Example sentences of "[vb -s] [prep] [v-ing] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Consumer public relations depends on using to the full this part of the media and it is generally accepted that any consultant working in this field will have contacts within the appropriate media . |
| 2 | make test checks on posting to the accounts from records of receipts and payments ; |
| 3 | It is , therefore , possible that NCp7 facilitates IN recognition of the DNA ends by binding to the DNA but leaving the ends exposed for IN cleavage and integration . |
| 4 | The same basic policy should be used for all " exceptions " : acknowledge the existence of alternatives , and encourage the habit of checking guesses by referring to the dictionary . |
| 5 | You can remove your name from direct mailing lists by writing to the Mailing Preference Service , Freepost 22 , London W1E 7EZ . |
| 6 | His only friend is the tubercular and crippled Ratso Rizzo , who dreams of getting to the sunshine of Florida one day . |
| 7 | A collie dog I know , who lives with my neighbours , has an old semi-deflated toy football which she never tires of carrying to the feet of any human who will kick it , for her to gallop off , retrieving it and placing it once again near one 's feet . |
| 8 | It was designed to discover the feelings of fathers and ascertain exactly how much help they really are when it comes to tending to the baby 's needs . |
| 9 | When viewers have had time to develop their own theories about the scene , they are strongly motivated when it comes to listening to the soundtrack to check whether or not they were right . |
| 10 | The presiding ‘ judge ’ begins by referring to the case ( he need not read it out if copies have been made available to the audience ) ; then he says : ‘ I call upon Mr/Miss X ’ ( the leading counsel for the appellant , who sits upon the judge 's left — that is to say , what the judge sees as his left ) . |