Example sentences of "[v-ing] to [pos pn] [noun sg] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've been listening to your programme all morning so . |
| 2 | According to their scheme each SMLA consists of an urban core together with a metropolitan ring comprising the local authority areas from which at least 15 per cent of the workers commute to the urban core , while beyond the SMLA is an outer commuting ring from which at least 1 per cent of workers travel daily to the core . |
| 3 | According to our panel all three parties , including Labour , seemed to drift away from the issue as the campaign progressed . |
| 4 | I heard him whispering to my master all evening , and I was sorry I had laughed at him . |
| 5 | Amiss spent a deeply frustrating hour rushing to his post any time the cleaner left or appeared to be absorbed in his job , frequently having the conversation drowned out by the sound of a vacuum cleaner and in between having to exchange inane pleasantries . |
| 6 | You see David , what he 's saying to your dad this morning , let's get a meeting and go but I just feel that , I just , what 's the point of going for an argument . |
| 7 | I was saying to your mother this morning I wonder whether Prince Harry will become the Earl . |
| 8 | But , er , I wonder how many Aunty Mays there are coming to your house this Christmas ? |
| 9 | In addition to this purely functional role of planning and buying , a good media person has a more creative role , too , of suggesting to the rest of the account group new ways of using a medium , and of bringing to their attention any special opportunities that may exist . |
| 10 | The parabola has the important property of reflecting to its focus all lines parallel to the x axis . |
| 11 | talking to your dad some things if if er I do n't agree on something I 'll say , Nay Arthur that 's Aunty Emma is n't it ? |