Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] to [noun sg] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | By contrast , those more oriented to hierarchy will handle organizational change ‘ by reallocating resources to new activities as opportunities arise ’ ( see also Kagono et al. , 1985 : 57–87 ) , thus contributing to differentiation and further specialization . |
| 2 | This is shown in sample 2 , where six stitches have been used , but you can see nine stitches just as easily according to yarn and tension . |
| 3 | An irreducible hernia may strangulate , i.e. the contents of the sac of the hernia may be constricted so that the circulation is cut off thus leading to gangrene and eventually perforation of the bowel ( a surgical emergency ) . |
| 4 | Cos I 'm doing about what , about three hundred fi three hundred fifty miles a week just going to work and back |
| 5 | He wrote her a brief note merely saying he had had to go home owing to illness and had found , on his return , that he was to report forthwith to the War Office . |
| 6 | Well like that 's good for a wee girl who 's still going to college and what not right ? |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | In these languages all nouns are classified ( they are in many other languages too ) , often according to shape and size . |
| 9 | Even this type of housing , however , is not always allocated solely according to need and council tenants are expected to pay economic rents , i.e. rents that would be charged in the private market . |
| 10 | These sensations are the first acute symptoms of anxiety , often leading to hyperventilation and to the initiation of catastrophic panic thoughts . |
| 11 | The full impact of last Thursday 's freak storm in Llandudno , Conwy and the surrounding areas is only now coming to light and it could be several months before some of the 500 people forced to leave their homes will be able to return . |
| 12 | Witches were also particularly threatening to fertility and sexual potency . |
| 13 | about being tired and the same thing happened , waiting on them coming in and then going to bed and I could n't get over |
| 14 | When it comes to referral anecdotal reports suggest that informal gratuities are being paid by specialists to doctors for referring patients , potentially leading to overinvestigation and overtreatment . |
| 15 | However , the pattern varies considerably according to region and social class . |