Example sentences of "[conj] [v-ing] a [noun sg] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The six , among 55 individuals banned by a High Court judge from trespassing on or causing a nuisance at the site , joined 500 others in a peaceful invasion of the construction site ; 27 were arrested . |
| 2 | If any one should think that the women 's earnings are stated too low in these accounts , he will be convinced that they are not , on considering that these women commonly begin the world with an infant , and are mere nurses for ten or twelve years after marriage , being always either with child , or having a child at the breast ; consequently incapable of doing much other work beside the necessary businesses of their families , such as baking , washing , and the like . |
| 3 | More passive , less constructive activity with little or no end result , will have been the norm , like watching television or having a pint at the local pub . |
| 4 | That is , of course , when I was n't actually casting an eye at the rope and pulley high over the hall or taking a glance at the shotgun . |
| 5 | Can you see how West could have defended the hand better other than leading a Club at the first trick ? |
| 6 | Nevertheless , aim to give the dog a good run every day , rather than undertaking a marathon at the weekend , for example . |
| 7 | That individual was responsible for using hand skills and producing a result at the end of the day . |
| 8 | is this game all-ticket ? what are the chances for getting tickets and getting a seat at the away fans end ? i do not have a membership-card. i guess i could give it a try ( i have other tickets somewhere else ) |
| 9 | In a final statement issued at the close of the talks the group agreed to conduct an " urgent review " of the member countries ' negotiating positions towards finding greater flexibility and facilitating a breakthrough at the deadlocked " Uruguay Round " of global trade talks launched in 1986 under the auspices of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ( GATT ) [ see pp. 37227-28 for most recent developments in Uruguay Round negotiations ] . |
| 10 | After days of speculation about his future following the collapse of any central authority in the former Soviet Union and following a decision at the Dec. 21 Alma Ata meeting to abolish the post of President , Mikhail Gorbachev announced his resignation on Dec. 25 in a speech on All-Union Television . |
| 11 | Several months later she was arrested for climbing the scaffolding and smashing a window at the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square . |
| 12 | ‘ THE next person who says I look like a Blues Brother , gets it , ’ says Suggs while brandishing a brolly at the Madness reunion gig on Saturday . |
| 13 | An example of this would be a secretary who angrily snatches a piece of paper from the typewriter while shooting a glance at the manager who is standing too near for comfort . |
| 14 | Whilst having a meal at the Garden Buttery Restaurant enjoy superb views across the English Channel or have a relaxing drink in one of the theatre 's bars . |
| 15 | It was played in October , and during their visit Chapman and his party went to Hampden Park and to the Glasgow Industrial Exhibition at Kelvin Park , as well as enjoying a sing-song at the Alhambra Music Hall . |
| 16 | They see themselves as occupying a position at the bottom of an organization which places a heavy emphasis on hierarchy , making their location all the worse . |
| 17 | Once when giving a criticism at the College he found himself standing beside a cold radiator . |
| 18 | ‘ I 'd like to hear you preach , as well as taking a look at the excavations , ’ he said dutifully . |
| 19 | ‘ He had been there for two nights , sinking deeper and deeper , ’ but the troops , obsessed by their own suffering , passed by without so much as casting a glance at the wretched beast . |