Example sentences of "[v-ing] [to-vb] [adv prt] to [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It took a moment for the full enormity of what was happening to filter through to the brandy-drenched consciousness of the member reading The Times . |
| 2 | Now I 'm going to go inside and get myself a drink , ’ he announced , ‘ and then we are going to go over to the far field where there 's a modicum of peace and we are going to look at these plans together , OK ? ’ |
| 3 | Or was she simply going to drive up to the front door and announce herself ? |
| 4 | Tierrie Molignengo , who is 23 , works at the 15 North Parade restaurant , and he hopes he 's going to win through to the National Finals which take place in April , with his menu for four , which has by the rules of the game , to cost less than £35 . |
| 5 | Nor was she going to give in to the warm and leaping sensations being generated in her by the slow , rhythmic stroking of his fingers . |
| 6 | IT 'S GOING TO BE A VERY INTERESTING RACE , AND IT LOOKS as if IMPROV FROM LOTUS — WHICH REALLY GRABS WINDOWS BY THE THROAT — IS GOING TO GET OFF TO A FLYING START . |
| 7 | The debate is a profound one and it is only just beginning to reach out to a wider audience . |
| 8 | The tide is beginning to turn back to a gentler , safer and more effective approach to the treatment of ill-health and disease . |
| 9 | Christians across the spectrum are beginning to wake up to the living vitality of the Holy Spirit . |
| 10 | However , much of the hostility aroused by the subcommittee 's report appeared to be directed towards the United Kingdom government , which was widely accused of failing to stand up to the Chinese over Hong Kong 's future . |
| 11 | Each part of the company has been asked to look for ways of doing more , with less , and the performance improvements now happening all over the company are starting to feed through to the bottom line . |
| 12 | Concentrate instead on your own reputation by continuing to live up to the high standards you always set yourself . |
| 13 | Then , once I am at home , I usually think the whole of it was splendid , and hate having to settle down to the monotonous , lonely life of a writer . |
| 14 | This is paradoxically confirmed by the fact that both capitalist and socialist economists , politicians and ideologues are increasingly trying to jump on to the Green bandwaggon and to appropriate its policies for themselves . |
| 15 | Yes , well I think that 's why you that 's why I keep on trying to come back to the regulatory system , because what you really in fundamental form a pension is a contract between an employer and an individual , you know you pay me so much money and when you get to a certain age I will pay you . |
| 16 | ‘ I am trying to get through to the Islamic Foundation , ’ went on Ali , ‘ to warn them of what is going on here . |
| 17 | ‘ Hello , operator , I 'm trying to get through to the Kosher butcher — it 's on the blink and I 've people coming for dinner Friday — Oh , thank you , dear . |
| 18 | That they did not do and now the leader of the council said well they 're trying to get down to the standard spending assessment at last , he could have done that a long time ago , you have had nothing but excess expenditure proposals on behalf of this city for many , many years . |
| 19 | Erm erm two tapes on the end of my second tape , I 'm hoping to get on to a third but it depends how erm far this conversation goes . |
| 20 | He rasped , ‘ Are n't you longing to get back to the bright lights ? ’ |
| 21 | But what happens when you grow tired of it , Aurora — what happens when the novelty fades and you find yourself longing to get back to the bright lights of show business ? |
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