Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] to [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The hotel stands on the site of the home of General Hugh Mackay ( 1640–92 ) , who joined the English army in 1660 , serving in France and Holland , eventually returning to England with William of Orange , in the Revolution of 1688 . |
| 2 | Among the more conspicuous were Yolande Pompey , who challenged unsuccessfully for Archie Moore 's world light-heavyweight title in London in 1956 , and Hogan ‘ Kid ’ Bassey , a Nigerian who moved to Liverpool in 1952 , three years later won the Commonwealth featherweight title and , in 1957 , won the world featherweight title , before eventually returning to Nigeria as national boxing coach . |
| 3 | ‘ Our computerised systems have definitely played a big part in the fact that our guests keep on returning to Hallery House ; the hotel continues to provide the same level of efficient , friendly service ( whether or not we are there in person ourselves ) at all times . |
| 4 | Klaus Kuron , a former employee of the West German intelligence service ( the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution ) was sentenced on Feb. 7 to 12 years ' imprisonment by a court in Düsseldorf on charges of treason and corruption , and fined DM692,000 ( the sum which he had been paid by the East German government ) , for passing secret information obtained through his position in the West German intelligence agency , especially relating to West German secret agents in East Germany , over a period of nine years . |
| 5 | OSF is apparently bowing to DCE user pressure and will announce significant price reductions for one-time DCE licenses , distribution rights and royalty fees at Uniforum on March 17 . |
| 6 | The spark that arises between Vronsky and Anna proves not only damaging to Karenin ( Anna 's husband ) but also to the young Kitty Shcherbatsky , who seeing Vronsky as a possible suitor , was in love with him . |
| 7 | Today there are probably 12,000 healers in this country alone according to Denis Haviland , the director of the Confederation of Healing Organisations . |
| 8 | So according to Peter we 've no need to do a non-conformance for such as this . |
| 9 | Most important is support for IBM 3270 terminals , the first of the ‘ open ’ TP systems to do so according to NCR . |
| 10 | If you look at the incidence of mental confusion by status of the home for 1987 the estimate was that in the local authority homes , 24% were mentally confused , in the voluntary homes 19% were mentally confused and in the private homes 36% were mentally confused , so according to SWSG information , the percentage of people with mental confusion is highest in the private homes . |
| 11 | It was assumed by some that profitability entailed selling products to new customers , but this is not necessarily so according to Ken Wilkie , the newly appointed chief executive at IBM 's UK Havant plant . |
| 12 | The way he gained ‘ the word that sustains the weary ’ was not like a bolt from the blue , but through patiently listening to God morning by morning . |
| 13 | Frederick was leaning on his pitchfork , apparently listening to Mister Johnny who was waving his small hands and gabbling . |
| 14 | The odds are favourable enough according to Chelsea 's Mike Hazard , who said of his adversary : ‘ He could cope in Poland , not just because of his ability to close people down and use the ball well , but temperament — you saw that when he scored the goal that won Arsenal the League . ’ |
| 15 | A European distribution strategy is still being put together according to Univel 's international marketing director , Greg Fallan , though existing Novell distributors and resellers will get first refusal . |
| 16 | It 's not for the Diary to speculate upon whose coat is cut better according to Richmond 's cloth , but we can report that none of the candidate 's pockets contained pen or paper a problem when taking down canvass details . |
| 17 | Sadly , the beautiful old yacht Honey Bee was only going to Cruibh Haven but they keenly solicited around the basin on my behalf . |
| 18 | I 've played all over Europe , although we are only going to Scotland , England and Wales on this trip . ’ |
| 19 | We 're only going to Blackpool . |
| 20 | Two other projects were so outstanding that it was decided to declare them as Commendations , both co-incidentally going to DH Mosquito work , the Mosquito Aircraft Museum 's completed restoration of TT.35 TA634 and the Night Fighter Preservation Team 's on-going restoration of NF.IIHJ711 . |
| 21 | The superintendent gazed at the blank TV screen before suddenly turning to Franks , her eyes drained of laughter . |
| 22 | " More water , dear , " she asked , and then , obviously speaking to Patrick , whose eyes were now squeezed tight with pain . |
| 23 | Mr Colin Moynihan , the sports minister is expected to visit Italy again in early spring , perhaps travelling to Sardinia . |
| 24 | ‘ He should then become more of a team player than just a superb individual , and maybe that shift will make him a lot more attractive to a lot of people , ’ he added , apparently alluding to England manager Graham Taylor . |
| 25 | Among these is a reproduction of Daniel Maclise 's The Death of Nelson , an image perhaps alluding to Minton 's identification with this famous naval martyr . |
| 26 | ‘ Come here as soon as we slow down coming to Sudbury , eh ? |
| 27 | 1657 ) had settled ; and it was in Cambridge that he established himself , perhaps succeeding to Thomas Grumbold 's business . |
| 28 | They admit arranging for 5,000 dollars to be handed over in envelopes but say they were merely responding to UEFA instructions to cover the officials ' expenses . |
| 29 | He 's er a financial whiz kid now is n't he as well Adam Faith so talking to Dennis this afternoon on Afternoon Special . |
| 30 | No we no she 'd got out the pool you see , she was I did n't recognize her , she said oh it looks like all the family 's here and I was only talking to Evelyn and , and I kept trying to place her and it was only when she said oh Rebecca was born a month after cos she 's died her hair a different colour , I did n't , just did n't recognize her at all . |