Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] [prep] [v-ing] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | One will not arrive at the concept ‘ mass ’ through observation alone , however closely one scrutinizes colliding billiard-balls , weights on springs , orbiting planets , etc. , nor is it possible to teach others the meaning of mass merely by pointing to such events . |
| 2 | One escapes the old analogy only by submitting to another ; the role of logic , even when it is suspected that there is something wrong at the foundations of the argument , is confined to applying and criticizing concepts thrown up by the spontaneous process of analogizing . |
| 3 | The worst were spreaders of terror , like Cuthbert in Thrandeston , or crassly negligent , like Jackman of Shippenhall who spent his days ruing the loss of his investment in a bogus railway company , and took pleasure only in riding to hounds . |
| 4 | Virtually anything is possible here and , for a relaxing change of pace , it is worthwhile hunting out a slow boat instead of sticking to a frenetic dash in the fast lane . |
| 5 | It has the effect too of keeping to the forefront the meanings recognized by participants . |
| 6 | Redknapp , who resigned as Bournemouth boss shortly before moving to Upton Park , will be paid the sum over two years by the financially crippled Cherries , who are £2.6 million in the red . |
| 7 | Following this up within 28 days of your return home by writing to our Customer Services Department at Groundstar House , London Road , Crawley , West Sussex RH10 2TB , giving your original booking reference number and all other relevant information . |
| 8 | Some parents may be encouraging their children to help at home or even take up work instead of going to school . |
| 9 | With such equipment , staff could work from home instead of commuting to offices . |
| 10 | ‘ It should feel a bit more like going to a festival , where the peripheral things are always really important . |
| 11 | There will be a demand for more second homes in the countryside , and some families may reverse the process altogether by moving to the country and keeping a town pad for use while at work . |
| 12 | However , all but three of the 36 liaison group schools collaborated with the research team throughout by continuing to trial packages of materials sent to them and to provide facilities for the research team to visit the schools . |
| 13 | Within two or three years , all post-graduate trainees will be spending 80 per cent of their time in schools learning on the job instead of listening to lectures on education theory . |
| 14 | The development of such institutions resulted partly from the dissemination of beliefs in the importance of a child 's environment upon personality , and of realization that children brought up in large institutions found considerable difficulty later in adjusting to non-institutional life . |
| 15 | Think through your decision carefully before going to be tested and do n't be pressurised into having a test unless you have had enough time to decide whether it is the best thing for you . |
| 16 | The subsequent release of 1,300 pages of witness interviews and depositions collected by the police during their investigation contained many inconsistencies , but appeared to contradict Senator Kennedy 's assertion that he learned of the alleged assault only after returning to Washington DC on April 1 . |
| 17 | I mentioned the incident at Land 's End and was told that it was not unusual for student pilots who dare to stray into the military areas to receive a safe wingtip and tail helicopter escort home , leaving the student a gibbering wreck long after returning to the club house . |
| 18 | We stayed a while longer before returning to our house in Clerkenwell . ’ |
| 19 | Mr McNeill will spend his final evening in-post tomorrow by talking to members of Strathclyde Community Relations Council about his comments , which brought accusations of his holding blatantly racist views . |
| 20 | Warm weather gives a golfer the chance of maximising distance simply by changing to a higher compression ball . |
| 21 | That 's why Lewis 's decision to accept the WBC version of the heavyweight title instead of agreeing to a deferred fight with Bowe could backfire on him . |
| 22 | The retreat consisted , and still does , of anything from five to thirty days of spiritual exercises , usually in an atmosphere of silence and contemplation apart from listening to the preacher when there is one , but with additional features of both vocal and silent prayer . |
| 23 | Next day Elspeth went to mount the horse again , but this time she was chatting to a friend instead of listening to the horse . |
| 24 | They had eaten a snack together before coming to the hotel . |
| 25 | In any case of bleeding , try to raise the affected part of the body so that the blood flows less quickly and , if it is not a severe wound that is awaiting the attention of an ambulance crew , and you are fairly mobile , try to wash the wound thoroughly before attending to it . |
| 26 | The right to sublet part of their home ( as long as they do not change the use e.g. by subletting to a business concern ) . |
| 27 | Meanwhile the other lawyer was growing impatient with Bartocci for allowing himself to be imposed upon in this way by his pushy and unscrupulous colleague instead of attending to his utterly reasonable request for bail or a visitor 's pass or access to official files . |
| 28 | DARLINGTON 'S Karl Aldorfer left the rest of the field well behind storming to victory during the Chester-le-Street open on the River Wear with 23–14–0 . |
| 29 | The two plots were also very predictable , because we all knew that Carrie would not be accepted back into society just from going to the ball . |
| 30 | The decision sets a precedent for the interpretation of legislation generally by referring to ministerial statements at the time the relevant legislation was introduced . |