Example sentences of "of the [noun sg] [adv] [v-ing] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Official sources were yesterday unable to explain why the restrictions had been brought in , including whether they had been designed to reduce the risk of leaks to loyalists of the type recently coming to light . |
| 2 | It is the maintenance of these audit logs that generates most of the system overhead according to the company ; at the most basic level the extra security imposes a 2% to 3% speed reduction , but as the system records become more complete , this rises . |
| 3 | It is the maintenance of these audit logs that generates most of the system overhead according to the company ; at the most basic level the extra security imposes a 2% to 3% speed reduction , but as the system records become more complete , this rises . |
| 4 | Trestles were being set up along both sides of the room , but only a few sombrely dressed ladies were seated , the rest of the company apparently preferring to mill about in the centre of the hall . |
| 5 | Eventually it was time for bed and they waited until the middle of the night before sneaking to the workshop on tip-toes . |
| 6 | Wounded during the robbery , Roth ( Mr Orange ) actually spends most of the movie slowly bleeding to death , while Harvey Keitel ( the sentimental old-time thief Mr White ) , Steve Buscemi ( the motormouth obsessive Mr Pink ) and Michael Madsen ( the quietly psychopathic Mr Blonde ) bicker and brawl about who sold them out . |