Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] [conj] [verb] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It depicts an outline map of Anglesey with airship SZ.234 superimposed , its trail rope hanging down and pointing to the location near Llangefni which is now part of RAF Mona . |
| 2 | There was a car waiting , but because of the fog they abandoned the idea of driving down and went to the railway station , caught a train with minutes to spare , picked up the car that was waiting for them the other end , rang the studio from the car phone to let them know where they were , and ran into London Weekend Television . |
| 3 | Pausing there and turning to the judgment , Lord Denman C.J. stated , at p. 682 , that the court did not proceed on any doctrine as to relation of principal and surety . |
| 4 | Perhaps a retired person , with no family can honestly say ‘ Right , I 'm selling up and moving to the Isle of Skye . ’ |
| 5 | This is less Ben Elton-speak than naked ambition to be an admired state-of-the-art comedian who can acknowledge the wrongs of the world , shift with the politics of the time , try out new techniques ( in this case performing in theatres with a captive audience rather than in a back room full of hecklers getting up and wandering to the bar every 20 minutes ) and be funny . |
| 6 | He asked you to pretend that he was staying here and going to the symposium on a daily basis . |
| 7 | as long as it is a round trip commencing in and returning to the United Kingdom . |
| 8 | This is an unpleasant discovery which may shock you into giving up and returning to the relative comfort of Stage 1 . |
| 9 | He was able to read ( in a time when many nobles were happily illiterate ) and noted for his skill at reading aloud and singing to the harp . |
| 10 | ‘ Where to ? ’ demanded Jenny , jumping up and rushing to the window . |
| 11 | This chapter is a brief distillation of a few of the themes in that book , but really I 'd almost rather you stopped reading now and switched to The Extended Phenotype ! |
| 12 | It has two functions : ( a ) it acts as a point of orientation by connecting back to previous stretches of discourse and thereby maintaining a coherent point of view and , ( b ) it acts as a point of departure by connecting forward and contributing to the development of later stretches . |
| 13 | Dead skin cells are continuously falling off and contribute to the dust in our houses . |
| 14 | Kath left them at the lift , and as the doors closed she caught a glimpse of him crouching down and talking to the little lad , his warm brown eyes kindly and concerned . |
| 15 | The team at NPL would welcome contact with individuals or groups interested in participating in or contributing to the work . |
| 16 | On the chunky machine , since you are working with far fewer needles , casting off or transferring to the main bed from the ribber is not too much of a chore anyway . |
| 17 | The plaintiffs , A and others , who were customers of the defendants , obtained an injunction before Morland J. on 13 August 1990 restraining the defendants from delivering up or disclosing to the United States court or to third parties otherwise than in connection with and for the purposes of the business and trading of the plaintiffs , any documents relating to the plaintiffs ' accounts with the defendants , and ordering the latter to return to its London branch certain documents which had been removed from the jurisdiction . |
| 18 | The [ defendants ] whether by [ themselves , their ] servants or agents or otherwise howsoever be restrained until trial or further order from : ( a ) delivering up or disclosing to the grand jury in the County of New York empanelled in the matter of the People of the State of New York v. John Doe ( B Bank ) or , without the prior consent of the plaintiffs , delivering up or disclosing to any third party otherwise than in connection with and for the purposes of the business and trading of the plaintiffs or any of them , all documents and information contained therein held by [ these defendants ] at [ their ] branches in London or elsewhere within this jurisdiction concerning or relating to the plaintiffs ' accounts with the [ defendants ] or any of them or otherwise relating to the business of the plaintiffs or any of them ; ( b ) without the prior written consent of the plaintiffs ' solicitors herein , removing from the jurisdiction of this court any of the documents referred to in subclause ( a ) hereof or any copies thereof . |
| 19 | Make sure the hip is twisted and the back leg locked straight , while leaning forward and punching to the groin . |
| 20 | Worrying about , concentrating on and listening to the head noises will make them seem even more prominent and dominating . |
| 21 | Robins led the way up the sloping path from the roadway , narrow but clearly defined , towards thick undergrowth , ferns , bushes , lined with every flower from hibiscus , tiare and oleander to the bougainvillaea curling round and clinging to the trees behind . |