Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] [noun prp] [to-vb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | That had seemed natural to Stephen , the way things should be : his father working and then emerging from his work , all three of them walking on the beach , or walking to Badstoneleigh to go to the Pavilion , or having tea on Stephen 's birthday in the Spinning Wheel , or going to see Somerset play . |
| 2 | One day , Walton relates , as he was walking to Salisbury to worship in the Cathedral and play music with his friends , |
| 3 | If the plug is pulled on the tour , there 'll be a scramble to replace the Boks … but I believe the RFU are already looking to France to step into the breach . |
| 4 | Jessamy had been thinking about it while she had been waiting for Julius to return with the blankets , and she thought she knew the answer . |
| 5 | It was ready now , waiting for John to sit at the table . |
| 6 | Cram wo n't be staying in Sheffield to compete in the UK Championships and David Sharpe , his training partner , will be absent too . |
| 7 | The son of a highly respected medical practitioner in the Sacred Heart parish in Leeds , he was educated by the Benedictines at Fort Augustus before proceeding to Ushaw to prepare for the priesthood . |
| 8 | His first important commission , the mural for Morley College , meant starting from scratch , travelling to Italy to learn about the fresco . |