Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] to [noun sg] [det] " in BNC.
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1 | Four secondees were still struggling to settle-in some six months after their appointment , but most secondees adjusted within three months and went on to enjoy the scope to shape their jobs , to use their expertise and to become part of a team . |
2 | I walked slowly back up the shabby road to this now miserable room , thinking all the while of what I ought to do or what I could do if I was ever going to outmanoeuvre these cunning poisoners . |
3 | Beebob has been gradually coming to hand this season , and can strike winning form in the Guildhall Handicap Hurdle . |
4 | and she said er , and I said , I said Dave said you were a bloody fool to go up there , you let mother talk you into going , Terry had a job here , he , alright you had your house , you had your ups and downs , it was a bit small , you persevere with it , I said your kids are nearly going to school all of them , so I said , you do n't need a big house |
5 | Meanwhile , the company is reportedly preparing to demo some previously unseen systems management functionality in NT this week at a conference in Boston including software distribution , performance monitoring and inventory control . |