Example sentences of "[v-ing] at [art] [adj] [noun] [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You can not deduce from the fact that it was happening at the same time that it was a cause . |
| 2 | Frantically he began tearing at the small buttons that ran from her waist to the collar of her dark blouse . |
| 3 | The fact that we may have no reason to say of someone looking at a blue flower that it looks blue to him does not mean that it does not look blue to him . |
| 4 | Erm you 're just looking at a little bit that 's new and you 're forgetting about the old stuff . |
| 5 | I am looking at the specific points that were made by the delegation to me earlier this month . |
| 6 | Delving into her bag , Cara extracted a few cards from her wallet and passed them over to her , and while Fabia , who knew her sister went by her maiden name in her job , was looking at the printed cards that announced ‘ Cara Kingsdale , Verity magazine ’ , Cara was suggesting , ‘ Keep those by you just in case Mr Gajdusek wants proof that you represent Verity . |
| 7 | I mean one day , I mean I was in a customer care meeting for three hours on Monday , so obviously I lost some there , but you know , that particular day I was on a , just on the phone personally on my B M S for just over three hours , and just looking at the other things that I had to deal with . |
| 8 | On June 6 he told delegates at a seminar on promoting private investment that multipartyism would be established " in the near future " , warning at the same time that current conditions , notably the illiteracy rate of over 70 per cent , were " not adequate to meet the challenge of multipartyism " . |
| 9 | She watched him go , noting at the same time that Rourke 's companion was no longer in evidence . |
| 10 | His rescuer was smiling , pulling and pointing at the tartan plaid that had protected the young Highlander in his wanderings across eastern Europe . |
| 11 | No I was actually getting at a certain person that works for Trident that does n't think it 's worth extra hassle for a hundred and eighty pounds more a year . |
| 12 | As I understand the Leeds position , they want what they call a lev a level playing field , or to be aiming at the same goalposts that they 've been aiming at for the last number of years . |
| 13 | ‘ I 'm afraid water is all we have , ’ she muttered , clutching at the first diversion that occurred to her . |
| 14 | He checked the other windows , knowing at the same time that it was pointless . |
| 15 | This suits other banks because it means that they can earn interest on surplus funds , knowing at the same time that they can get them very quickly , at call , if necessary . |
| 16 | Again he felt himself thinking brilliantly , knowing at the same time that the words he heard in his head would sound ridiculous if used in speech . |
| 17 | It was learning at an early age that her natural mother had abandoned her which sent the shock waves vibrating through her childhood , adolescence and early adulthood . |
| 18 | But indifference to the truth of what he publishes is not to be equated with carelessness , impulsiveness or irrationality in arriving at a positive belief that it is true . |
| 19 | AT ABOUT this time of the year and for every year since 1973 , the Laing Construction Company has set about the long and complex business of arriving at the six illustrations that will ultimately grace its calendar . |
| 20 | An article by David Stewart-Hunter of Saatchi reviewed the available ( limited ) research , and discussed examples of both successful and unsuccessful humour , before arriving at the inevitable conclusion that you ca n't generalize about it . |
| 21 | ‘ You 've changed your hair colour , ’ Claudia said , gazing at the blonde curls that fell round Dana 's shoulders . |
| 22 | Then swiftly she launches into a staccato attack on political buffoonery and the Government in general before lashing at the crass assumptions that men make about women , and reaching the parts of chaps ' angst-filled sexuality that mere innuendo could never find . |
| 23 | ‘ Have you found the number ? ’ he bawled to the child in the middle of a difficult run , thinking at the same time that the business of Henry 's going to the analyst for him was actually doing the opposite of freeing his friend . |
| 24 | It says a child can not be misbehaving at the same time that he is behaving well . |