Example sentences of "[noun pl] and [v-ing] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The old English folksong demonstrates that they could often be sinister in their intent , waylaying passers-by and snatching at the wind with skinny , white hands : |
| 2 | She moved away a little , patting her petticoats and looking at the dog . |
| 3 | When he appeared before the magistrate at lowly Clerkenwell , charged with ‘ willfully ringing several door bells and knocking at the doors in Upper Street , Islington , without lawful excuse ’ it was said that this kind of mischief — like the Cremorne Gardens affray — was a ‘ frequent occurrence ’ . |
| 4 | The information which is available highlights the importance of disaggregating household-based data on incomes and expenditure patterns and looking at the consequences for the individuals within those households . |
| 5 | He died at a friend 's flat in Rock Ferry after going into convulsions and frothing at the mouth . |
| 6 | Both dogs were straining at their chains , Rosie trampling her five pups and drooling at the mouth , Lady pawing the air with her front feet in a begging gesture . |
| 7 | V6028 plunged through a hail of flak , dodging balloon cables and aiming at the centre of the docks . |
| 8 | Do do more writing and trying things and reading at the moment . |
| 9 | Kalchu followed behind , raising his arms and whistling at the stragglers . |
| 10 | The trash cans were big and had just been emptied , and in an instant the boys were off chasing the girls and yelling at the tops of their voices . |
| 11 | They sat in the back of the Dacia for the drive from Otopeni Airport to the outskirts of the city , holding hands and staring at the lights flashing past . |
| 12 | As I stood watching him for a few seconds and looking at the damage to his farm buildings and the dead and wounded cattle around the orchard , I thought to myself . |
| 13 | ‘ So so , ’ said Julia , looking up at him from her pillows and smiling at the affection and the anxiety in his face . |
| 14 | And if we can pin those down , and as Roger said , we 've also now , over the last few weeks co begun carrying out erm regular testing two or three times a day now on each of the floors and looking at the humidity |
| 15 | The photographs are arranged on the walls of a tower spanning two floors and narrowing at the top , suggesting a chimney — fittingly , since all 4,000 Jews of Eisziszki were shot by Lithuanian guards in September 1941 , under the watchful eyes of the SS . |