Example sentences of "[v-ing] at the [adj] [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | looking at the other person for at least half the time and holding eye contact for a complete thought ( usually about five seconds ) |
| 2 | The right hon. Gentleman said that the previous set of talks had concluded , and that we were looking at the new basis for talks . |
| 3 | We both argued that the levels of er housing development in Craven , Harrogate and to a lesser extent perhaps Amblet Hambleton should not be constrained , so as to reduce erm the the steady trickle if I can describe it as that of migration from the West Yorkshire conurbation to those areas , in perhaps er l looking at the different proposal for the new settlement which might be located in the Leeds York corridor . |
| 4 | So can we now move in the formal sense to looking at the next issue for discussion , which covers policy H two , the Greater York new settlement , and the first part of the issue which we shall address is , does the proposed Greater York new settlement represent an appropriate and justified policy response to the assessed development land requirements of the Greater York area , and I 'll ask Mr Davis to make his introductory statement . |
| 5 | In conclusion , Jones notes the potential value of explicit instruction on the nature of writing at the preschool level for subsequent success in school . |
| 6 | A rating of 4 would mean that the driver is going at the correct speed for the conditions . ’ |
| 7 | Thomas Orme of the American Council on Science and Health , speaking at the American Association for the Advancement of Science , Chicago , 1992 . |
| 8 | Reginald remained in the middle of the room staring at the closed door for a moment ; then , his head making small jerks , he turned towards the fire and , leaning his elbow along the mantelshelf , he looked down into the dying embers . |
| 9 | I sat staring at the empty screen for a long time , oblivious of everything around me , including Frejji 's cursing as she struggled with interfield links . |
| 10 | Without economic growth the demand for oil and gas is inevitably weak , leading to soft prices which are currently running at the lowest level for 20 years in real terms . |
| 11 | The matter dragged on , year after year , until in 1857 it was decided that an extra master should be appointed , so that there could be two classes , one learning French and the other German , running at the same time for one hour , and then changing over . |
| 12 | I 'm stopping at the Red Lion for a pint . |
| 13 | They all came from similar backgrounds and , as like minds , they were all congregating at the same place for the same reasons . |
| 14 | One young girl who had stood giggling at the hapless Mark for more than ten minutes was told that she could go back to her department as she 'd waited long enough . |
| 15 | Some colleges already undertake their own training of senior management staff and the Further Education Staff College at Coombe Lodge has for years been catering at the national level for the management needs of senior staff by providing residential conferences and workshops , most of which are over-subscribed . |
| 16 | A tradesman who has been ringing at the front door for several minutes gives up and goes away . |
| 17 | Employees may try working at the new location for a short time and then decide not to continue . |
| 18 | Erm working at the same place for so many years you must have had ? |
| 19 | Interferon is of course not a new discovery — it was first reported in 1957 by Alick Isaacs and Jean Lindenmann working at the National Institute for Medical Research in London . |