Example sentences of "from [v-ing] to the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It predisposes us to think of coming to know , not simply as active in itself , but as inseparable from reacting to the object and acting in reply . |
| 2 | Firstly they prevent the bacteria that cause urine infections from sticking to the skin cells in the bladder and urethra . |
| 3 | No extra fat should be required to stop the steaks from sticking to the pan . |
| 4 | Strangely , he felt more pain from crashing to the floor than from the shot . |
| 5 | We have a shield under the which prevents the prosecution in a normal case from bringing to the attention of the court the fact that we have previous convictions . |
| 6 | ‘ But note that this is quite different from attributing to the Church in its established structures the dignity of being the Kingdom of Christ . |
| 7 | Andy the gardener was standing around on the lower terrace looking at some white geraniums he had set out in an urn by the pool house , and although she shrank from returning to the scene of yesterday 's shame , she decided to go and rap with him . |
| 8 | In fact , they are so contaminated with PCBs alone that , under Canadian law , their corpses must be treated as toxic waste to keep the poisonous chemical from returning to the environment . |
| 9 | In the normal course of events , the exercise by the tenant of a break-clause will prevent him from applying to the court for the grant of a new tenancy ( Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 , s26(4) ; s69(1) defining " notice to quit " : s24(2) ) . |
| 10 | ( 7 ) Sections 89(1) and 90(1) to ( 6 ) ( inclusive ) of the Act shall be excluded from applying to the Company . |
| 11 | ( 7 ) Sections 89(1) and 90(1) to ( 6 ) ( inclusive ) of the Act shall be excluded from applying to the Company . |
| 12 | Nonetheless , Zuwaya were not immune , in their nostalgia for those not wholly imaginary days , from leaping to the assumption that , because there was no sovereign power , no person was subject to authority . |
| 13 | The direct effect discouraging people from driving to the beach may be counteracted if the cost of producing garden swimming pools is increased ; the direct effect on the cost of oil-fired central heating may be substantially offset if electricity prices rise . |
| 14 | The student can , however , learn much from listening to the exchange of views , and can contribute by reporting her own observation of the patient . |
| 15 | The retreat consisted , and still does , of anything from five to thirty days of spiritual exercises , usually in an atmosphere of silence and contemplation apart from listening to the preacher when there is one , but with additional features of both vocal and silent prayer . |
| 16 | Further west the US XVIII Corps — composed around a nucleus of US airborne troops — together with the highly mobile French forces , thrust deep into Iraq from Rafha , with the objective of reaching the Euphrates at Nasiriyah in order to seal the Kuwaiti theatre of operations and to prevent Iraqi forces from escaping to the north . |
| 17 | Existing trade barriers prevent third world countries from developing to the point where they can afford to implement high environmental standards , the report argues . |
| 18 | ‘ There is no man or devil who will stop me from going to the home of my family , ’ said Sir Henry angrily . |
| 19 | Then he slipped , and caught at the grass to stop himself from going to the bottom . |
| 20 | Other children are now being banned by their parents from going to the park in Bannockburn . |
| 21 | Only a secure supply of foreign aid ( over US$1 billion up to 1990 ) will keep the country from going to the wall — and that aid can by no means be guaranteed . |
| 22 | The two plots were also very predictable , because we all knew that Carrie would not be accepted back into society just from going to the ball . |
| 23 | Peter 's attempt to stop Jesus from going to the cross was not his only mistake . |
| 24 | providing tension to the girders ( bones ) and cables ( tendons ) that keep us from crumpling to the ground at any instant . |
| 25 | The troublesome lamps flank the couch , where constituents sit and watch their congressman appear and disappear ; and the only thing that saved Orton from rushing to the floor to cast phantom votes when his clock buzzer went off was the fall-back alarm system , a personal bleeper . |
| 26 | Apart from adding to the pleasure of a wood , they keep down insects which might harm the trees . |
| 27 | These contain a spinning mechanism that turns at a gentle 15 to 30 revolutions per minute — just enough to ensure convection and prevent cells from adhering to the glass walls of the bottle . |
| 28 | Only the sudden arrival of three new boarders saved her from succumbing to the terror which filled her . |
| 29 | Many shirt manufacturers leave the wings too short and cut the collars too low and without a loop at the back to hold the tie from rising to the top ( or , poor sod , over the top ) of the collar . |
| 30 | The government , while praised by local politicians for letting Mr Yang travel to the US , was criticised after police on Tuesday raided two television stations to seize films of a clash between police and demonstrators last Friday Police stopped protesters from marching to the World Trade Centre , where Xinhua was hosting a celebration to mark Communist China 's 40th anniversary . |