Example sentences of "and [v-ing] to [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This study will focus in addition on the responses made by schools , examining issues such as how they obtain , interpret and act upon clues regarding the preferences of parents of potential pupils , and what factors constrain them in understanding and reacting to such information . |
| 2 | In open play , 'Mere seemed more interested in arguing with the referee and reacting to any niggle from the opposition . |
| 3 | And sticking to that sofa ! |
| 4 | One till three as well the Special Needs Support Group are meeting at Ilkeston Health Centre and they offer mutual support and understanding to those parents who have children with special needs . |
| 5 | The aggregates are very hard and damaging to most surfaces . |
| 6 | For once communication of information was brisk and free , all channels seemed to be open and listening to each other . |
| 7 | Does not the proactivity need to be politicians of all parties coming together and discussing and listening to each other rather than simply making pronouncements ? |
| 8 | Much to their surprise , when it was still pitch dark they were all disturbed by lights being turned on , the slamming of car doors , and their owners rushing around and shouting to each other with the raised voices of excitement and hurry . |
| 9 | Now let's imagine you are the noisy neighbour : you could turn the TV or radio volume down ; you could stop slamming doors ; and you could stop the children chasing around the house and shouting to each other : but that 's asking you to change your life-style completely , and it 's not really feasible . |
| 10 | Soon they were calling and shouting to each other as they moved off into the forest . |
| 11 | This usually takes the form of an eight page booklet bound into the magazine and looking to all intents and purposes like any other part of the publication . |
| 12 | The advantages of traditional materials are obvious : they permit an individual to build his own house ; involve less capital ; can be built in greater variety and according to each housebuilder 's choice ; and , unlike a high-rise building , do not need expensive construction materials like cement and steel . |
| 13 | In 1988 , 30–40 Spanish vessels were operating out of Algeciras and Almeria , and according to some estimates , as many as 800 Italian and French drift-net vessels , with a total net length exceeding 15,000 km ( about 10,000 miles ) , were fishing in the Mediterranean . |
| 14 | Bull had been shot dead in Brussels on March 22 , 1990 , and according to some reports Mossad , the Israeli secret service , had been involved in the assassination . |
| 15 | As the cortege passed Srinagar 's Islamia College precinct , Indian security forces opened fire on the mourners , killing at least 20 people on the spot ; a further 27 people were subsequently killed , and according to some reports the death toll had reached 100 by the end of the day . |
| 16 | In Britain , the role of fragmented political authority in muddying the formation of objectives is illustrated by conflicts within the present Conservative government over BR 's electrification plans , with close advisers of the Prime Minister , and according to some accounts the Treasury , undermining the efforts of the Department of Transport to secure cabinet approval . |
| 17 | The ambiguously worded agreement effectively permitted the involuntary repatriation of Vietnamese " boat people " who had been screened out as " economic migrants " , by providing for the repatriation of those who " while not volunteering to return , are nevertheless not opposed to going back " and according to some officials thereby created a fresh category of " acquiescent non-volunteers " . |
| 18 | Now modal tag is one for seeking agreement whereas an effective tag is one that shows concern to the addressee and according to this study , if you looked and the sheer number of tags , women did use more tags than men , but in actual fact women used a higher proportion of the effective tags than men did . |
| 19 | She had noticed men leering at her and whispering to each other with dirty grins on their faces . |
| 20 | People were stopping outside the office where it took place and whispering to each other — someone had even placed a bouquet of flowers at the door that morning . |
| 21 | There is equally little doubt that at this period , when the idea of tearing out ancient roots was still strange and terrifying to most people , some kind of cataclysmic force was still required to drive them into the unknown . |
| 22 | Pearce was standing in front of him , talking angrily and pointing to those doors as two other men began to push clumsily inside , admitting a gale of icy air that even Cardiff could feel from his position . |
| 23 | While there , he was able to forget the ritual of Monday morning when , in the darkness of winter or the bright light of summer 's early dawns , Celtic Crescent and the streets of Jewtown would be clamorous with the noise of horses being led from nearby stables and harnessed to carts , of men shouting instructions and calling to each other in Yiddish and English as they struggled under the weight of trunks and knapsacks stuffed to overflowing with clothes , fancy goods , kitchen articles , holy pictures , enlargements of family photographs — anything that might be suitable for selling from door to door on a weekly-payment basis . |
| 24 | ‘ The Welsh Office knows very well that meeting this demand will cause serious environmental damage and suffering to many communities ’ , said CPRW 's Director , Dr Neil Caldwell , last night . |
| 25 | Ranulf was sitting yards away and the soldiers were crowded together muttering and cursing to each other whilst Selkirk had already moved across the cemetery to a nearby grave . |
| 26 | Kids were pushing past me down the corridor , all shouting and yelling to each other , and Kevin was carried along with them . |
| 27 | So , I 'm sure members of this Committee have heard this on several occasions as we 've introduced the system , but we have had to put in a fairly complex and detailed system of assessing people 's needs , producing care packages to meet those needs , offering choice to those people , and responding to that choice , then doing what the D S S used to do , I E , a financial assessment of their ability to meet the costs of that care , and settling our contribution , and we 're involved therefore in contracting with the independent sector for purchase of that care , and with the collection of contributions from those individuals , with increasing numbers and increasing complexity . |
| 28 | ‘ Of course schools will want to continue their good practice of regular reports to parents and responding to any concerns parents might have . |
| 29 | Alternatively , you can concentrate on group maintenance , spend most of your time monitoring how members are reacting and responding to both feelings and unspoken messages . |
| 30 | The manufacturer may also experience difficulty in monitoring developments and changes in the overseas market and adapting to these changes in good time . |