Example sentences of "[coord] [v-ing] to a " in BNC.
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| 1 | You 'll naturally find your own level — whether it 's getting into the growing competition circuit or sticking to a local reservoir . |
| 2 | This might be according to whether the client is new to the bureau or not , whether the enquiry is new or a continuing problem , or according to a client 's age , sex , origin , economic activity or area of residence . |
| 3 | In this new , commercial market a major sales point is the energy saving that is possible with central control of heating and lighting , either manually or according to a timed program . |
| 4 | It may often seem that some critical practitioners within established disciplinary frameworks which insist on treating literary texts as documents or , oppositely , as eternal works of art or according to a closely defined theoretical structure , proffer pronouncements on texts and history which are exclusively self-confident and definitive . |
| 5 | I think we 'd simply need to specify whether ‘ ordinary ’ means selected on a randomized basis or according to a specified distribution by age , sex , class , etcetera . |
| 6 | But anything of a bigger scale that involves attracting the public or rallying the faithful or listening to a guest speaker does need forethought and care if it is not to be a shambles . |
| 7 | She looked forward rather selfishly to a quiet evening at home surrounded by familiar objects , perhaps reading or listening to a concert on the wireless . |
| 8 | These may include information gathering , problem solving , participation in workshops , completing a task sheet , taking part in practical activities , creative work , handling and touching museum objects , looking at related documents or pictures , listening to music or participating in a tape recorded tour , or listening to a talk from an education officer . |
| 9 | you 'd be expected to , to do a lot of work by yourself , and that 's reflecting the fact that erm you 'll probably have four or five lessons in each of your three subjects , but most people would choose three subjects for A level , and that means that er , when you 're not having lessons , you 've got a lot of time that is not accountable for , you will have been , or going to a general studies period and stuff like that , but there will be a fair number of private study periods , erm , there are some people I think who , who go overboard , and you 've got such a different approach erm from er the lower sixth , people do n't use the time that they have , erm , what I 'm really saying is that if you go into the sixth form and you spend less school time in the sixth form you do n't need to be prepared |
| 10 | This is a great help and you may be able to find out if events intend to rotavate by asking around , or speaking to a competitor who rode at the competition the year before . |
| 11 | With the passing of a potential meal , the fish lunges forward with its mouth wide , either swallowing in one go or clinging to a larger item which , once grasped , stands little or no chance . |
| 12 | Just as it is possible to enjoy taking part in a favourite sport without either joining a dub or belonging to a team , so it is possible to be a spiritual person even if you never enter a church , synagogue , mosque or any other place of religious worship . |
| 13 | This month SHEILA FAIRBRASS advises on how to attach a watercolour painting or etching to a firm backing board and explains the safest method for sticking collage pieces in place |
| 14 | This month I shall being by answering a query from a reader in Surrey , who starts by asking if he should glue a watercolour or etching to a backing board , or hinge it by one edge only . |
| 15 | She always paused for rather too long before answering a question or responding to a remark for she feared that if she answered hastily she would say something unseemly . |
| 16 | Others may buy UnixWare with the intention of adding or upgrading to a NetWare network in the future . |
| 17 | At times this was inappropriate ( for example , when he was on the telephone , mending something or talking to a visitor ) . |
| 18 | Show the transport manager with one of his fleet of lorries or talking to a driver , the canteen manageress in the kitchen or the sales director at a briefing session . |
| 19 | ( 20 ) Listening or talking to a visitor or outside " expert " . |
| 20 | ‘ ( a ) no evidence shall be admissible in any proceedings before a judicial authority exercising its jurisdiction or functions in Great Britain to prove that any such person has committed … any offence which was the subject of a spent conviction ; and ’ ( b ) a person shall not , in any such proceedings , be asked , and , if asked , shall not be required to answer , any question relating to his past that can not be answered without acknowledging or referring to a spent conviction or spent convictions or any circumstances thereto ; … ’ |
| 21 | It is not a cumulative figure obtained by adding up the cost of treating a given volume of specific diseases and of restoring to health , or transferring to a better world , a given number of patients . |
| 22 | If you are a person who is classified as being ‘ at risk ’ , that is elderly , frail or disabled in some way , then you should seriously consider either living in a sheltered housing complex where you have the safety net of alarms in every room rigged to a 24-hour warden service , or subscribing to a medical alert system . |
| 23 | For example , ordering goods from a mail order catalogue or subscribing to a magazine both mean that you disclose personal information about yourself . |
| 24 | The name Empire Flying-boat rings with nostalgia and is linked forever with exotic destinations , superb food , attentive service and surfing to a halt on one of Africa 's great lakes or the brilliant waters of a tropical sea . |
| 25 | Her own perception of herself ( courageous , persistent , and sticking to a course no matter how unpopular ) is matched by the public perception , according to Gallup surveys on the personality images of various leading British politicians . |
| 26 | There were strict controls over the export of capital and the City 's ability to invest abroad ( outside the group of countries known as the Overseas Sterling Area and consisting to a large extent of former members of the Empire ) was restricted . |
| 27 | Time and again , witnesses told parliamentary commissions that women workers were either girls living at home with their parents and contributing to a multi-income household , or that if married , they were earning " pocket money " . |
| 28 | A number of our teachers are particularly interested in the field of SPECIAL NEEDS , attending , organising and contributing to a wide range of in-service training to update their knowledge through lectures , seminars , workshops etc . |
| 29 | As we went away to the sounds of Mrs Otto 's profuse good-byes , I reflected on the nature of the relationship between her and Otto , almost the opposite to what one might have expected : the gallant captain going off to sea where his authority was absolute and his orders brooked no delay , and returning to a wife whom he clearly adored but where the roles were reversed . |
| 30 | There are English law cases of the late fifteenth-century for not providing meat , drink , and lodging to a retired father-in-law , while Swedish High Court disputes of two centuries later show grievances ranging from poor food to cursing and physical violence . |