Example sentences of "[v-ing] to the point of " in BNC.
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| 1 | When confronted by his mother he was propitiating to the point of servility . |
| 2 | Despite lobbying to the point of laryngitis by a embryonic Preservation Society ( the narrow gauge Society proper was constituted in 1978 ) , they rapidly lifted rails with buildings and signals equally enthusiastically razed to the ground . |
| 3 | Severe withdrawal symptoms ( delirium tremens ) are acute panic , delusions , exhaustion and trembling to the point of seizure . |
| 4 | Turning to the point of view of the trustee ( or heir ) : all property received from the testator was subject to a tacit hypothec in favour of the beneficiary . |
| 5 | I 'm afraid we did not measure up to the standards set by the well-hung Spanish men who drifted around with flies bulging to the point of bursting their buttons . |
| 6 | ‘ I was getting to the point of putting it behind me , but when I conceived everything changed . |
| 7 | I think for a very small company this perhaps might be more complicated in computing terms than would be worthwhile , but as soon as you 're getting to the point of many orders in a week , then it can be exceedingly useful to be able to ask the computer to tell you for example what are all the outstanding orders , what are all the overdue orders , what is the stock position bearing in mind that some stock is committed for certain orders , what orders have we got with suppliers to us which are still outstanding , and questions of this sort , can make your business much more efficient . |
| 8 | I do n't see any point in repeating or emphasising to the point of boring you . |
| 9 | She rattled on breathlessly , perhaps encouraged , Dexter thought , by a desire to delay Blanche coming to the point of the meeting . |
| 10 | For the Conservative party which is in essence a party of power , huge historic perspective , huge experience of power , ever to get itself in a position where it 's perceived to be struggling to the point of self destruction , would have its political consequences and they would be dire . |
| 11 | undermine your opponent 's credibility by : questioning his experience suggesting that he is losing control negotiating to the point of his mental exhaustion |
| 12 | Jim must have felt like accelerating to the point of wheelspin but restrained himself and drove sedately to the Hungarian post . |
| 13 | I ca n't exactly remember which side of of the person on the who was lying on the ground , P C was but he was in a position where he was not putting himself er he was covering the person lying on the ground but he was n't covering to the point of fact that P C erm would have to walk in front of his shot gun . |
| 14 | Leave the palm trees and pastel terraces of Ramsey and drive north across the flat plain stretching to the Point of Ayre , where the lighthouse blinks rhythmically beyond a great moorland garden of yellow gorse and purple heather . |