Example sentences of "[det] [noun] [v-ing] at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She saw the old man who had accosted her on her walk that afternoon proceeding at the head of a little posse consisting of a neatly dressed man , a woman with untidy hair and a couple of children . |
| 2 | Rachel groaned as her alarm sounded the following Monday morning and , rolling over , she flicked the button to silence it , then lay for a few minutes staring at the ceiling . |
| 3 | Another village nestling at the foot of the wolds , not far from Claythorpe and adjacent to extensive woodlands , is Willoughby . |
| 4 | A long way away , he could hear the sound of some dogs howling at the night sky . |
| 5 | I think Mr. Mendez wanted to get him on his way before he had time to change his mind ; before he spent another night staring at the ceiling and counting all the reasons why he should n't go to Contention . |
| 6 | It must be appended to the document either by the signer or by some person acting at the signer 's direction and in the signer 's presence . |
| 7 | Then there 's this fellow sucking at the stub of a fag with 3 fingers pinched in , mirroring his mouth attitude . |
| 8 | After Broadman had left , at a run , the alchemist spent some time staring at the ceiling . |
| 9 | In this way each electron arriving at the detector generates an electrical pulse which can be amplified and counted . |
| 10 | They actually do n't spend too much time looking at the screen , they 're actually using dumb terminals to enter data very quickly . |
| 11 | All guests staying at the Hotel Maas are entitled to make use of their special hotel limousine service . |
| 12 | 30% discount off 4 course meals on the à la carte menu for all guests staying at the hotel . |
| 13 | There was a decline in the island s population in the mid-1850s associated with many people emigrating at the time of the oidium disease of the vines . |
| 14 | Although careful control is required , the ideal system seeks to have all staff working at the peak of their knowledge and ability . |
| 15 | For those directors retiring at the AGM , give details of the unexpired term of directors ' service contracts . |
| 16 | Ludo and I stand a few more moments looking at the body in the mud There is no doubt that he is dead . |
| 17 | One of the tests of the success of this training in " picture reading " will be that pupils will gradually spend more and more time looking at the picture , and " reading " it at various levels ( see Box 4 ) . |
| 18 | He 's obviously the kind of guy who spends more time snogging at the bar than watching the band . |
| 19 | He 's obviously the kind of guy who spends more time snogging at the bar than watching the band . |
| 20 | His first job was to calculate when they should finish , how long they should take to plough the whole field , each man ploughing at the rate of three-quarters of an acre in one day . |
| 21 | Okay well er I I figure that there must be quite a number of er extraterrestrials around around North Yorkshire and I thought it would be quite nice actually if er if there are any extraterrestrials listening at the moment they could ring in and we could have a chat . |
| 22 | Where the business association takes the form of a partnership , a writ or originating summons can be served on any one or more of the partners ; at the principal place of business of the partnership within the jurisdiction on any person having at the time of service the control or management of the partnership business there ; or by sending a copy of the document by post to the firm at that principal place of business . |
| 23 | Such duties are owed by an innkeeper to any traveller calling at the inn . |
| 24 | Odds against the same thing happening at the count on February 20 ? |
| 25 | The court may annul a bankruptcy order if at any time it appears to the court that the order ought not to have been made ( on any grounds existing at the time the order was made ) or the debts and expenses of the bankruptcy have all been either paid or secured to the satisfaction of the court since the making of the order ( s 282(1) ) . |
| 26 | ‘ Yes , it is rather elaborate , is n't it , with that sequin trimming at the neck . |
| 27 | And an important win it was over Erith and Belvedere , both teams struggling at the bottom of the southern division ; to tell us all about it , Adrian Burcher . |
| 28 | One of the disadvantages of monthly reviewing schedules is that most instruments arriving at the Guitarist office are brand spanking new . |