Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] to [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A good working relationship also enhances an officer 's intelligence system , more effectively bringing to his attention knowledge of pollutions for which the discharger or his neighbours may be responsible . |
| 2 | In response to the austerity measures introduced after the OPEC ban , including a three-day working week , they struck against the Conservative government of Edward Heath in 1975 , eventually contributing to its defeat . |
| 3 | The tall , lanky merchant was nervous and ill at ease , his hand constantly fluttering to his mouth or patting his greasy hair . |
| 4 | Choose your type of moisturiser , not only according to your skin type , but also in relation to the climate . |
| 5 | That we may work together according to your will so that you may work for good in us . |
| 6 | Alexander Macdonald had clearly abandoned much of that hospitable tradition , perhaps owing to his embrace of southern education , or perhaps as a reaction to the affection in which his late brother had been held . |
| 7 | Swallows mix their mud with grass so adding to its strength , and pile pellet on pellet to build cup-shaped nests on ledges beneath house eaves . |
| 8 | Professor Cunliffe 's conclusions were that it was the rising water-table and neglect of the drainage system which caused serious and periodic flooding , so leading to its abandonment . |
| 9 | Taking pills or powders for headaches and stomach upsets is only adding to your system 's toxicity . |
| 10 | Our rotten mainmast began whipping sickeningly to and fro and required five men constantly clinging to its lee mainstay to cushion the strain . |
| 11 | Since you will be constantly referring to your picture for colour reference I would recommend keeping it under glass and just taping the sides very firmly to stop the flowers being damaged . |
| 12 | , he was only referring to his fear of Jack . |
| 13 | Later she wondered if he was counting on her not sticking to her resolution . |
| 14 | Develop good habits like keeping records : cheque book stubs , credit card dockets , receipts , and a proper filing system so that you can see your outgoings at a glance — and take corrective action early by spending less if you find you 're not sticking to your budget . |
| 15 | I suppose he does n't want to be seen to be just reacting to your letter he 's obviously started doing these things off his own bat anyway has n't he ? |
| 16 | And there 's Master Tristram pretending he 's not listening to his father , who might 've been sitting in the Fowey stocks by now if it was n't for that same father 's efforts . " |
| 17 | The hon. Gentleman obviously was not listening to my answer . |
| 18 | When it became clear t to you that the bo the new bonus scheme was not operating to your advantage , how did you go about representing your feelings to the quarry owners ? |
| 19 | In a grammatical gender language , nouns are placed in classes not according to their meaning but according to their form — for example , the patterning of their inflectional endings — and the way they behave when it comes to the agreement of adjectives , articles and pronouns ( the technical term for this is ‘ concord ’ ) . |
| 20 | On 5 July Charles himself declared , ‘ I have bounded the Forests , not according to my right , but according to late customs ’ . |
| 21 | You do not think like a civilised man , although your behaviour has become civilised , and so he can not ascribe to your actions motives which are suspect — or not according to his understanding . ’ |
| 22 | In Europe terrorist groups were bombing capitalist targets ; in London psychologists were saying you had to live your own life in your own way and not according to your family , or you 'd go mad . |
| 23 | The user is intended to behave exactly according to their instruction . |
| 24 | So so the money you 're paying is not going to your son , it 's going to the Treasury is that right ? |
| 25 | You 're not going to your wedding . |
| 26 | In addition , all parameters remained abnormal in patients not adhering to their gluten free diet , or in whom villous atrophy had not resolved . |
| 27 | ‘ No , I … was just going to my room . ’ |
| 28 | It was n't so much the ageing process itself that sent my spirits plummeting — although greying hair and wrinkles were n't exactly adding to my self-esteem — as the realisation that time is marching on and I had better not waste a moment of it . |
| 29 | ‘ How do you think Dad looks ? ’ she asked in a low voice , not replying to his offer . |
| 30 | By this time Mrs R. was not speaking to her daughter so the social worker aimed to improve this relationship . |