Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] at [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A loud banging at the front door stopped both of them in their tracks . |
| 2 | He was cut short by a loud knocking at the front door . |
| 3 | Merely looking at the final stage of supply can obscure the full range of options open to a particular firm in its choice of serving foreign markets . |
| 4 | One of the most important areas of credit management is risk assessment , not only looking at the individual customer companies concerned , but also at the current financial background in which they operate . |
| 5 | It should be a condition , for anyone thinking about development to resist trying to infer how a structure develops by only looking at the final result . |
| 6 | John Heminges said they were dark , cruel plays , and that Will was only looking at the black side of people . |
| 7 | ‘ But in these hard times , cars are only selling at the right price . |
| 8 | Here is this man , never previously seen doing his public duty , always seen merely roaring at the Labour Party or being interviewed like any tuppeny-ha'penny minister , now occupying the despatch-box which is the only site that gives credibility to his claim to be a prime-minister-in-waiting . |
| 9 | Appearing on the tape proved too much of a millstone for most bands and The Wedding Present were the only ones that carried on developing at a reasonable pace . |
| 10 | If Dreadnought went on sinking at the present rate , in ten minutes the hole would n't be above the waterline , but below . |
| 11 | No , we 're not looking at a new wonder drug , you know , the type that you swallow with a glass of water . |
| 12 | And Tory arguments that the tax would make companies uncompetitive were not looking at the whole picture . |
| 13 | When I write again in twelve months ’ time I shall be extremely disappointed if , world events permitting , we have not met our targets and are not looking at an improved set of results . |
| 14 | Erm you 're just looking at a little bit that 's new and you 're forgetting about the old stuff . |
| 15 | We 'll just looking at the big book together do you want to come and join us ? |
| 16 | If the economy is not growing at an annual rate of 3 per cent by the middle of 1994 as the Chancellor 's Budget arithmetic assumes , revenues will be less buoyant and the spending on welfare will be greater than forecast . |
| 17 | Those not teaching at the present time are welcome to attend on a daily basis at £2 per session . |
| 18 | ‘ We are not aiming at a local audience , but are bearing the EEC in mind , and of course all those who come to the Frankfurt Book Fair at the same time . ’ |
| 19 | Land prices are already rising at the moment er in this region , even though house prices are not rising at a commensurate level . |
| 20 | Consistent sailing means not taking too many unnecessary risks , such as not starting at the crowded end of the start line or sailing completely to one side of the beat where just one unfavourable wind shift can ruin you . |
| 21 | No two candidates will respond to questions in exactly the same way so you must keep a fair amount of flexibility in your approach — it would be wrong to stop a candidate from following up an interesting and potentially revealing answer simply because it is not coming at the designated point in your schedule . |
| 22 | The Financial Times of Feb. 28 commented that the move was likely to add to inflation , already running at an annual rate in excess of 100 per cent . |
| 23 | Both male and female goats may be infertile for a number of reasons , ranging from the male having painful feet to the female not ovulating at the right time . |
| 24 | Maggie met and talked to others she knew before finally arriving at the Commemorative Hall . |
| 25 | By that stage I was already working at the Canadian Embassy , and I let the staff buy some of the pictures from me , but again it was very cheaply . |
| 26 | It was clear from the work done then that , even after a full year , major changes in unemployment , self-employment , and employment taken up and ended within the group , were still occurring at a high rate . |
| 27 | Still fuming at the insensitive arrogance of the man she turned and left the office . |
| 28 | Cardiff looked up then at the Constable , still dabbing at a fresh nosebleed with his now-crimson handkerchief . |
| 29 | Durance was still looking at the painted woman stepping from the shadow . |
| 30 | Midwinter was still looking at the revolting hand . |