Example sentences of "[is] [v-ing] at [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | More usually , this is done by attaching lights to the wrists or to other parts of the body , if the light is flashing at a known frequency the relative time of particular positions as well as the sequence can be measured . |
| 2 | ‘ Even the moon 's blushing at the horrible way they treat ponies , ’ she snarled . |
| 3 | Ken is rowing at a constant speed , he covers eighteen metres in three seconds . |
| 4 | All of the world 's savannas have been affected by human activity and , as Table 7.2 shows , deforestation is occurring at a rapid rate due to agricultural development and fuelwood collection . |
| 5 | In the tropics , however , environmental change is occurring at an unprecedented rate where deforestation is creating local and , in all probability , global environmental problems since the demise of tropical rainforests in particular may well be contributing to the enhanced greenhouse effect ( section 5.3.1 ) . |
| 6 | I think we need another war to get rid of the er get rid of some of the thing that 's happening at the present day . |
| 7 | So it promises to bridge the gap that still in fact exists in many if not most organizations between what happens at the local and individual level and what 's happening at the corporate level . |
| 8 | This sea-floor spreading , as the phenomenon is known , is happening at an impressive rate : near the Galapagos Islands the sea-floor is expanding at eight inches a year ; down by Easter Island , by nine inches . |
| 9 | Stay in touch with what is happening at the Grand Theatre — all the news on shows , performers and future plans . |
| 10 | The operator told us that rubbish is smouldering at a considerable depth and it would take a lot of work to put it out . |
| 11 | Eastern Europe is knocking at the European Community 's door . |
| 12 | He said : ‘ One is looking at a young man with monstrously abnormal behaviour . |
| 13 | He is looking at a bewitched forest of crystal trees and jewelled flowers , rooted in black soil , breathing black air . |
| 14 | There needs to be a facility whereby , when one is looking at a particular cross-reference , one can call up the entry or part of an entry to which that cross-reference refers . |
| 15 | The most common source of any argument is that both sides are absolutely right but each is looking at a different part of the situation . |
| 16 | Tibet 's cries are unlikely in themselves to influence the president one way or another ; he is looking at the broad picture of conditions throughout China . |
| 17 | But the thing is looking at the actual price of the er thing that you 're having of the hamper . |
| 18 | She is conscious of the fact that the Arts Council is looking at the entire range of dance companies which it supports , and that funds will be concentrated on those which seem to have the most positive artistic policy . |
| 19 | I think it 's looking at a single event out of context . |
| 20 | So it 's looking at the very beginning bit of childhood . |
| 21 | Obviously positive inflation may remain a feature of this hypothetical economy even if it is operating at the natural unemployment rate ( i.e. owing to the persistence of inflationary expectations . |
| 22 | He helped her out when her father 's meeting at the Black Friar was raised . |
| 23 | The epitomist himself emphasizes that he is writing at a certain distance from the events because he concludes his story with the words : " From this time Jerusalem has been in the possession of the Jews . " |
| 24 | Maureen as an ambulance driver and Pat as a rescue man were badly needed , but Anne 's firewatching at a large store was less essential and it was decided that she would stay with her mother . |
| 25 | Communication by electronic means is growing at a rapid rate throughout industry and government organisations . |
| 26 | The Indian software industry is growing at an average rate of 35 per cent a year . |
| 27 | Counterfeiting is a multi million pound industry and all the signs are that it 's growing at an alarming rate . |
| 28 | Now this , is this is going at a fantastic rate . |
| 29 | I do n't get the impression from MIND 's local network that the hospital closure programme is going at a reasonable pace . ’ |
| 30 | Right , B two if a train is going at a constant speed of ninety miles per hour how far will it go in two hours ? |