Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After lifting from a chair or helping on to pan , give resident maximum privacy . |
| 2 | It came as the parents of 12-year-old victim Timothy Parry — hanging on to life by a thread in a Liverpool hospital came to terms with the fact that he is unlikely to survive . |
| 3 | However , the parents of 12-year-old victim Tim Parry — hanging on to life by a thread in a Liverpool hospital yesterday came to terms with the fact that he is unlikely to survive . |
| 4 | A multi-tribal alliance of their own is their only chance of hanging on to power when white rule ends at last . |
| 5 | Today , we debate a legislative programme that could have been proposed only by a Government who have no purpose other than hanging on to office for a few more months . |
| 6 | He was only gone a minute , and when he returned , it was with a couple in their fifties who were holding hands as if they were desperately hanging on to reality . |
| 7 | The film tantalises us — and Evelyn , who is hanging on to Ninny 's every word — right to the end . |
| 8 | ‘ I thought what we were worrying about was a roof over your head , ’ I said , feeling that Aunt Louise needed bringing down to earth . |
| 9 | If a power of appointment , either in law or in fact , is vested in trade unions , the effect is not only to arrogate to them rights attaching only to ownership , but to establish them in this particular matter as the constitutional equals of Parliament . |
| 10 | Songs like ‘ High As A Kite ’ , ‘ Drop The Bomb ’ and ‘ Highway 's Gate ’ scrape the sky and then bring it crashing down to earth . |
| 11 | Unlike Marlowe , he acknowledges time as an all powerful element which brings such fantasies crashing down to earth . |
| 12 | Returning swiftly to health ; and they knew |
| 13 | The pension cost assessed on the basis of actuarial advice and charged in the accounts relating only to Scheme 1 was £4 million [ 1991 £2 million ] . |
| 14 | NB In spite of our attempt to seek information relating only to time spent on specific work on the nature of language and its role in the world , it was clear that many respondents considered that any course on ( e.g. ) language teaching methods or reading methods was entirely ‘ about ’ language . |
| 15 | Phil Richens ' project engineering team — — has been instrumental in devising and overseeing every phase of this technical development programme , from initial planning and purchasing through to installation logistics , commissioning and testing . |
| 16 | Track descends ; 150 yds before bottom of slope , where track bends to the left and immediately before copse begins on right , cross ditch on right and bear half left on other side , keeping close to copse on your left . |
| 17 | Assessment by psychometric testing , according to Humphreys , will become either an intrinsic part of more searches or a stand-alone service contributing further to management development and appraisal techniques . |
| 18 | Furthermore , the contraceptive effect of lactation doubles the interval between babies in women not practising birth control ( Bongaarts and Potter 1983 ) , contributing further to child survival . |
| 19 | From an attitude that is greedy for possessions , and particularly from house price inflation , which has put the price of houses beyond the reach of many young couples starting out on their life together , contributing directly to homelessness , and which has its root in the increased demand for homes from family breakdown . |
| 20 | But on that morning my happiness was clouded by something he said to me as we were walking home to lunch : ‘ Your parents know about you , Jim — you know that , do n't you ? ’ |
| 21 | After appearing close to agreement they diverged on 8 April when the Americans proposed further change to permit more flexibility in consultation . |
| 22 | Opening up to gas |
| 23 | The implication of it relating strictly to tariff involves an assumption that the tariff advised was 17 years ' detention as punishment for retribution and deterrence . |
| 24 | Keeping up to date , helping to improve skills for the off-farm job , and making contact with other farmers were other minor responses . |
| 25 | Radio Rentals take a pride in keeping up to date with new broadcasting technology . |
| 26 | For if he considers himself in some small way a specialist , not only can he spend a good proportion of his time teaching what he likes and probably , therefore , understands better , but he also has more of a chance of keeping up to date on his chosen subjects , particularly if he has support , as many of the teachers I observed had , from local subject advisers , associations or selective in-service programmes . |
| 27 | ‘ I really enjoy my job and especially like keeping up to date with all the modern styles , ’ says the enthusiastic young stylist from Hampshire . |
| 28 | She can give him chapter and verse on Finance Acts and other current legislation , and is rigorous in keeping up to date . |
| 29 | Having an overview also means being in the picture about your role and those of your subordinates and superiors in the company , about your company 's profile in the larger comparative corporate picture , and keeping up to date with all that 's new in your business or profession through professional organisations , the trade press and national newspapers . |
| 30 | Keeping up to date with developments in your own specialty can go a long way to adding to your confidence . |