Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [v-ing] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( 6 ) The person to whom an occasional permission is granted shall ensure that the provisions of this Act or any byelaws or regulations made thereunder relating to the conduct of licensed premises are observed in the premises or place in respect of which the permission was granted as if he were the holder of a public house licence , and if he contravenes this subsection he shall be guilty of an offence : Provided that it shall be a defence for any person charged with an offence under this subsection if he proves that he used due diligence to prevent the occurrence of the offence . |
| 2 | Two of them are ‘ common ’ sails , in which slats could be adjusted manually according to the speed and direction of the wind . |
| 3 | These schemes and the benefits they provide , in general , are organised hierarchically according to employment status and occupational class ( James , 1984 ) . |
| 4 | With any luck , it should not need much doing to it over the next few years . |
| 5 | The colour may be varied perhaps according to the type of tools put out with it ; ‘ natural ’ for pastry cutters and patty tins , for instance . |
| 6 | The lighter the line the less stiff it is , and the more supple the line the more the bait will behave naturally according to the nuances of the current . |
| 7 | I am sure that they did not consider just talking to London Transport about that . |
| 8 | Serious cinema 's attempts to portray sexual passion have generally succeeded best according to the extent they have ignored this temptation : think of Brando , obese , with straggling grey hair and face plastered with pan-stick , howling obscenities as he floors Maria Schneider ; or Dennis Hopper , jumping on Isabella Rossellini like a mad dog with velvet , scissors , and mask . |
| 9 | In this one episode we find interconnections with race , class , colonialism , and ( cultural ) imperialism , and in ironic , domestic , tragically intricate ways : witness Gide finally capitulating to the class , racial , and cultural prejudices of his own culture , as voiced through his mother , who in turn speaks through her servant . |
| 10 | The trouble is that there are just not enough places available at the moment , and in recent years local authorities have been unable to provide more owing to the shortage of funds and the cash limits imposed on local authority expenditure by central government . |
| 11 | Furthermore , in many more isolated and smaller settlements a wife may be unable to work regularly owing to a lack of jobs or transport ; therefore the total mortgage that a would-be home buyer can obtain will be based on a multiple of the husband 's income alone . |
| 12 | Now , I 'm a very busy man , and I really do n't have time to stand here listening to you any longer . ’ |
| 13 | We do not behave simply according to our instincts , but look to others to follow and imitate . |
| 14 | ‘ Well , Marie , ’ I say , pretending that she 's sat there listening to me . |
| 15 | How true were the observations of Ecclesiastes : ‘ The wind goeth towards the south and turneth about into the north : it whirleth about continually and the wind returneth again according to his circuits . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ He was very friendly and told us other people , but no couples , had come forward claiming to be in his picture . ’ |
| 17 | And even in France , businesses , especially large ones , are becoming too demanding to be run by people without firsthand experience and a proven success record . |
| 18 | So just wait to see just going to the committee . |
| 19 | Although the classification notation will subsequently incorporate the notation of the second facet , the document will be placed physically according to the first facet ; that is , this document will either be placed with other documents on mathematics or with other documents on primary schools . |
| 20 | [ 6,7 ] They naturally concentrate on older children who begin to use words but who need translators and guides so that their words and behaviour are understood by adults and so that the actions of well-intentioned doctors and nurses can be made less threatening to the child . |
| 21 | ‘ The boys at Langley do n't do much talking to us just at the moment . |
| 22 | The user is intended to behave exactly according to their instruction . |
| 23 | As a result of these specific , socially constructed functions : ‘ Speech is often evaluated socially according to its closeness to the written language , which explains why standard spoken English is probably closer to written English than is any other spoken variety . |
| 24 | If he played strictly according to the rules , the king had to combine some of the qualities of general , prize fighter , judge and monk . |
| 25 | Furthermore , there may be problems regarding context dependent effects , whereby letters are written differently according to their surrounding context . |
| 26 | In addition , some clauses are regulated differently according to whether the contract is made with a person dealing as a consumer or with a non-consumer. ( a ) Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 The scope of the Act The UCTA 1977 applies to clauses which seek to restrict or exclude " business liability " , which is defined as liability for breach of obligations or duties arising — ( a ) from things done or to be done … in the course of a business … ; or ( b ) from the occupation of premises used for business purposes of the occupier … |
| 27 | Many microwaves heat unevenly leading to hot spots in the milk . |
| 28 | The list will be presented differently according to the type of start point chosen , as follows : |
| 29 | The list will be presented differently according to the type of start point chosen , as follows : |
| 30 | The mucosa was examined and lesions scored macroscopically according to the presence of petechiae or necrotic mucosa ( Table II ) . |