Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] [v-ing] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | For a while he tried to read , tried to sink back down into the fortunes of young Pao-yu and his beloved cousin , Tai-yu , but it was no good ; his mind kept returning to the question of the Aristotle File and what it might mean for Chung Kuo . |
| 2 | It means that they 're probably in this together and that if Scano 's boy risked going to the villa something must have gone badly wrong . |
| 3 | But I still do n't know why Scano 's boy risked going to the villa unless they 've lost a guard too , which would really put them in difficulty . |
| 4 | Our eyes met and all the while we were sitting down discussing what we had to do and how we were going to go about it over the four days of the course , my gaze kept returning to the sour-faced buzzard . |
| 5 | Morrissey is a product of the political climate he finds himself in , a period of the reformist Left moving to the right and the Right getting righter ( ie , bigger liars and thieves ) . |
| 6 | It seemed louder , more raucous than usual , and she sighed at the prospect of another evening spent listening to the same arguments and bitter reproaches . |
| 7 | Singer Nick Jarvis , resplendent in what looks like a blonde Beatle wig , wrenches tunes from his Rickenbacker that tell of an adolescence spent listening to The Beatles and The Byrds . |
| 8 | Singer Nick Jarvis , resplendent in what looks like a blonde Beatle wig , wrenches tunes from his Rickenbacker that tell of an adolescence spent listening to The Beatles and The Byrds . |
| 9 | Th the problem with suggestion therapy whether it be hypnosis or group therapy is it does n't tend to last in the longer run after the person stopped going to the group or they have n't seen the the er hypnotist for reinforcement . |
| 10 | The woman suffered bruising to the head and body in the impact and went on sick leave from work . |
| 11 | His father suggested going to the Home Office , but then agreed that it would be futile as it was probably implicated . |
| 12 | Several needed help from lifeboat crews , who say they should have been involved in the safety planning of the event , and man found clinging to the moorings at the Woodside landing stage and was taken to hospital . |
| 13 | And in the nineteen thirties America went into the worst economic depression it 's ever seen and the state governments were literally overwhelmed by the economic hardship and the economic problems and the federal government came galloping to the rescue . |
| 14 | His soup bowl snaked from his tray , tipped , tilted , the liquid ran steaming to the bowl in front of Byrkin . |
| 15 | A standard form of agreement is set out in Appendix I. The essential elements of a confidentiality agreement are an acknowledgment by the purchaser that : ( a ) the existence of the negotiations and all information received relating to the vendor 's business is confidential ; ( b ) the purchaser will maintain the confidentiality and ensure that all persons receiving the information maintain the confidentiality ; ( c ) the purchaser will only use information for assessing its acquisition of the business and for no other purpose ; ( d ) the purchaser will return all the information and either return or destroy all copies if the transaction does not complete . |
| 16 | The Constable was walking along a busy thoroughfare when a crowd assembled owing to the breakdown of a motor car . |
| 17 | Unemployment fell according to the seasonally adjusted count last month in Scotland , Wales , the North-West and North . |
| 18 | It is well settled that such a grant or demise will … impliedly confer on the grantee or lessee … easements over the land retained corresponding to the continuous or apparent quasi-easements enjoyed at the time of the grant or demise by the property granted or demised over the property retained … |
| 19 | ‘ Please , ’ the Syrian officer kept saying to the Phalangists . |
| 20 | Preferably , those in need should be given fuel vouchers of value graded according to the climate and the means of heating in their houses . |
| 21 | But , after school she went to her detention with Mr and course , the note said going to the dentist , sudden toothache . |