Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] [v-ing] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Between four and eight sectors will be flown , but occasionally either more or less according to season . |
| 2 | The individual would move up or down according to merit . |
| 3 | There are two common types both of which can be switched on or off according to need . |
| 4 | Although not referring to Linton 's earlier ( 1965 ) article published in the same journal , Simmons did trace the relevance of the Lindeman model of ecosystems and its development in a book by H.T. and E.C . |
| 5 | You can actually address the person rather than just speaking to mister customer . |
| 6 | But I do n't know how we 'd go about that other than just writing to town councils . |
| 7 | If I can get through this season and maybe onto the ‘ B ’ tour to New Zealand , then I would hope to be in a position to start having a big influence on matches , rather than just reacting to events as they happen ’ . |
| 8 | We heard him talking , but heard no response , so we guessed that he was on the phone to one of the chefs rather than just moaning to George . |
| 9 | On March 28 , 1990 , the Cabinet agreed to tighten procedures for ethnic Germans from Eastern Europe , requiring them to apply for West German citizenship in their country of residence rather than simply coming to West Germany . |
| 10 | I find that actually speaking to people my dad , mum and dad , well my mum works in an office , my dad works in a factory , and they 've always been very much sort of you know go out and get your education and |
| 11 | Thomas looked at them all , and then at Simon , who was now a small figure and in another sense no longer monstrous , because he was walking exactly as he had done when he was a very young child and most moving to Thomas , with his hands in his pockets and his back arched . |
| 12 | Warmed by the Gulf Stream and with an enviably mild climate , it feels like another country — but with all the comforts of home and duty-free shopping to boot ! |
| 13 | The race has to be held between noon and 1pm according to tradition , so weighing in takes place between 10.30am and 11.30am . |
| 14 | After that , he merely sat , smoking Woodbines and idly listening to Music While You Work on the radio . |
| 15 | Alcohol taken in moderation is enjoyable and not damaging to health but the key word is MODERATION . |
| 16 | A queue is a sequence of individuals , arranged according to time of arrival , and not according to size or strength , such that the first in the queue has prior access to some resource . |
| 17 | But she was guiltily aware that at least part of his reason for staying on the island so long and not returning to England was his hope of one day furthering their relationship . |
| 18 | She was a , she was admitted to Hinchinbrook hospital , Huntingdon but was deeply unconscious and not responding to stimulus . |
| 19 | Do you react well to stress , remaining fairly calm and not succumbing to anxiety or tenseness ? |
| 20 | He was fined £100 and given a conditional discharge after he admitted theft , possession of a knife and not surrendering to court on an outstanding warrant . |
| 21 | quite happily and enjoying himself thoroughly and not going to school , which I think are are three excellent things . |
| 22 | The hon. Member for Kingston upon Hull , West ( Mr. Randall ) assumes that I have been sitting drinking cups of coffee and not talking to people about the issues . |
| 23 | More immediately , it was very good to see the Prime Ministers of Czechoslovakia and Hungary , and the acting Prime Minister of Poland , in Brussels on Monday , signing the association agreements between those countries and the Community and thus bringing to fruition an initiative begun by my right hon. Friend the Member for Finchley ( Mrs. Thatcher ) . |
| 24 | Heat the oil in a large pan over a moderate heat , add the onion and garlic and cook , covered , until well softened and just starting to brown . |
| 25 | But they will only do this , it turns out , if you 're 19 and just going to college . |
| 26 | This is very important because once you start to perceive yourself in negative terms you will probably start to act in a negative way , being quarrelsome and finally looking to food for comfort . |
| 27 | If they have overprotective parents , always worried and fearful , they may not develop the confidence they need , and become shy and timid , unable to take responsibility and always looking to others to take the lead . |
| 28 | But in an increasingly urbanized society it took new forms more apparent to political opinion and more threatening to life and industry ; and there were very many more large populous areas devoid of the most elementary arrangements for disposing of waste or supplying pure water . |
| 29 | This unit was formed in 1968 and moved from London to temporary quarters in Edinburgh in 1973 , at first at 13 Braefoot Terrace and later overflowing to accommodation at 9 South St David 's Street . |
| 30 | This latter , a unique survival , is preserved in manuscripts bound not later than 1529 ; the Magnificat and four Masses ( including Lapidaverunt Stephanum , an evident patronal piece ) survive in the choir-book of c .1525 prepared ( probably under Ludford 's direction ) for use at St Stephen 's , and now belonging to Caius College , Cambridge . |