Example sentences of "[prep] [adv] [v-ing] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The way he gained ‘ the word that sustains the weary ’ was not like a bolt from the blue , but through patiently listening to God morning by morning . |
| 2 | The commission criticized the Federal Aviation Authority ( FAA ) for only reacting to disasters and not doing enough to prevent them . |
| 3 | Governors at Bowesfield Lane Primary , Stockton , are demanding a better service after repeatedly complaining to Cleveland County Council Education Authority about the standard of cleanliness at the school . |
| 4 | Malaysia leave the field after narrowly losing to an accomplished Tunisian seven ( 14–10 ) in the semi-finals after losing their pool match 22–0 to the same side . |
| 5 | And Gower is bitterly disappointed not to have made the tour squad after virtually apologising to the Indian Cricket Board for alleging their bowlers scuffed the ball in the final Test at the Oval two summers ago . |
| 6 | Neamy had been sentenced to death on April 30 , charged with spying on Palestinian refugees in Iraq after allegedly admitting to working for Mossad , the Israeli secret service . |
| 7 | Often there is no intention to frustrate the child ; the rejections — such as not listening to or fobbing off the child — may be the consequences of the parent 's being too busy with chores or being tired and irritable after a day 's work , and so forth . |
| 8 | As such it is neater than the confusion presented by a reality which can be seen as not belonging to the self ; or as perhaps belonging to the self ; or as , if belonging to the self , equally incapable of assimilation by it or separation from it . |
| 9 | Frank obviously want to travel to the US next year and to be in contention he — has — to play first team football — Frank was cited today as not beeing to impressed with Deano : ’ 2 goals in 12 matches in England is not at all impressive ; the chances keep coming all the time in games over here ’ . |
| 10 | ‘ For the purposes of subsection ( 1 ) and without limiting the grounds upon which it may be established that consent to sexual intercourse is vitiated — ; ( a ) a person who consents to sexual intercourse with another person — ; ( i ) under a mistaken belief as to the identity of the other person ; or ( ii ) under a mistaken belief that the other person is married to the person , … shall be deemed not to consent to the sexual intercourse ; ( b ) a person who knows that another person consents to sexual intercourse under a mistaken belief referred to in paragraph ( a ) shall be deemed to know that the other person does not consent to the sexual intercourse ; ( c ) a person who submits to sexual intercourse with another person as a result of threats or terror , whether the threats are against , or the terror is instilled in , the person who submits to the sexual intercourse or any other person , shall be regarded as not consenting to the sexual intercourse ; and ( d ) a person who does not offer actual physical resistance to sexual intercourse shall not , by reason only of that fact , be regarded as consenting to the sexual intercourse . ’ |
| 11 | We give value to a relationship through selflessly ministering to each other 's needs , and we reduce the cost by blending tastes and interests . |
| 12 | ‘ Our son is at school near here so that 's another reason for not moving to Manchester . |
| 13 | Conrad was accordingly taken to task for not reporting to Rome and was ( wrongly ) reproved for taking part in the assembly . |
| 14 | Parents need to be helped to understand the problem and not punish the child for not getting to the lavatory in time ( Schmitt 1982a ) . |
| 15 | Many slimmers make this an excuse for not sticking to the diet , but I find it much easier being away from the kitchen and the kettle ! |
| 16 | If they said John was a prophet and thereby received his authority from God , they would be criticised for not listening to him . |
| 17 | My apology is for not listening to you when you tried to explain . ’ |
| 18 | Most of the old prisoners were there because they personally had no wish to escape , and although their reasons for not wishing to were usually quite sensible and not always selfish it was difficult for a new prisoner to grasp them . |
| 19 | ‘ Thomas White , a tippler , for keeping shuffle board play ’ came before the Court during the stern days of the Commonwealth , while in 1666 were charged , ‘ John Parson , James his son , Stephen Parker and Sidney Randall for not going to church on the Lord 's day ’ . |
| 20 | ‘ I get criticised for not going to the cinema to see people 's reaction — but I 'm not there to review the audience . ’ |
| 21 | And they would be a coward for not going to war . |
| 22 | Most men and women would be better off for not going to prison at all . |
| 23 | So , she 's not one to play on it for not going to school though , so |
| 24 | Have you his excuse for not going to Arsenal cos he ca n't handle the tubes . |
| 25 | ‘ Prentice , there are a lot of better reasons for not talkin to your dad , believe me . ’ |
| 26 | Anyone who has ever suffered at the hands of military pomposity will relish the story of General Patton inspecting a hospital in France and screaming abuse at a man for not coming to attention in his presence , only to be told ‘ Run along , asshole . |
| 27 | Of how Luke and Sonny were brought by cart to the infirmary in Castlebar ; of the ‘ roasting ’ they would get from Father Devlin for not coming to their aid ; of what Bull O'Malley would do when he arrived home from Dublin . |
| 28 | The Bundesbank was heavily criticised by our Government for not coming to the rescue of the pound on Black Wednesday when we were forced out of the ERM . |
| 29 | The Government give as reason for not reverting to the 1988 arrangements the small number of convictions previously secured . |
| 30 | As fat women we are punished for not conforming to conventional feminine ideals . |