Example sentences of "[conj] [v-ing] [noun] at [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Released from prison , Rudd travelled around the country , undertaking surveys and checking information at first hand . |
| 2 | Grubby urchins stood on the wall , sucking steaming mossballs and shouting abuse at each other . |
| 3 | Walking through her kitchen and cutting gardens at break-neck speed , marvelling at the weedless beds , and pyramids of purple clematis , the imposing topiary ( ‘ Russell [ Page ] used to tell me , ‘ Let them get fluffy and fabulous ’ ’ ) , Mrs Guest is in full flood : ‘ Oh , those chipmunks are wrecking my garden , ’ she declares , straightening a single toppled plant in an acreage of formidable order , and tugging nimbly at a lone weed . |
| 4 | The programme included : Appreciation courses for top management Operative courses in maintaining the computer systems Technical courses in extracting , analysing and interpreting data At each stage of development we have had detailed discussions with the Banking , Insurance and Finance Union . |
| 5 | Mountpax offer a complete presentation package for prints , art cards , postcards or photographs and offer professionally cut bevel-edge mounts , re-usable sleeves and backing boards at reasonable cost . |
| 6 | Mass screening is not feasible , but targeting groups at high risk and asking them to attend for screening is perfectly plausible . |
| 7 | The 24-year-old , who injured himself while winning bronze at last year 's Olympics , has not thrown competitively for 10 months since . |
| 8 | When recovering embryos at this stage it is therefore advisable to flush not only the oviducts but both uterine horns as well ( see Section 2.4 ) . |
| 9 | When choosing dowel at any place other than a kite store which would have selected its stock , rotate the spar between thumb and forefinger of one hand while resting the dowel in the other hand and check that the spar is straight . |