Example sentences of "[conj] [subord] [verb] at [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The reading undertaken while under stress — while waiting for the dentist , for example , or while sitting in a plane during turbulence , or when fatigued at the end of the day — is usually of this order . |
| 2 | It undoubtedly appeals to the sadistic side of human nature and I must confess that while horrified at the idea of maiming or killing people , my first reaction is to laugh . |
| 3 | Working with a graduate student , Andrew Himes , Dr Simpson decided he had overestimated the number of fat neutrinos , but that he still saw them , both when repeating his work on tritium and when looking at the beta decays of sulphur . |
| 4 | There is the tendency to look for quick formulas , for ways to maximize efficiency , and as mentioned at the outset , to view employees in a depersonalized way . |
| 5 | All the figures in the three complete metopes and many in fragments of others turn their faces directly to us , in total disregard of the action they are taking part in , as though smiling at the camera . |