Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb pp] [prep] [verb] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Warmer fluid escaped through the interfacial region above the sedimenting layer and enhanced the convection driven by cooling at the roof . |
| 2 | Thus in He can sing the incidence of " sing " to " he " exists as a potential in the present : the person referred to possesses at the present moment the capacity of realizing this action . |
| 3 | Old Red returned to frowning at the floor . |
| 4 | The agreed plan for a postgraduate institute was on the basis that it would be partly financed by National Health Service funds — a commitment made in writing at the time by the then Scottish health minister , Michael Forsyth . |
| 5 | ‘ No more than usual in a prison this size , ’ the Governor answered without looking at the other man . |
| 6 | Our brief extended beyond looking at the prevalence of heroin use and included documenting the impact of the ‘ epidemic ’ on the local community , evaluating service provision and recommending and updating a strategy for dealing with the negative effects of widespread heroin use . |
| 7 | Both are bound up with the awareness and sensitivity aroused by looking at a flower or a tree ; an insect or a bird ; the environment in which they live . |