Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] [verb] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It manages tasks by setting deadlines for their completion , instead of using interrupts simply to start them going . |
| 2 | The most likely explanation for the recent record levels of libel awards is that juries have confused these two functions , and part of the blame must lie with judges for having failed adequately to explain to juries the purpose of their damages award . |
| 3 | He had been criticized for failing to do enough to prevent a spate of serious attacks on foreign workers and asylum-seekers in the state , and had also been accused of working for the Stasi . |
| 4 | She blames the Government for failing to do enough to help . |
| 5 | Nowadays it can more or less count on getting asked routinely to sanction , shape or run a new form of global riot-control that none of the big powers , not even America , is ready to do alone . |
| 6 | He admits to having wanted always to write poetry but doubts whether he can attribute that entirely to his rebellion . |
| 7 | There is a danger that the newcomers will dodge about trying to find somewhere to sit , and then whisper apologies to those near them , while you and your audience lose track of what you were saying . |