Example sentences of "[verb] [coord] [v-ing] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Children raised in a middle-class family in which the parents and grandparents were university-educated are likely to be brought up in an environment in which reading and learning are stressed and going to university is encouraged . |
2 | Already , Nicky is jogging , swimming and going to aerobics classes every week . |
3 | But what I am saying in context , no this has a deal to do with the co boundaries , as you know erm the honourable member well knows , the essence of this this is wholly inappropriate in terms of erm trying to latest citizenship through an arrangement of six additional boundaries into a erm union and a political state and I think that that is the profound objection that this side of the house has expressed over a long period of time now , is a reflection of the public mood in the country in respect of this election and the way the boundaries er are are erm apportioned and all I say in conclusion is that this is an evidence further of the irrelevance of this house in reflecting and attesting to public opinion outside . |
4 | How far can it be right for the judiciary , whom no one has elected , to assume the mantle of the legislature by inventing and applying to legislation , under the guise of construction , concepts of public policy which Parliament itself has deliberately refrained from expressing ? |
5 | IT 'S the office party season and the next week or so will be spent drinking , eating and dancing to excess . |
6 | While waiting for an ambulance it is possible that first aid carried out immediately would save a patient from choking or bleeding to death . |
7 | Times of meals , flexibility about times of rising and going to bed . |
8 | Sprawled and going to sleep . |
9 | She flew back to Lima and wrote to all her clients telling them not to expect any more craft goods : she was quitting and going to work in the jungle . |
10 | The sentence followed Poindexter 's conviction in a federal District Court on April 7 on all five felony counts ( including obstructing and lying to Congress ) arising from his role in the Iran-contra scandal [ see pp. 37368-69 ] . |
11 | Although dozens of political detainees had been released in August 1990 and in March 1991 , the report said that more than 100 political prisoners continued to be held , some " for up to seven years without ever being charged or going to trial " . |
12 | Right : Once a chaotic artists ' studio , this upstairs room is now used for making jewellery , reading and listening to music |
13 | Pupils are able , through reading and responding to literature , to develop an understanding of and control over an ever-widening range of written forms . |
14 | A. Each day , in the Mersey estuary , some twenty or thirty ships are arriving or going to sea . |
15 | Routines help a child to master daily tasks like feeding , washing or going to sleep , so that more can be achieved with less effort . |
16 | The origin of the word ‘ jive ’ came from playing or dancing to jazz |
17 | ‘ It 's great to see things evolving and coming to fruition . |
18 | In practice the tactical manoeuvring may become less relevant if Westminster Live continues its recent practice of leaving the Chamber after the Prime Minister has finished and switching to studio interviews . |
19 | showing an increasing ability to function collaboratively — eg involving others in a discussion ; listening to and giving weight to the opinions of others ; perceiving the relevance of contributions ; timing contributions ; adjusting and adapting to feedback ; |
20 | ABBEY National is offering to meet up to £250 of legal and mortgage valuation fees for customers who are remortgaging or switching to Abbey National . |