Example sentences of "[conj] [v-ing] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | using last year 's bills as a guide if you still have a record of them ( try looking at old cheque book stubs ) , or trusting to memory , estimate how much you think you will have to pay in the coming year . |
| 2 | ‘ My job is to effect the disentanglement , with the University having a clear view of how successful the press is , and the extent to which it is calling on or contributing to University funds , ’ says David Martin . |
| 3 | 36 , or relating to protection of the environment or the working environment ’ shall notify such provisions to the Commission , and the Commission may confirm them after having verified that they are not a means of arbitrary discrimination or a disguised restriction on trade between Member States . |
| 4 | Paragraphs classifying as Investment Business the acquisition or disposal of shares in a body corporate ( other than an open-ended investment company ) or relating to investment advice given in connection with the acquisition or disposal of such shares do not apply if : |
| 5 | The abolition of national service , Commonwealth immigration , the entry into the labour market of the ‘ baby boom ’ generation , and the increasing numbers of married women remaining in or returning to work all provided additional supplies of labour . |
| 6 | ‘ Nurseries provide the best possible start for children and give women choices about returning to work or returning to training . ’ |
| 7 | We will be looking at a wide range of candidates — you may be a new graduate , or in mid-career and looking for a change of direction , or returning to employment after a career break . |
| 8 | In more complex markets , the agreements may take the form of dividing up the market geographically or according to product type . |
| 9 | A spectacular display of exotic and native creatures awaits you at The Living World , where according to season , fascinating living exhibits include giant silkmoths , tropical butterflies , praying mantids , tarantulas , bees , marine and fresh water aquaria and much more . |
| 10 | The Argentine night came down like a blind , but , when it was too dark to ride , he seldom took a siesta , struggling instead through Martin Fierro , Don Quixote , or El Cid with the aid of a Spanish dictionary , or listening to music , mostly Mozart . |
| 11 | A time-honoured method for allowing intuition to blossom is to meditate regularly — whether this means taking an inner journey , dancing , walking in the woods or listening to music . |
| 12 | He attends junior camps when he is not following his hobbies of reading biographies or listening to music , and he is a Board Member of KidSports Foundation , which aims to teach the positive side of sports to youngsters . |
| 13 | He is not the sort of child usually considered open to the notion of writing , reading , or listening to poetry . ) |
| 14 | ( 21 ) Performing or listening to period music . |
| 15 | A. Each day , in the Mersey estuary , some twenty or thirty ships are arriving or going to sea . |
| 16 | Although dozens of political detainees had been released in August 1990 and in March 1991 , the report said that more than 100 political prisoners continued to be held , some " for up to seven years without ever being charged or going to trial " . |
| 17 | People with schizophrenia who are discharged from hospital to live with relatives who are over-critical , disapproving or who express a high level of anxiety and tension , are more likely to suffer early relapse than those returning to a neutral or tolerant atmosphere , and spending less time in daily contact with other members of the family , possibly by attending a day centre or going to work , seems to help some sufferers to cope with an emotionally charged home environment . |
| 18 | Routines help a child to master daily tasks like feeding , washing or going to sleep , so that more can be achieved with less effort . |
| 19 | Kreitman and Chowdhury ( 1973b ) found that the most common reason given for not getting in touch with a helping agency was that the overdose was seen as a way of relieving strain or going to sleep . |
| 20 | Secondly , these falling yields mean that it is becoming cheaper for firms and individuals to borrow by issuing new claims like bonds and equities or going to building societies , by comparison with borrowing from banks . |
| 21 | Green is the ‘ go-ahead ’ code for the type of behaviour you want from your children , the actions you always remember to praise and encourage : sharing toys with another child , perhaps , or going to bed without a prolonged fuss . |
| 22 | If you insure all the property in your flat against theft , fire etc. you have less of an incentive to make the place thief-proof and to check over it carefully before going out or going to bed than if you were not insured . |
| 23 | It is speculated that , anti-lactoferrin antibodies could also have pathogenetic effects by activation of primed granulocytes infiltrating the gut mucosa or adhering to vessel walls , in analogy with the effects of other types of ANCA . |
| 24 | Statute — Construction — Hansard — Rule prohibiting reference to Parliamentary proceedings as aid to construction — Legislation ambiguous , obscure or leading to absurdity — Clear ministerial statement as to purport of legislation — Whether to be relaxed |
| 25 | One trusts that its astronomers were n't quite the size of Patrick Moore or getting to work could have been problematic . |
| 26 | ABBEY National is offering to meet up to £250 of legal and mortgage valuation fees for customers who are remortgaging or switching to Abbey National . |
| 27 | While waiting for an ambulance it is possible that first aid carried out immediately would save a patient from choking or bleeding to death . |
| 28 | These are perhaps best illustrated by the workmen who , for example , seem to be incapable of doing anything without 20-minute tea breaks , management which seems uninterested in providing proper supervision , or boards which seem more interested in finding ways of jacking up their remuneration package irrespective of performance , or complaining to Government about interest rates , rather than wondering why they are not making some of the flood of goods which our continental competitors find it profitable to sell to the UK . |
| 29 | Parents faced with the choice of caring from their offspring or coming to work would be expected to choose the former . |
| 30 | Or coming to consciousness in the coffin , tons of silent earth pressing down , his own lungs sucking away the last of the air . |