Example sentences of "and [adv] [v-ing] [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Alternatively , the public may simply have become more sensitised to crime , through media and press reports or the Government 's crime prevention publicity , and so believing crime to be on the increase they are more likely to report offences leading to a rise in recorded crime which will lead to further media attention and so on in a ‘ deviancy amplification spiral ’ . |
| 2 | He 'd once thought of asking one of the Venetz sisters out , but they were pretty well inseparable ; a turndown did n't worry him so much as the prospect of being accepted by one and so giving offence to the other . |
| 3 | Flu viruses are notorious for the ease in which they undergo such antigenic shifts , as they are called , and so giving rise to epidemics . |
| 4 | Referring to the Voluntary Severance Scheme in Bank of Ireland , Mr. Ryan said the IBOA did not oppose a scheme which enabled senior and long serving people to ‘ get a well-deserved rest from banking . |
| 5 | 9.16 Developing neighbouring property Landlords frequently include a proviso stating that nothing contained in the lease shall prevent them from altering , adding to , refurbishing and generally executing works to neighbouring property . |
| 6 | Your worships , er , there 's nothing at all more sinister in the failure to stop and failure to report than than that , i th that is a a true record of the er er er of the incident as far as Mrs was concerned erm and it is something which erm comes about an accident which came about probably through the inexperience of the children er , running across the pedestrian crossing thinking that they have priority erm and not having regard to other road users er , and Mrs was travelling at slow speed but it was she was put in a difficult position by the the way in which the children ran across the road . |
| 7 | ‘ And so everyone was happy , ’ said Julia , smiling again and not giving voice to her suspicion that perhaps the young homesick Italian might have been happier if her besotted husband had managed to forget his dislike of foreigners and their countries . |
| 8 | A spur , sometimes inappropriately called a snag , is the result of either a breakage not being cleaned back properly to an eye or growth bud , or of pruning too far above a bud — a common case is cutting a bloom , and not paying attention to what is left behind on the plant . |
| 9 | Townsend was an inspiring captain , once hooking the ball off the line and once forcing James to a confident save . |
| 10 | We indicated in the original report that leisure electronics generalists such as Seiko , Smith-Corona , Texas Instruments , and Aurora were hurriedly investing in spellchecker products and rapidly bringing ranges to the market at much lower prices than either Franklin or SelecTronics . |
| 11 | Norman became a four-handicap polo player He was devoted to sport , golfing around the world 's best courses and still finding time to be an active member of the Royal Yacht Squadron , He owned a 70-ton yacht called Revive . |
| 12 | There is no separate support organisation : each unit has the dual function of carrying out the operations and also providing support to other units . |
| 13 | The former contradiction , which Marx describes as ‘ the fundamental contradiction of developed capitalism ’ , is one between the social character of production , with its tendency towards unlimited development of the productive forces , and the private ownership of the means of production ( and therefore private appropriation of the product ) from which derives the aim of maintaining and increasing the value of capital itself , and hence setting limits to the expansion of production . |
| 14 | These rights are called ‘ rights of occupation ’ , and where the leave of the court is necessary the court may make such orders as it thinks just and reasonable having regard to the conduct of the spouses , their needs and financial resources , the needs of the children , and all other circumstances . |
| 15 | The broad basis of all private charges of fees is what is fair and reasonable having regard to the complexity of the matter and its importance to the client . |
| 16 | In non-contentious civil matters the client may be charged such sum as is fair and reasonable having regard to the circumstances of the case and , inter alia , its complexity , the skill and responsibility involved , the time spent , the number and importance of the documents , the amount or value of money or property involved , and the importance of the matter to the client . |
| 17 | 3.4 To say that awards of damages in respect of non-pecuniary losses should be of amounts that are fair and reasonable having regard to the social , economic and industrial conditions in England and Wales merely raises the question what , in any particular case , is fair and reasonable . |
| 18 | An award for helping to improve the environment and simultaneously giving support to a local hospice , has been presented to Stoddard Carpets Ltd . |
| 19 | ‘ Sometimes , yes , but I ca n't help wondering if it 's likely that a young man on the brink of a successful career and maybe planning marriage to another girl would … |
| 20 | Tens of thousands of Haitians responded to news of the coup attempt by taking to the streets where , armed with machetes and clubs , they paralysed the capital by building and then setting fire to barricades . |
| 21 | aggro we 've had of and forms and then writing letters to him |
| 22 | The first allows political realities to be brought about by defining them in the mind first and then applying perception to reality ; the second leads to the belief in supra-personal historical processes , Hegelian determinism and Marx . |
| 23 | ‘ Beyond that the company is introducing , and indeed educating people to the better standards it is creating , not only in the UK , but world-wide . |
| 24 | He added : ‘ If Ian Lang is telling the truth in saying there is nothing political about the Government 's proposals then there is now good reason to think seriously about cancelling the reorganisation and instead giving consideration to setting up an independent commission . ’ |
| 25 | Waste compactors offer a new concept in efficient and cost-effective waste disposal by safely and hygienically reducing waste to up to a quarter of its original size . |