Example sentences of "[verb] [conj] [v-ing] [noun] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | And so on , in a potentially infinite regress of grandadology , wailing and gnashing teeth at the decline of family life , parental irresponsibility , declining national character , and the need for a firm reassertion of authority . |
| 2 | Thomas himself mentioned a figure of 600,000 cubic yards of earth moved when giving evidence at the inquest on one of his workmen killed on the site . |
| 3 | If they start to fall beneath their percentile band then they are not growing or gaining weight at the expected rate and it is important to try to determine why this is happening . |
| 4 | Finally , we may see an object moving and changing shape at the same time ( as does a walking mammal ) . |
| 5 | He is portrayed as showing sorrow at the destruction caused by German bombers and it is he who ‘ saves the day ’ by first giving himself up and then being shot by Clogger . |
| 6 | Stopping and searching vehicles at the roadside . |
| 7 | There was a little merry-go-round and primitive swings for the children , but it was a wonderful playground for the Keith and Mackenzie offspring , and while the two fathers were winning and losing money at the races and the mothers were scrutinising the cakes and clothes stalls , Berta kept up with her brothers in and out the sideshows . |
| 8 | He looked round the littered site , at its dried browns and darkened greens , and considered the men who were sitting round quietly talking and blowing smoke at the swarming flies . |
| 9 | The fish is eating well , but every now and again it goes to the surface , collects a mouthful of air and then returns quickly to the bottom , chewing and releasing air at the same time . |
| 10 | Strongly held beliefs at the individual level may not be maintained when describing health at the societal level and vice versa . |
| 11 | Just as the introduction of spinning and weaving machines at the time of the Industrial Revolution in Britain destroyed craft jobs and created fragmented tasks which were performed by unskilled workers , will the new technology also be used to de-skill work ? |