Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [v-ing] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She should also be at school , and Noreen threatened to send her back to Uncle Michael who would take her to school every day , if she did n't stop going on about coming to the theatre . |
| 2 | If the kite turns either way left or right , then increase the pull on the opposite side , right for turning to the right and left for a left turn . |
| 3 | I mentioned the incident at Land 's End and was told that it was not unusual for student pilots who dare to stray into the military areas to receive a safe wingtip and tail helicopter escort home , leaving the student a gibbering wreck long after returning to the club house . |
| 4 | Slowly I aided upwards , thinking only of getting to the sling ; the rest would be a later worry . |
| 5 | It gives me the opportunity not only of placing on the official record the Committee 's thanks to its staff for their work , not only of drawing to the attention of the House what I think is the first debate on community care to be initiated in the Chamber which is not part of a debate on another measure , but also of drawing attention to the number of firsts that we score with this report and debate . |
| 6 | Of course Elmer Rice 's play had been censored and toned down before coming to the screen but Photoplay still needed to ask whether ‘ the public really wants a true cross-section of life presented as it actually happens ’ . |
| 7 | In other cases , an attack can be linked to another infection , such as Thrush , but it can be as simple as ‘ holding on ’ too long before going to the lavatory , or wearing tight fitting trousers or underwear — creating the warm , moist atmosphere germs love . |
| 8 | So before moving to the particular let's see if we can draw some general conclusions regarding degree and timing . |
| 9 | They set off down the passage and the assistant sealed them in before returning to the shop . |
| 10 | However , it would be unrealistic to do so in replying to the debate . |
| 11 | They had eaten a snack together before coming to the hotel . |
| 12 | The student can , however , learn much from listening to the exchange of views , and can contribute by reporting her own observation of the patient . |
| 13 | Ski free in France : eat and sleep rurally and ski touristically by driving to the resort each day . |
| 14 | Apart from their ‘ vertical ’ obligations individuals were tied together by belonging to the same group . |
| 15 | As with classroom practice , it can learn much by attending to the best of what is taking place in its schools . |
| 16 | Skilled negotiators avoid using irritators such as these and keep the emotional temperature down by sticking to the facts . |
| 17 | Broad political support will not , of course , be won merely by appealing to the inherent rationality of planning as opposed to the profit-oriented allocation of resources . |
| 18 | Even if your company 's main task is , for example , to carry on business in the chemical industry , this can probably be changed , if you wish to , merely by going to the annual general meeting . |
| 19 | An investigation of nursery school children demonstrated that their teachers were able to halve the frequency of fights and quarrels merely by attending to the children when they were playing peacefully , and offering comments such as ‘ That 's nice ’ , ‘ You are playing well together ’ . |
| 20 | The majority , however , did so by appealing to the view of the Revolution offered by the Convention , that James had abdicated the throne . |
| 21 | Anyone who would like to make recommendations can do so by writing to the Department of the Environment at Room 11/20 , Tollgate House , Houlton Street , Bristol BS2 9DJ , quoting the reference APP/C/92/M1710/616168 . |
| 22 | Pensioner members who wish to take up this suggestion may do so by writing to the Honorary finance Officer stating when they retired/resigned from the Bank and quote their membership/staff number and , in their letter , incorporate a clear request that all or part of the sum be donated to the Frank Holden Defence Fund . . . |
| 23 | Something permanent had clearly been created in Virginia and , shortly after coming to the throne in 1625 , Charles I did what he could to stabilize the situation by declaring it a royal colony and taking into his own hands the power to appoint the governor . |
| 24 | Back then , I 'd watch Tonight before heading to the West End to play in Roar Like A Dove . |
| 25 | The two plots were also very predictable , because we all knew that Carrie would not be accepted back into society just from going to the ball . |
| 26 | Sir Jack Hayward who is also the club 's president announced the reward just before flying to the Bahamas . |
| 27 | It will have instructed the Parliamentary Draftsman on the preparation of the Bill ; he will have drafted it ( though probably not without returning to the department on a number of occasions for clarification of instructions or to point out to the department any legal or constitutional difficulties encountered in implementing the instructions ) . |
| 28 | The point can be made best by returning to the Hunter and Grier schism from the Irish Presbyterian Church in 1927 and its failure to attract popular support , even from those people who shared Hunter and Grier 's religious beliefs . |
| 29 | That 's the sort of thing that makes you realize you 're not going to find the job of your dreams just by going to the job centre . |
| 30 | This procedure can be understood most easily by referring to the static torque/position characteristics , even though at the speeds in question these characteristics are not strictly applicable . |