Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pron] [noun sg] at [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I certainly feel like celebrat ing my painting at the moment — I have n't done any for weeks . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'm really enjoying my game at the moment , because it 's been a top end to the season for us , ’ he enthused . |
| 3 | I can appreciate Edouard would rather have me wasting my time at the museum instead of going round to his flat and trying to persuade Barbara Coleman to leave , but sending someone to kill me was rather an over-reaction . ’ |
| 4 | He never charged for the rooms and the journalists repaid him by keeping their custom at the bar . |
| 5 | Writers and actors have been pledging their support at the start of National Library Week . |
| 6 | Police say the group has murdered more than 37 Escobar associates and blown up buildings belonging to his family since announcing its formation at the start of February . |
| 7 | The court said that he was plainly soliciting their custom at a time when he was under a duty of fidelity to his employer and awarded his former employers damages . |
| 8 | Fran forced herself to sound cool and friendly , to betray no hint of the fear twisting her heart at the thought of what she might discover . |
| 9 | The maid had retired , tossing her head at the thought of such low people as them gyppos having the sauce to interrupt the master at his supper . |
| 10 | In a sense , Franco had the United Nations to thank for consolidating his regime at the end of the Second World War . |
| 11 | These included the rationalization of the State Intelligence Secretariat ( SIDE ) , with one-third of employees being made redundant and buildings and vehicles auctioned off ( the SIDE chief , Juan Bautista Yofre , announcing his resignation at the end of the month and being succeeded by Hugo Anzorreguí ) , and the creation of a central body to supervise the finances of public-sector companies due for privatization . |
| 12 | Schuman achieved the maximum dramatic effect by announcing his proposal at a press conference rather than as a governmental report . |
| 13 | Now , Huy was visiting the embalmer alone , barely repressing his fury at the delay , but for which a girl 's life might have been saved . |
| 14 | The questions being argued in the courtroom were these : could the defendant claim that driving his car at the gang was self-defence , given that he had already escaped ? |
| 15 | This can be multiplied manyfold in its unpleasantness , if you are a woman emptying your bladder at the time . |
| 16 | Elek also approached Edie Lamont after seeing her work at the London Group and discussed the idea for an illustrated book on Wales . |
| 17 | Christopher 's outstretched right hand was running slowly through her hair , touching her head at the roots and pulling the hair outwards so that it fell back like a fan . |
| 18 | It includes handling their reception at the station , airport or parking lot . |
| 19 | Their opponents have been through the mangle recently , going out of two cup competitions courtesy of Bangor and seeing their lead at the top of the table cut to a slender one point . |
| 20 | In a surprise move the IPKF withdrew from Jaffna town on Jan. 27 , pitching their camp at an airfield some 20 km away . |
| 21 | Julie wanted to know , wrinkling her nose at the smell . |
| 22 | She came to an abrupt halt , stooped and sniffed , wrinkling her nose at the odour of whisky . |
| 23 | Last year congress carried a motion on racism and fascism expressing its alarm at the rise of fascism and racism in Germany and France this has always been a trade union issue . |
| 24 | In Strasbourg , the 23-nation Council of Europe issued a statement expressing its indignation at the killing . |
| 25 | Cheltenham Borough Council has passed a motion expressing its outrage at the murder and has promised to imrove security in the town . |
| 26 | Parents are often heard warning their child at the door to the nursery ‘ Now do n't be naughty today ’ as a farewell rather than ‘ Have a lovely time ’ . |
| 27 | For weeks prior to this , provincial and national newspapers had been expressing their outrage at the title of the album . |
| 28 | Russ had also written a number of uncovered personal cheques himself , despite not having an account at the bank , and had ignored auditors ' advice to stop abusing his position at the bank . |
| 29 | The music had sounded exactly like all other music he had ever heard , and the intervals between Louise Müller 's appearances had been rather tedious , but the display of her charms had provided more than adequate compensation for the occasional ennui Lefevre had enjoyed it even more , expressing his enthusiasm at the end by shouting , ‘ Bravo ! ’ standing , and clapping his hands above his head . |
| 30 | In expressing his regret at the violence Roman reinforced the Romanian government 's commitment to minority rights , at the same time pleading for an understanding of the views of Transylvanian Romanians , who had suffered greatly between 1940 and 1944 when northern Transylvania had been under Hungarian rule . |