Example sentences of "[conj] [v-ing] at [pron] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is Jean Shrimpton standing waif-like in a wrinkled raincoat on Tower Bridge ; or tugging at her oversized jumper , one arm gently loped over her head in the hallway of 91 Heigham Road . |
| 2 | All Indian weavers , whether employed in large manufactories or working at their own family looms , are under contract to one of the major distributors , who tell them what sizes , colours and designs to weave . |
| 3 | Her rolled-up handkerchief was already soaked through but she went on twisting it round and round in her fingers and dabbing at her wet face . |
| 4 | She was shouting at me and shouting at her own helplessness . |
| 5 | Making hats for a living and looking at them all day long has mellowed her taste somewhat . |
| 6 | The heart-throb country and western singer , at No. 6 with Achy Breaky Heart , is fed up with female fans grabbing and pulling at his famous ponytail . |
| 7 | She was looking at herself in the full-length mirror by the side of the bed , pulling great lumps out of her stomach and grimacing at her own image . |
| 8 | The handkerchief that she 'd been twisting and untwisting at our first interview came out again , this time to her eyes . |
| 9 | He waited for three-quarters of an hour , until the mottled grey of false-dawn had given way to a pink-and-pearl flush above the silent rooftops , then left , walking between the rows of drawn curtains and smiling at his wrong choice . |
| 10 | ‘ He 's still fat-faced and not sporty enough for me , but looking at him this way I have to say he scores on winner appeal and the self-confidence power brings him , ’ she said . |
| 11 | Even when living at their own expense , princes had higher expectations . |