Example sentences of "[conj] [v-ing] to [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But whatever the origins the fairy folk warning has never been left to chance and the ‘ Luck ’ still exists ; it is either locked away in a strong room on the premises or according to some accounts stored safely in the custody of the Bank of England . |
| 2 | One till three as well the Special Needs Support Group are meeting at Ilkeston Health Centre and they offer mutual support and understanding to those parents who have children with special needs . |
| 3 | The aggregates are very hard and damaging to most surfaces . |
| 4 | This usually takes the form of an eight page booklet bound into the magazine and looking to all intents and purposes like any other part of the publication . |
| 5 | In 1988 , 30–40 Spanish vessels were operating out of Algeciras and Almeria , and according to some estimates , as many as 800 Italian and French drift-net vessels , with a total net length exceeding 15,000 km ( about 10,000 miles ) , were fishing in the Mediterranean . |
| 6 | Bull had been shot dead in Brussels on March 22 , 1990 , and according to some reports Mossad , the Israeli secret service , had been involved in the assassination . |
| 7 | As the cortege passed Srinagar 's Islamia College precinct , Indian security forces opened fire on the mourners , killing at least 20 people on the spot ; a further 27 people were subsequently killed , and according to some reports the death toll had reached 100 by the end of the day . |
| 8 | In Britain , the role of fragmented political authority in muddying the formation of objectives is illustrated by conflicts within the present Conservative government over BR 's electrification plans , with close advisers of the Prime Minister , and according to some accounts the Treasury , undermining the efforts of the Department of Transport to secure cabinet approval . |
| 9 | The ambiguously worded agreement effectively permitted the involuntary repatriation of Vietnamese " boat people " who had been screened out as " economic migrants " , by providing for the repatriation of those who " while not volunteering to return , are nevertheless not opposed to going back " and according to some officials thereby created a fresh category of " acquiescent non-volunteers " . |
| 10 | Pearce was standing in front of him , talking angrily and pointing to those doors as two other men began to push clumsily inside , admitting a gale of icy air that even Cardiff could feel from his position . |
| 11 | ‘ The Welsh Office knows very well that meeting this demand will cause serious environmental damage and suffering to many communities ’ , said CPRW 's Director , Dr Neil Caldwell , last night . |
| 12 | ‘ Of course schools will want to continue their good practice of regular reports to parents and responding to any concerns parents might have . |
| 13 | Alternatively , you can concentrate on group maintenance , spend most of your time monitoring how members are reacting and responding to both feelings and unspoken messages . |
| 14 | The manufacturer may also experience difficulty in monitoring developments and changes in the overseas market and adapting to these changes in good time . |
| 15 | ‘ did loiter ( or solicit ) ’ Two police officers will keep observations for prostitutes and to prove this point their evidence should contain words to the effect that ‘ the accused walked slowly up and down High Street five times stopping and talking to several men . |
| 16 | In the fifteen years that I have been giving lectures on sleep and dreaming to many groups of sixth-formers as well as undergraduate students , I have , in fact , only once had a single positive response to this question . |
| 17 | But according to these figures there 's been some jiggery-pokery with the room rates . |
| 18 | Estimates of the numbers of political prisoners in Syria varied , but according to some sources about 3,500 still remained in prison . |
| 19 | But according to some husbands , the enthusiasm may seem less than wholehearted . |
| 20 | But according to several experts , we have not gone far enough . |
| 21 | This had mainly centred on Gen. Chaovalit Yongchaiyut , the Army Commander-in-Chief , since according to some sources Chatichai had invited Chaovalit to join the Cabinet in late December in an attempt to boost the stability of his six-party coalition . |
| 22 | One considers oneself able to be a Christian while holding to these principles because one believes that these very principles are fundamental to Christianity , or at least not incommensurate with it . |
| 23 | An example of the kind of popular song Adorno had in mind — though no doubt he thought of his argument as applying to all kinds — is ‘ Down Mexico Way ’ , a 1939 hit by the British song-writing team of Michael Carr and Jimmy Kennedy . |
| 24 | However , whether or not it does so is a matter of construction , and it seems equally clear both that a court will be unwilling to interpret a clause as applying to such breaches and that , in the event of a dispute , the party challenging an exclusion clause can be expected to raise the argument that the breach is fundamental and not covered by the exclusion . |
| 25 | ‘ Mr McNeill has confirmed that he is well aware of the discredited 1970s debate on intelligence , race and genetics and the associated nature-nurture debate and he would wish to make clear his deep concern that his comments have been construed as relating to these debates . ’ |
| 26 | The first of the new areas covered by the practice note , the auditors ' report to regulators , seeks to provide a common approach to reporting by auditors and establish clear unequivocal wording of auditors ' reports , so that whenever possible auditors may use a standard layout and form of wording when reporting to all regulators . |
| 27 | Thus , a proviso for re-entry on breach of the " covenant " contained in the lease was construed as extending to all covenants in the lease ( Matthews v Smallwood [ 1910 ] 1 Ch 777 ) . |
| 28 | Most good library professionals have demonstrated time and again that they understand their remit as extending to all kinds of information , independent of the way in which it is delivered . |
| 29 | Section 5(2) states that the trade description shall be taken as referring to all goods of the class , whether or not in existence at the time the advertisement is published . |