Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [v-ing] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | This suggests that it is the major influence of the transmural pressure on this parameter calculated according to the Law of LaPlace . |
| 2 | The pace of change varied according to the region so that a building layout considered out of date in one area might still be fashionable in another . |
| 3 | The grant varied according to the employee 's grade . |
| 4 | Though its original statute forbad lending to foreign-controlled firms , a 1986 policy statement softened this policy by implying inclusion of local firms with minority shares held by multinationals ( Brazilian Government , 1986 ) . |
| 5 | ‘ They live , or they 're supposed to live , in the paddock between the Rectory and the House , but the fencing needs seeing to , so they tend to wander round the Rectory when they want . |
| 6 | ‘ It 's about time you and Mummy stopped going to that dreary old Richardson in the High Street and switched to Mr Vigo . ’ |
| 7 | I 've got to go listen it 's been lovely t talk to talk talking to you if you could pop in with a bottle of I wanted to try the new Beaujo If anybody 's got it and they come over , just ring the ring the door bell . |
| 8 | The application of the principles of judicial review vary according to the circumstances . |
| 9 | use the new schedules to classify new stock , but leave the old stock classified according to earlier editions of the schedules ; or |
| 10 | Although libraries may classify new stock by the latest edition of DC , earlier editions remain important because many libraries are reluctant to reclassify , and thus leave stock classified according to earlier editions long after they have been superseded . |
| 11 | With any type of aircraft the characteristics of a spin vary according to the loading , so that the spin becomes flatter as the c.g. is moved back . |
| 12 | The Oxford English Dictionary defines a game as ‘ a contest played according to rules and decided by superior skill , strength or good fortune ’ . |
| 13 | The amount of the contribution of each institution varies according to the size of its deposit base . |
| 14 | An even bigger obstacle to the successful introduction of legislative guide-lines in this country might be the existence of a number of different tariff ranges according to the different levels of court , to which we referred earlier . |
| 15 | The figure of one in four crimes being reported refers to crime in general , and this ratio of recorded to unrecorded crime varies according to the particular crime . |
| 16 | Classical criminology clearly allows for a loose association between antecedent variables and outcomes : the probability of crime varies according to the degree of rationality of individuals and the efficiency and consistency of the criminal justice system . |
| 17 | In the meantime , news of the vote needed explaining to a specially convened bondholders ' meeting on May 16th when 19 of their total number of 47 were present to hear the Report explained . |
| 18 | In the year 1531 , an attempt had been made to poison Fisher whilst at his palace at Lambeth , the attempt failing owing to the bishop being unable to take food , but 19 people died and others were taken seriously ill . |
| 19 | Armenia announced its intention to secede according to consitutional procedure . |
| 20 | No one who reads the speech of the President of the Union at the inaugural meeting of the mission , before Temple opened his mouth , can suppose that that President needed converting to Christianity . |
| 21 | As one moves from the liberal state of competitive capitalism to the totalitarian state of monopoly capitalism in crisis , the state becomes more bureaucratized , the extent of bureaucratization varying according to the form of regime and the relationship between state apparatuses . |
| 22 | Introducing Wired , his biography of John Belushi , Bob Woodward recalls how the rigours of research involved going to bed early so as to rise at 4am to visit one of the comedian 's favourite watering holes . |
| 23 | For a while he tried to read , tried to sink back down into the fortunes of young Pao-yu and his beloved cousin , Tai-yu , but it was no good ; his mind kept returning to the question of the Aristotle File and what it might mean for Chung Kuo . |
| 24 | In spite of everything , her mind kept returning to Antoinette — seeing her face as it had been during their last confrontation in Monpazier , twisted with bitterness and hate . |
| 25 | Following football means going to the game . |
| 26 | This Paufer preferred drinking to eating , and spent his slim budget proportionately . |
| 27 | In any event , they claim both a legal and moral mandate to act according to their ‘ consciences ’ , tempered as these are by professional experience and wide public consultation . |
| 28 | The Party chairman would decide later that day on what course of action to take pertaining to the Young Conservatives : the morning 's debate would continue as planned . |
| 29 | An estimated enrolment figure is calculated by the addition to the UF figure of the U- figure weighted according to previous experience . |
| 30 | The deliberate attempt to link learning to the design of instruction provided the necessary discipline to treat learning as a practical as well as a theoretical issue . |