Example sentences of "[prep] going [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The tank is large one — 56″ × 15″ × 36 ’ , but the Oscar has killed everything I have put in for company — even after going to great lengths to see if they 'll get on . |
| 2 | And it invites the conclusion that rhodopsin-like compounds are a particularly favoured way of going about light detection in the animal world . |
| 3 | I mean some people adopt the approach of trying to d do it all in about two hours just before the deadline so they do n't have time to feel self critical erm I think perhaps if you can , you know , rather than , rather than trying to do it all at once I mean the business of , of going through successive drafts of things and gradually getting them better and better , I mean the first drafts of things that I write are , are usually just scribbles on the back of a piece of paper that 's , with something else on the front |
| 4 | So erm nevertheless we have er the spirit of Thomas Carlisle walks abroad amongst us even now so er sometimes this business of going through traumatic experiences , particularly in front of another person , can be very very difficult for us to do . |
| 5 | that 's what I thought , I was n't quite sure , I just wanted I 'd been sort of going through various things , and I want I 'd wanted to make absolutely sure |
| 6 | This saves the chore of going through large media directories every time you want to contact the media . |
| 7 | The problem with delaying is that the Protocol documents are sent through to the buyer 's conveyancers in dribs and drabs and this can take as many weeks as did the old system of going through preliminary enquiries , etc . |
| 8 | And I believe myself today , at present day , the tramcars were coming back again , there would be , could be a way of resolving this matter of going onto different buses . |
| 9 | Having flatly denied that he has any intention of going to British Rail , Sir David Plastow , chairman of Vickers , yesterday announced that he has installed a ‘ safety valve ’ guaranteeing that he will not be solely responsible should his company hit the slippery slope . |
| 10 | Three — it is not afraid of dreaming ; of going into new methods , new concepts , new ways of reaching people . |
| 11 | Instead of going into private practice , or after some years of practice , the solicitor may seek an appointment . |
| 12 | ‘ People who have called have told us of going into deep trances . ’ |
| 13 | So intense did the criticism become that Mr Stringer , who has been connected as player , coach and now manager with Norwich for almost 30 years , took the unprecedented step of going on national radio to defend himself and his players . |
| 14 | I did once have the pleasure of going with Norman to hear Reginald Forte do a recital on the organ at Middleton in Teesdale Chapel , which is closed now . |
| 15 | There had been a time when she had thought of going with Roman and dreamed of dancing held tightly in his arms , but now she doubted she would go at all . |
| 16 | WHEELCHAIR competitors in Sunday 's London Marathon have been told that instead of going for personal best times they must take at least one hour and 50 minutes to complete the course . |
| 17 | My habit of going for long walking and cycling trips alone further exacerbated my reputation for oddness . |
| 18 | Luckily they 've decided to modernise the gauges instead of going for full bailing-wire authenticity , and the Vintage Reissue Strings come in a sensible .010 to .039 size . |
| 19 | This would suggest that many poorer households must make enormous sacrifices in other areas of spending in order to maintain a car , perhaps to the extent of going without adequate food and buying clothes at jumble sales ( Brown and Winyard 1975 ; Winyard 1978 ) . |
| 20 | The international players reason that the pressures of going from international to big club game to international are almost unbearable . |
| 21 | Could I just say , if you 're thinking about going into small business , for heaven 's sake use the small business advice bureau . |
| 22 | Andrew was particularly concerned about work and about going into new things . |
| 23 | What do you feel about going from employed to er commission only self employed ? |
| 24 | Relegation seems to be regarded as a terrible fate , worth going to great efforts to avoid . |
| 25 | I went to drama school having done all the correct things that drama students are supposed to ignore — like going to public school ( Wellington ) and dressing in conventional clothes . |
| 26 | ‘ Tell me , what was it like going to medical school ? ’ |
| 27 | And therefore the schools should remember this when looking into going for other options , which may mean there 's very little difference between them and the D S O , and the fact that th that the profits made by the D S O will be lost if they have n't got that contract , and I think that 's a very important point that they should take on , and I think a lot of schools miss out on that particular idea . |
| 28 | Executive also-rans may have most to gain from going beyond traditional set-piece job interviews , at which , Hamilton-Phillips says , ‘ people who can talk well get jobs time and time again ’ . |
| 29 | On Oct. 19 the jopint UN-IAEA Special Commission on Iraqi disarmament had maintained in a report to the UN Security Council that it remained constrained from going beyond preparatory work on weapons inspection and verification until Iraq agreed to comply with such monitoring " on the Council 's , not Iraq 's terms " . |
| 30 | Fevers may come on from going into cold air whilst hot ; with trembling , aching bones and muscles ; a dazed state , they can not remember things . |