Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [v-ing] at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once I was inside and looking at the space I had and the needs I had identified , I saw my task differently from the people who had come out of production , many of whom , whether men or women , continued to want to master/ mistressmind productions themselves as Executive Producer . |
| 2 | I do not know what the hon. Gentleman means , but I regret that , as ever — and typically of Labour Members — the hon. Gentleman seems to glory in gloom and despondency in identifying the more negative aspects of things , rather than looking at the positive . |
| 3 | Rather than looking at the proposal we decided that it was so that 's what we did really and that 's why , if you have a look down there right , so all we 're doing then we 're working through the resources and allocating them room numbers erm and then when that 's done so that 's what we did for each of the little rooms . |
| 4 | But Malcolm Brodie , who must have been 80 yards away and looking at the player 's back , could say the goal was quite rightly disallowed . |
| 5 | A couple of weeks ago , the new logo was unveiled revealing a patently insane , bald-headed man , leaning backwards and bawling at the top of his voice — MAYFEST ! |
| 6 | He quietly closed the door and , leaning his back to it , he dropped his gaze to her upturned face , before tilting his head upwards and staring at the ceiling , his anguished thoughts in turmoil . |
| 7 | I thought I was quite a reasonable driver , I got as far as running at the front in World Sports Car Championships erm finished on the podium several times in International Formula Three erm |
| 8 | I mean , what we 're trying to do in the visual arts is to spend what limited money we have to produce a better situation for the visual artist and for the public who gets pleasure and enlightenment from visual arts than exists at the moment , so rather than just prop up the status quo , which is what is would be very easy to do if one just kept the pot boiling so to speak by giving a few grants to artists here and sitting at the centre of a spider 's web in Tunbridge Wells waiting for applications to come in to us and then responding . |
| 9 | Lionan , the dandy , was talking behind his hand to the brutal Mullach , who was gulping his beer moodily and staring at the serving maids as they passed him in a bustling procession . |
| 10 | Earlier , five unarmed demonstrators were reportedly shot dead in late April in Manfalut , south-west of Cairo in the Fayourn region , reportedly while protesting at the banning of a traditional Moslem festival . |
| 11 | As well as being appropriately dressed you should also be aware that you may have been noted even while looking at the agency 's window display . |
| 12 | The statistical resemblance is measured by comparing mean values and ranges of actual and simulated sequences , as well as looking at the distribution of runs of wet or dry days . |
| 13 | Hitler reminded his audience of his grim ‘ prophecy ’ for the first time in his Reichstag speech on 30 January 1941 , and in 1942 returned to it in no fewer than four major addresses , on 30 January , 24 February , 30 September , and 8 November , as well as hinting at the destruction of the Jews in the war in his ‘ New Year Appeal ’ . |
| 14 | So I was still in Berry then and working at the grammar school , so we had to walk across all three causeways for some time . |
| 15 | ‘ Hmm , ’ said Lili abstractedly , leaning forward and tweaking at the hem . |
| 16 | ‘ Oh , nothing much , ’ I sighed , slowly raising my head again and gazing at the water . |
| 17 | A coastal walk with several variants : do the whole coastal stretch , looking round inland and finishing at the visitor centre for the bus back , or start a shorter walk from Coldingham ( walking back along the road or taking the bus ) . |
| 18 | Although ten full minutes passed after leaving his party swigging juice happily and pointing at the loch , a casual glance backwards revealed that they were gaining on us quickly . |
| 19 | Why are you concerning yourself about these matters ? she queried mentally while staring at the typewriter . |