Example sentences of "[v-ing] a [noun] [vb pp] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | If opinions are what you seek , you are probably better looking a source written at the time of the issue you have chosen by a person of sound mind . |
| 2 | This was a liberal middle-class reformist cop-out guaranteed to give the right women a step up in the power stakes as well as provide appeasement for male consciences which were getting a bit ragged at the edges from the constant battering of Irish feminists . |
| 3 | The act created the concept of commercial contracts and of traders having a firm registered at the ‘ Firm Registry ’ and also dealt with partnerships , limited partnerships , joint-stock companies , and co-operatives ( which were considered to be business enterprises ) . |
| 4 | At the sound of the air-raid siren , a woman carrying a child tripped at the entrance to the Underground , and a panic-stricken crowd pushed in behind her ; 173 people were trampled to death . |
| 5 | A self-proclaimed poineer and the ‘ first man to go the whole hog ’ with his business , the Wild Boar Company , he was all for setting the strictest standards of breeds , offering a product aimed at the ‘ luxury end ’ of the market . |