Example sentences of "[adv prt] [to-vb] [conj] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hours later an investigation involving firemen and police was going on to see if the fire was arson . |
| 2 | He switched on to see if the set was still working . |
| 3 | ‘ An ’ the bastard even went on to confirm that the bombs are set on time fuses , just sufficient to allow him an' his staff to escape , but not enough to allow them to be de-activated , or to evacuate the ordinary members from the building … an' most of them are just kids . ’ |
| 4 | Plekhanov next goes on to claim that the character traits of individuals , whether causally efficacious or not , are ‘ accidents ’ in relation to ‘ the historical destiny of nations ’ . |
| 5 | A leader in the Times Higher Education Supplement called the plan to abolish the ILEA ‘ a disgraceful measure that plainly verges on maladministration ’ , and went on to claim that the abolition ‘ will set back education in London for a generation ’ . |
| 6 | The report goes on to claim that the people could only be taught " thrift and prudence " by men who would actually associate with them , thereby ensuring that the influence of " the imperishable youth of Oxford " would " induce them to face the elementary laws of economics . " |
| 7 | Halliday goes on to claim that the theme of the whole novel , in a way , is " transitivity " : the linguistic pattern of choices realizes a primitive pattern of cognition , which in turn is the key to the tragic vision of the novel . |
| 8 | ( 30 January - 3 February 1768 ) Leopold went on to report that the Emperor had in fact suggested that Mozart write an opera : |
| 9 | Michael 's lawyers have complained in a High Court writ that the label 's right to reject his work is unreasonable and the legal action goes on to allege that the distribution of profits from his albums ‘ Faith ’ and ‘ Listen Without Prejudice Vol 1 ’ was unfair . |
| 10 | Briault and West went on to comment that the headteachers in two of their studies gave a good deal of attention to the process through which individual teachers can change themselves . |
| 11 | But crucially , although oppressive confessions may be ruled out , the Act goes on to provide that the fact ‘ that a confession is wholly or partly excluded … shall not affect the admissibility in evidence of any facts discovered as a result of the confession ’ . |
| 12 | Garrett goes on to indicate that the harm may not only be physical , but may include mental and social suffering such as neglect ( withholding , e.g. food , fluid , washing facilities , or overmedicating ) ; exploitation ( often financial — misappropriation of pension , savings , jewellery ) ; psychological abuse ( ridicule , humiliation , removal of decision-making ) ; and even sexual abuse including rape , and not always against female elderly . |
| 13 | The number of safety advisers working in the field in SWWA 's region was reduced from six to two after a visit from the government 's ‘ flying accountants ’ , brought in to see that the Authority met its ‘ performance aims ’ after financial cuts in 1980 . |
| 14 | I consider joining the retreating pair below me but have no harness for the abseil , so I settle down to wait while the climber above seconds the pitch . |
| 15 | Sergeant Curtis came in to report that a woman living near Riddle had seen him in Bay View Terrace on Friday evening , but this merely confirmed the route he had taken . |
| 16 | Shots were fired in Miyazawa 's party office on Feb. 11 , after an armed man forced his way in to demand that the government should resign over its corruption record , and that the pre-war system of emperor worship should be reinstated . |
| 17 | SOCCER ace Pat Nevin pitched in to help when a mugger tried to steal a fan 's camera . |
| 18 | Moreover strict conditions are laid down to ensure that the company is included in consolidated accounts drawn up and audited in accordance with the Seventh Directive and made available to the British public . |
| 19 | Indeed , when small shareholders in Trafalgar House dared to show an active interest in the reappointment of the auditors , the institutional shareholders ' votes were promptly thrown in to ensure that the power of decision remained with the directors . |
| 20 | A priest was then brought in to mediate and the men gave themselves up . |
| 21 | Derek Johns of Sheffield writes in to say that a company that has a rare new species named after it could find its share price sensitive to any environmental news . |
| 22 | Elizabeth came down to say that the bed was warm , so Jonadab and his younger son helped George upstairs . |
| 23 | Section 57(2) goes on to state that a sale by auction is complete when the auctioneer announces its completion by the fall of the hammer , or in some other customary manner . |
| 24 | The force of this argument was recognised to some extent by the OFT , who went on to state that a limit on each claim was preferable to an overall limit , providing the extent of the former was made clear to clients . |
| 25 | The accounting policy note on associated undertakings goes on to state that the directors believe that equity accounting for associated undertakings would not give a true and fair view of the group 's income . |
| 26 | He went on to state that the Party would definitely affiliate to the Labour Party if accepted as a " revolutionary organisation " . |
| 27 | It goes on to state that the cell had no electricity and no floor covering , the prisoners were allowed few clothes and they received only two meals a day , one consisting of a single very small momo ( steamed bun ) and the other of a small cup of wormy vegetables . |
| 28 | So I would say , Have a go but leave it till last , when you when you 've done everything else and maybe you when you 've just checked through to see if the others are okay . |
| 29 | The decision tree to go through to decide whether the Information memorandum is an investment advertisement or not is set out in detail in Appendix 3 to this section and should be followed in all cases . |
| 30 | Stirling went on to suggest that a force of 200 men , properly selected , trained and equipped , and organized into five-man sub-units , should thus be able to attack thirty different objectives simultaneously on the same night — compared to only one target using the Commando technique . |