Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pron] [conj] [verb] to [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At times this was inappropriate ( for example , when he was on the telephone , mending something or talking to a visitor ) . |
| 2 | Looking forward , and viewing ourselves as contributing to the development of provisionally held theories , it seems to offer no more than the hope that we might make a contributions even if we do not really understand what , how , or to what . |
| 3 | All agree that the building they share in Aldershot , an outdated 60s 12-storey tower block , needs major refurbishment — closing it and moving to the Royal Logistic Corps training centre 20 miles away or converting it to an office block and building a new , smaller Army catering school alongside , are not seen as attractive options . |
| 4 | That he was not abstracting water but merely utilizing it and returning to the river the same amount in improved condition , because contact with the turbine had aerated it , and it was better for the fish . |
| 5 | Tom 's mother was highly critical of the way the mainstream school was handling him but agreed to the assessment because she felt it might help him . |
| 6 | And er she got it away eventually bathing it and talking to the little girl and then she said to her now I want you to come here every day she said so I can I see to that for you . |
| 7 | Out of the corner of my eye I saw the Queen watching us and talking to the Director . |
| 8 | He scarcely even looked at the price of his Magimix before grabbing it and racing to the cash tills . |