A student gave me this example:
...doesn't have an objection in principle to using the Consulting Agreement dated...
She wanted to know how to use this construction (to + verb + ing) and what it is called.
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1To" is a preposition here with the gerund-participial clause "using the Consulting Agreement dated... " as its complement. The whole expression "to using the Consulting Agreement dated... " is thus a preposition phrase functioning as complement of "objection". – BillJ May 27 '22 at 13:32
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Note that the preceding noun really needs mentioning: opposition to accepting this ruling / objection to using this route / ... – Edwin Ashworth May 27 '22 at 19:13