Example sentences of "[v-ing] to [noun prp] [verb] " 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 | The one relating to England appeared in July 1981 and that for Wales , entitled Higher Education in Wales outside the Universities : A Discussion Document , was published by the Welsh Office in August 1981 . |
| 4 | Secondly , because to try the Barclays ( Asia ) and West L.B. charges at the present stage would do inevitable damage to the defence of the applicant when the very grave charges relating to B.M.F.L. come to be heard . |
| 5 | The man said his group held 64 documents relating to IRA suspects in the Irish Republic and claimed the group had members in every police sub-division , of which the RUC has 38 . |
| 6 | He said he had met the man , whose bona fides he had checked , in a Belfast hotel , and had been told his group held 64 separate documents relating to IRA suspects in the Irish Republic . |
| 7 | He was certainly present there at the imperial coronation of Conrad II at Easter ( 26 March ) 1027 , and the Letter states his intention of returning to Denmark to make peace . |
| 8 | Anne 's hopes of returning to Framlingham had somehow gone awry . |
| 9 | Returning to England , she gained further experience at King 's College Hospital before returning to France to study nursing there . |
| 10 | On Sept. 22 he resurfaced in the Uruguayan resort of Punta del Este , declaring that he would not be returning to France to face charges because he had reason to fear an assassination attempt . |
| 11 | On Jan. 20 Li Tieying , the Minister in charge of the State Education Commission , had promised that there would be no investigation of returned students , and the People 's Daily of Jan. 26 dismissed as " sheer nonsense " claims that students returning to China faced persecution , and linked the US action to attempts to undermine socialism in China by means of sanctions . |
| 12 | Having succeeded in his aim — to learn from the best and win — John has no intention of returning to Okinawa to defend his title . |
| 13 | She also worked for Walker Books in New York , before returning to London to handle foreign rights for the Watts Group . |
| 14 | Returning to London to work for Grand Metropolitan , he became managing director of Le Coq D'or , was a partner at Le Boulestin and Grand Metropolitan Hotels ' group food and beverage director . |
| 15 | Returning to Shrewsbury to join his father in the family business , he exhibited at the Liverpool Academy from 1812 to 1814 and in the latter year became involved in an ambitious public project in the town , the erection of a monumental column in honour of the first Viscount Hill [ q.v . ] . |
| 16 | ( It is bizarre that people who have no intention of ever returning to Britain have more democratic rights than those living rough on its streets . ) |
| 17 | MISS Whiplash yesterday announced in a letter she was returning to Britain to stand as Corrective Party candidate in the Newbury by-election . |
| 18 | At least one Ju87 was damaged during the attack , both Lt. Neuberg and his gunner returning to Cagliari wounded . |
| 19 | Mr Kozyrev cut short a trip to Finland , returning to Moscow to read the president 's address to the commonwealth . |
| 20 | Soldiers had since picked up the habit of wine-drinking in France during the war and upon returning to England had educated the middle classes , further increasing the popularity of Champagne in the immediate post-war years . |
| 21 | BEFORE returning to England to attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament , Guy Fawkes lived in … |
| 22 | Because when Wendy and Laura had returned they 'd brought a verbal message from Suzie to the effect that she 'd met a Danish boy and had no intention of returning to England to complete her studies . |
| 23 | In 1841 he went to Paris , where he studied at the Jardin des Plantes , before returning to England to become Paxton 's assistant . |
| 24 | Returning to England has restored his morale , but Wednesday have hardly looked invulnerable around him , conceding six goals in the past three games . |
| 25 | Morelli has moved from Donnelly Racing to join the championship-winning David Sears team , and McGarrity is returning to Luby Racing , the team he started with last year before switching to Venom . |
| 26 | Khieu Samphan , 58 , has a doctorate in economics from the University of Paris , and after returning to Cambodia set up a left-wing newspaper and served in Sihanouk 's parliament before fleeing to join the Khmer Rouge in the bush in 1967 . |
| 27 | The Lebanese parliament is expected to continue its informal sessions here until the weekend — when the MPs will face the real ( and potentially frightening ) task of returning to Lebanon to account for their words in front of the sometimes sinister figures who still control the land . |
| 28 | ‘ I 'm returning to Malawi to advocate multi-party democracy — is that such a crime ? |
| 29 | It 's quite likely he will be returning to America to live there permanently , and so it could be my last chance . ’ |
| 30 | Ex-inmate Tony Cohla told yesterday how the thought of ever returning to Ashworth makes his blood run cold . |