Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] to [noun prp] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The odds are favourable enough according to Chelsea 's Mike Hazard , who said of his adversary : ‘ He could cope in Poland , not just because of his ability to close people down and use the ball well , but temperament — you saw that when he scored the goal that won Arsenal the League . ’ |
| 2 | A European distribution strategy is still being put together according to Univel 's international marketing director , Greg Fallan , though existing Novell distributors and resellers will get first refusal . |
| 3 | It 's not for the Diary to speculate upon whose coat is cut better according to Richmond 's cloth , but we can report that none of the candidate 's pockets contained pen or paper a problem when taking down canvass details . |
| 4 | Among these is a reproduction of Daniel Maclise 's The Death of Nelson , an image perhaps alluding to Minton 's identification with this famous naval martyr . |
| 5 | The review went largely according to Murrie 's specifications , with Armstrong and , from November , his successor , David Hubback , pruning the committees and Bridges and Brook handling the procedural aspects . |
| 6 | Lord John had hoped that his friend would accompany him , but he sensed how much Manvell despised him for so easily surrendering to Sharpe 's threat . |
| 7 | and I was just saying to Yvonne er I 'm rapidly running out of my physio allowance , you know , because of the amount that |
| 8 | As we know , however , from the evidence contained in yesterday 's autumn statement , the recession has been deeply damaging to Britain 's economy . |
| 9 | As the company grew , smaller clone-makers , also building to IBM 's software standard , started trying the same tactics on Compaq itself . |
| 10 | Sexual licence , evident in some coastal cities , is clearly spreading to China 's interior . |
| 11 | Israel 's Foreign Minister David Levi , also responding to Baker 's statement , had said that " peace can not be imposed on Israel " . |
| 12 | There were still gaps on the form when he 'd finished , mainly relating to Sampson 's personal details . |
| 13 | But it had to be , because every inch of her body was wildly responding to Roman 's bold investigation , the unfamiliar but intoxicating movements of hands and mouth . |
| 14 | IVAN Lendl was today looking to Britain 's grasscourt season to resurrect his flagging career after failing miserably in his bid to land a fourth French Open title . |
| 15 | Then listening to Beethoven 's fifth symphony , well performed , and when one is in the mood to enjoy it , might be — let us say , on the average , taken moment by moment — one thousand times more pleasurable . |
| 16 | Then according to Newton 's second law of motion the acceleration a of this mass is given by . |
| 17 | We were late getting to Doris 's party on Christmas Eve , because Toby and I had a sort of row . |
| 18 | Erm it 's tha then getting towards and she 's gone down and done the horses he sh he said it 's then getting to Harriet 's bed time so she baths her all sorts her out and he said well she does work hard , he said and by the end of that she she wo n't be able to do anything else ! |
| 19 | Donleavy kept in touch by telephone , sometimes talking to Coleman 's father by mistake as they both sounded very much alike . |
| 20 | Lucy said ruefully , gratefully lowering herself on to a floral-cushioned , wicker-backed sofa in the conservatory and reluctantly submitting to Virginia 's fussing with a footstool , ‘ Is Mrs Chalk still there ? |
| 21 | But one thing was certain — whether I was chosen to play in it or not , I was definitely going to Ricci 's masterclass . |
| 22 | She 's actually flying to Di 's |