimar . |
| 20 | Paul rode without speaking for a minute or two , listening absently to the strident cries of unseen birds in the tangled roof of the tropical forest . |
| 21 | In my dreams , I am still out there now , jinking into the chicane in second , piling on the power through third and into the pit straight , drifting left for the marker cone , turning in , clipping the apex and howling away to the second corner . |
| 22 | I was listening carefully to the Hon. Lady before the Hon. Gentleman intervened . |
| 23 | Bristol led after five minutes when Dziekanowski held off a challenge before centering accurately to the far post , where Rosenior headed powerfully home to mark his first full appearance for the club . |
| 24 | ( 4 ) If the Company shall within the period limited for acceptance find a Purchaser or Purchasers willing to purchase all the Shares concerned and shall give notice in writing thereof to the Proposing Transferor , he shall be bound , upon payment of the Prescribed Price , to transfer such Shares to the respective Purchasers thereof . |
| 25 | ( 4 ) If the Company shall within the period limited for acceptance find a Purchaser or Purchasers willing to purchase all the Shares concerned and shall give notice in writing thereof to the Proposing Transferor , he shall be bound , upon payment of the Prescribed Price , to transfer such Shares to the respective Purchasers thereof . |
| 26 | As he moved into the darkened hallway he could see those conifers bowing deferentially to the strong breeze . |
| 27 | Looking across to the open plateau of the Cairngorm massif . |
| 28 | Saying he would be writing again to the Prime Minister on the matter , Mr Macdonald claimed the moral case for compensation was now overwhelming . |
| 29 | Writing again to the Chief Rabbi , he reported rumours ‘ concerning the complete removal of all orthodox children ’ from the camp because ‘ they are too exacting for the authorities ’ . |
| 30 | Meanwhile , Turner was looking ahead to the postwar period . |