Example sentences of "but [adv] [v-ing] [adv] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | This rapid response is followed by a region of creep , A to B , initially fast but eventually slowing down to a constant rate represented by the section B to C. When the stress is removed the instantaneous elastic response OA is completely recovered and the curve drops from C to D , i.e. the distance . |
| 2 | Occasionally they walk upright along a branch , grasping it with their toes but always holding on to a branch above their heads with their hands . |
| 3 | He also became recorder of York , an appointment made on the king 's recommendation but probably owing more to Gloucester . |
| 4 | He also became recorder of York , an appointment made on the king 's recommendation but probably owing more to Gloucester . |
| 5 | We 're dealing with the day to day running of the theatre ; shows coming in , maintenance , but also looking forward to the next productions . |
| 6 | He could see that I was slowly but surely getting back to my old self , and to my own poetry . |