Example sentences of "[Wh det] [vb past] [v-ing] to [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such metalwork and fabric may have been decorated in a way which conveyed meaning to the wearer and the viewer , but all of the artefacts whose technology we have considered had , first and foremost a function to their owners . |
| 2 | Thus , children in our classroom practice sample spent a high proportion of their time working when they were engaged in tasks which involved talking to the class , talking to the teacher , construction , listening or collaboration . |
| 3 | In the latter half of the nineteenth century there was considerable controversy as to what it was about a sensation , which differed according to the part of the body stimulated . |
| 4 | He also suffered a gashed and infected back , four ankle sprains , torn ligaments and splinters in all ten fingers as a result of his athleticism in the show , which included crashing to the floor entangled in telephone wire and skidding down a staircase on his heel . |
| 5 | The couple were now enjoying a regular social life together , which included going to the cinema , walking , and visiting friends . |
| 6 | It was agreed at an early stage ( principally at Citrine 's insistence ) that sales in urban and rural areas should be at common prices , so that many rural dwellers already having a supply had prices reduced , though new consumers distant from the mains still had to pay a one-off contribution or line rental ( which varied according to the Board ) to meet part of the cost of connection . |
| 7 | Prisoners under sentence of death ( numbering some 256 ) were reprieved ; together with an estimated 43,000 other prisoners serving lighter sentences , they became eligible for release after minimum periods of imprisonment which varied according to the crimes committed and sentences received . |
| 8 | His first port of call after coming on board was to insure RDI 's financing which meant going to the company 's strategic partner , the Korean firm $380m-a-year TriGem Computer Corp . |
| 9 | They saw the military discipline , anti-socialist politics , the threat of confrontation with left-wing elements , and anti-semitic baiting of immigrants and British citizens of Jewish religion , as a source of excitement which gave meaning to a dull existence . |