Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv prt] to [art] [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You find yourself hanging on to every last minute together . ’ |
| 2 | THE danger of trying to limp to safety on goalless draws was graphically illustrated by Coventry 's last-gasp defeat which could have them hanging on to the last day of the season before knowing their fate . |
| 3 | Coventry slumped to a last-gasp 1–0 defeat at Notts County which could have them hanging on to the last day of the season before knowing their fate . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'll be right here beside you , ’ she added , climbing on to the next horse . |
| 5 | After the passage quoted just above concerning the esteem in which Molla Fenari was held and his place in the state , and before passing on to the next event in his life , namely his going on the pilgrimage in 822 ( 8 Dhu " l-Hijja = 26 December 1419 ) , Ibn Hajar writes that Molla Fenari became widely known for his erudition and that he was both pious and abundant in culture and merit " except that he was censured for [ espousing ] the sect of Ibn al- " Arabi and for the fact that he taught the and affirmed it " : he goes on to say that Molla Fenari , on the advice of friends , abjured mention of the subject in Egypt . |
| 6 | Both bought a gratifyingly large number of things before passing on to the next stall , where Miss Pettigrew sat behind pyramids of tinned food , most of which , on closer inspection , proved to be for cats . |
| 7 | Looking back to the last war , I can clearly remember arriving at Abbeydale Council School in Sheffield to find it badly damaged by a bomb , having to transfer temporarily to Lowfields and Ann 's Road Schools and then to ’ home service ’ , which was simply a teacher in charge of a dozen or so kids in somebody 's front room . |
| 8 | Looking back to the seventeenth century , or forward to the late twentieth century . |
| 9 | The Government investigations paint a picture of decadent fraud flourishing in a climate of lax controls dating back to the 19th century and policed by professional advisors who paid insufficient attention to the task at hand . |
| 10 | A campaign for a People 's Front would detract from their attempts to influence the Labour Party , and was felt to be inspired by Lloyd George , with whom the Communists had a long standing feud , dating back to the First World War . |
| 11 | It obviously believes that an emphasis on its citizens ' common humanity is essential to the Community ( it is very premature to say nation or State ) ; that is an old-fashioned belief , dating back to the nineteenth century , but it is consoling in these jarring , mean-spirited , unidealistic times . |
| 12 | Given that suspended particulates have been the subject of pollution control policies dating back to the nineteenth century , it is not surprising that total emissions and average urban concentrations of particulates have decreased markedly during the past few decades . |
| 13 | Eight miles from the Bauble lies the historic town of Colchester , an ancient town dating back to the 1st century BC with Roman remains , a ruined Norman castle , a 15th-century abbey , museums and excellent shopping facilities . |
| 14 | This is a very special 14-night tour which has only one departure on 19 June — perfectly timed to give a limited number of our customers a chance to attend the opening night of the Verona Opera Season : Verdi 's Don Carlo , performed in the 20,000 seat Roman Arena amphitheatre dating back to the 1st century . |
| 15 | In fact , until December last theirs was the largest private library of manuscripts in the world , with works dating back to the seventh century and texts of great importance to German history , the natural sciences , military history and the Grand Tour . |
| 16 | It is said that the pattern is mentioned in records dating back to the fifth century BC , which is to say that it was known well before the Roman invasion . |
| 17 | While these discoveries illustrated remarkably well the period of the greatest renown and prosperity of Aphrodisias ( between late Hellenistic times and the early Byzantine era , i.e. , first century BC to the seventh century AD ) , archaeological evidence for a long prehistory dating back to the fifth millennium BC was recorded in excavations of two habitation mounds , or höyük , located at the heart of the Roman city . |
| 18 | Ficulle is a small town with ancient origins , which still retains some of its medieval walls and watchtowers dating back to the 13th century . |
| 19 | St Margaret 's Chapel , dating back to the 12th century , is the earliest surviving structure in Edinburgh Castle . |
| 20 | Beneath Denmark Street , west of the city centre , are extensive cellars , dating back to the thirteenth century and once part of an Augustinian monastery . |
| 21 | ‘ It 's the oldest quarter in Prague , ’ he went on , ‘ dating back to the thirteenth century . ’ |
| 22 | Guinness has a long standing tradition of community involvement dating back to the eighteenth century . |
| 23 | Areas found to be at risk include ancient woodlands dating back to the last ice age , internationally rare lowland heaths , meadows and marshes containing many rare species of plants , flowers , animals , birds and insects . |
| 24 | I am especially pleased to welcome JCI back as a shareholder , a position they held from 1918 until 1979 , cementing the close relationship between our two companies dating back to the last century . |
| 25 | O7 ppm although naturally high concentrations of mercury have been found in a number of locations , including Lake Windermere where mud dating back to the last century contains 0.7 ppm . ’ |
| 26 | Some of his compositions are based on songs dating back to the mid-fifteenth century . |
| 27 | Here there are 100,000 old books and illuminated manuscripts , some dating back to the tenth century . |
| 28 | Dating back to the 18th Century the main house has been converted from the former guest quarters . |
| 29 | Visitors can see an extensive collection of textile machinery dating back to the 18th century along with an exhibition tracing the development of Wales ' woollen industry from the Middle Ages . |
| 30 | Science and The Church are caught in a bloody feud dating back to the 14th century . |