Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv prt] to the [noun pl] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | People did broadcasts , and if they wrote books , or gave talks on books , these books were all to be found in the BBC Library , along with a fine technical collection and an unrivalled political section , dating back to the days when Guy Burgess ran their first Parliamentary programmes . |
| 2 | After violent storms the haul will often include valuable items dating back to the days when drowned sailors on the local beach was commonplace . |
| 3 | ‘ Of course , Taiwan has a Portuguese connection dating back to the days when it was Formosa , but you wo n't have found any opportunity to air it these days . |
| 4 | The new station , consisting of the by then classic steel , concrete , and glass concourse with facilities around its outer flanks and with steps and ramps leading down to the platforms below , gave a new twist to the separation of passengers and baggage regarded as an ideal at so many American stations . |
| 5 | ‘ Going down to the Hogans again are you ? ’ she said , sounding slightly put out . |
| 6 | Oh well I 'll have to try , try keep going down to the courses down to Toshiba . |
| 7 | Going back to the agents up in the town , the boatmen to get information about a ship coming in they would have to go up to the town |
| 8 | I think we are coming up to the peaks now . ’ |
| 9 | Neither was able to brake and in seconds both vanished over the top of an ice cliff , falling on to the seracs below . |