Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] [v-ing] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Two Japanese car makers are developing electric-powered versions of their luxury models , designed for leasing to government officials . |
| 2 | Also Bryan Robson had to have stiches after being attacked after going to Cantona 's assistance . |
| 3 | After the meeting was over and the main demonstration had dispersed , some civil rights supporters succeeded in infiltrating to Market Square by a roundabout route . |
| 4 | He had , however , succeeded in demonstrating to President Ratu Penaia Ganilau that he had the support of the majority of the FPP leadership behind him . |
| 5 | She obviously feels it can not be resolved without going to court . ’ |
| 6 | And Hendry 's ego was further shattered by losing to John Parrott in the last frame of the Dubai Duty Free Classic final and again to him in Belgium . |
| 7 | MIP-1 β was immobilized by binding to proteoglycan : a conjugate of heparin with bovine serum albumin and cellular proteoglycan CD44 were both effective . |
| 8 | They deny , however , that anything useful is added by referring to states of the brain in terms of awareness or consciousness , or even as representations of the environment . |
| 9 | A few grams can be legitimately shed by stripping to undershorts and T — shirts . |
| 10 | It 's in Florida now , you know , they moved it , but then it was in Hollywood and nobody we knew had ever heard of going to Disneyland . ’ |
| 11 | You 've heard of talking to plants to boost their growth , but what about stroking them to keep pests away ? |
| 12 | Thus , in much the same way as the Bundesbank chairman , Dr Karl Otto Poehl , has been at pains to preserve the monetary integrity of the new Europe , so the Cartel Office is disturbed about abrogating to Brussels responsibility for all mergers involving a turnover of less than $5billion . |
| 13 | She felt flustered when she remembered what Alain had said about going to Italy . |
| 14 | In these circumstances there was much to be said for sticking to forms that were known and accepted ; and in spite of the great list of possible wordings in PS , the Digest does not give the impression that the more obscure terms were much used . |
| 15 | If this is the case , rather than attempt to invent a new conceptual framework , there is much to be said for turning to marriage as the one , already existing legal concept which has the obvious potential for expansion so as to provide the institutional framework for such a union . |
| 16 | Periodically Mary Wilson would poke her head round the door to see what progress was being made towards going to bed . |
| 17 | They were suspected of belonging to Hizbullah ( Party of God ) and were allegedly tortured . |
| 18 | Unfortunately , there are other , newer sources never suspected of contributing to eutrophication that may be beyond the political if not the scientific , reach of conservationists . |
| 19 | Discipline is thus ‘ a very general notion which is connected with conforming to rules ’ , whereas punishment is ‘ a much more specific notion which is usually only appropriate where there has been a breach of rules ’ . |
| 20 | Heather appeared in court manacled and was prevented from talking to reporters after his hearing . |
| 21 | He said Labour , Conservative and Lib Dems have refused to share a debate with Dr Clarke but he warned the BNP would not be prevented from going to election meetings in the town . |
| 22 | Representations requesting her release [ and that of her husband while he was alive ] were made in writing to President Banda by successive Law Society Presidents , and in person by the Delegation of UK lawyers which visited Malawi and obtained permission to visit the Chirwas in prison in September last year . |
| 23 | erm but these things could be done without going to committees , without any problem whatsoever if we just have this experiment to see how it works . |
| 24 | A TV soap opera star has confessed to stabbing to death the actress who plays his screen lover , police said yesterday . |
| 25 | He felt that this could best be done by resorting to myths . |
| 26 | This was done by standing to attention outside the station building with the station-master 's staff of office held out in front of the body . |
| 27 | And what 's more , Uncle Pumblechook , realizing that this boy 's fortune may be made by going to Miss Havisham 's , has offered to take him into town tonight in his carriage , and let him sleep in his own house , and deliver him tomorrow to Miss Havisham 's . |
| 28 | We had often talked about emigrating to Australia . |
| 29 | TV newsreader Fiona Armstrong met new colleague Michael Wilson yesterday — and talked about going to bed . |
| 30 | She 's talked about going to Yorkshire , but , not at the moment , there 's nothing much doing in the market , er . |