Example sentences of "[v-ing] [verb] [noun] [conj] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At all costs we must avoid appearing to want attention and to cause controversy . |
| 2 | You 're right in not wanting to restrict drinks or to start ‘ lifting ’ . |
| 3 | Governments with limited resources seeking to lower mortality and to decrease population growth will be more likely to achieve these objectives by concentrating on family planning programmes than by insisting on the primacy of health care services — and they will not be sacrificing humanitarian goals by doing so . " |
| 4 | I can not speak too highly of all the British people who have been in the northern part of Somalia seeking to give help and to assist . |
| 5 | If you are aspiring to fly competitions or to get your Gold and Diamond Badges , it is essential to take good turning point photographs . |
| 6 | There is a typical example among writers , seeking to protect copyright and to negotiate general contract conditions . |
| 7 | And of course you will have the added pleasure of knowing that part of the ticket price will be going to help students and to keep Bristol as a place of excellence . |
| 8 | Every time I wonder about going to join George and to use my TEFL qualification , I wonder how I would REALLY do teaching English to people , though I guess I have had quite a lot of ad hoc and ungrammatical ( ! ) experience with the various language students who have stayed here . |
| 9 | Divisional Manager , Brian Walker ( pictured left ) said : ‘ Southern Electric are delighted to be able to help young people , who are striving to overcome disabilities and to gain their independence . |
| 10 | Acquiring status is about learning to influence others and to feel in control of situations . |
| 11 | So young people , who may be unhappy for a number of reasons , might try sniffing to seek attention or to escape from their problems . |
| 12 | When you are trying to lose weight or to keep your weight down , it sometimes seems like needless fuss making a ‘ proper cooked lunch ’ . |
| 13 | One of the ways in which the Council is trying to avoid duplication and to make course and unit development more efficient is by encouraging centres with similar proposals to work together as consortia . |
| 14 | But their two aims conflicted because on the one hand they 're trying to protect production and to allow erm er capit private enterprise and capitalism to develop but on the other hand they 're erm trying to redistribute all the land er because the May the fourth directive was n't going far enough , they , they needed to be more severe upon landlords |
| 15 | In 1893 , spectators burst on to the field during a game between Nottingham Forest and West Bromwich Albion , and a fight ensued between players and fans with the Albionites attempting to defend the referee , although it was observed ‘ that none of the home players could be seen assisting in trying to stop disorder or to protect the Referee ’ . |
| 16 | Whatever the wider influences the producers themselves were just experimenting , trying to cut costs and to standardize production , and trying to whip up some interest by injecting a little sensationalism into their films by sailing a little closer to the wind . |
| 17 | Shadow Education Secretary Ann Taylor said that instead of asking the Treasury for more money to restore crumbling schools , Mr Patten ‘ is actually volunteering to cut standards and to cram ever larger classes into smaller rooms ’ . |
| 18 | On the whole , the assembly gave us and understanding of the worldwide church which was struggling to achieve reconciliation and to promote peace and justice . |