Example sentences of "be [verb] [prep] [v-ing] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For Newton there was no satisfactory account of why the planets should orbit the sun in the same direction and in roughly the same plane : This aesthetically pleasing scheme could only be explained by appealing to God 's initial design . |
| 2 | Abilities or aptitudes can be tested psychologically ; experience can be validated by talking to peers or previous employers . |
| 3 | She obviously feels it can not be resolved without going to court . ’ |
| 4 | And what 's more , Uncle Pumblechook , realizing that this boy 's fortune may be made by going to Miss Havisham 's , has offered to take him into town tonight in his carriage , and let him sleep in his own house , and deliver him tomorrow to Miss Havisham 's . |
| 5 | erm but these things could be done without going to committees , without any problem whatsoever if we just have this experiment to see how it works . |
| 6 | He felt that this could best be done by resorting to myths . |
| 7 | In these circumstances there was much to be said for sticking to forms that were known and accepted ; and in spite of the great list of possible wordings in PS , the Digest does not give the impression that the more obscure terms were much used . |
| 8 | If this is the case , rather than attempt to invent a new conceptual framework , there is much to be said for turning to marriage as the one , already existing legal concept which has the obvious potential for expansion so as to provide the institutional framework for such a union . |
| 9 | He said Labour , Conservative and Lib Dems have refused to share a debate with Dr Clarke but he warned the BNP would not be prevented from going to election meetings in the town . |
| 10 | Could this huge array be supplied without straining to breaking-point the thin lifeline ? |
| 11 | The charity can be contacted by writing to Cruse Bereavement Care , Foyle Branch , 9 Crawford Square or by telephoning 262941 between 9.30am-1.30pm . |
| 12 | The problems which are likely to be encountered in attempting to mesh such divergent data are both technical and philosophical . |
| 13 | It has been calculated that in 1922 an average of 38 minutes would be spent on going to work and coming back , with a working day of between 14 and 15 hours in the warmer months . |
| 14 | I suggest that the answer to this can be found by looking to theories of the family and to legal structures . |
| 15 | Sometimes a clean break just wo n't work , where , for instance , there is n't any capital sum available for you to pay your wife and she has n't any job prospects ; then you may be saddled with having to fork out ‘ periodic payments ’ — the English term for alimony . |
| 16 | Added together , the anti-London lobby said , there was around £2.5 million to be gained by moving to Manchester . |
| 17 | There is only one freedom to be gained by travelling to Bavduin . |
| 18 | Details can be obtained by writing to Freepost , Chosen Heritage , East Grinstead , West Sussex , RH19 1ZA , or telephone free of charge on ( 0800 ) 525555 . |
| 19 | All applicants are advised of the fees to be charged when offered a place , and an up-to-date statement of any later changes can be obtained by writing to Faculty Offices from March onwards . |
| 20 | Further general information , can be obtained by writing to Mrs. L. Paterson , Postgraduate Secretary , Faculty of Law , University of Edinburgh , Old College , South Bridge , Edinburgh , EH8 9YL . |
| 21 | Entry forms can be obtained by writing to Pat Wallace , Polaroid International Instant Photomicrography Competition , Polaroid UK Ltd , Ashley Road , St. Albans , Hertfordshire , AL1 5PR . |
| 22 | Most of its cost recovery will be achieved by providing to customers such as surveyors , planners , property developers and the like a vastly enhanced and continuously up-dated digital database . |
| 23 | Reducing carbon dioxide emissions to required levels will not be achieved by ceasing to mine coal in Britain . |