Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] at the [noun sg] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No he 'll be at school , just me and you , scrubbing away at the floor you 'd rather do it with Christopher would n't you ? |
| 2 | And a call … ’ he wiped his hand across his face , looking down at the moisture he rubbed off and laughing almost ironically . |
| 3 | A : to give him and he was writing just at the beginning he was — writing the whole — for each year of his life he wrote something in that had — had been invented or + |
| 4 | While Greg was living up at the farm she forgot to bring down milk for the cat . |
| 5 | In line with commitment to quality , Burston is in the early stages of BS5750 registration which has also involved looking closely at the way we operate and how services to customers throughout the region can be improved . |
| 6 | ‘ I do n't seem to have a lot of choice , ’ Jenna admitted , looking ruefully at the mess she had made of her own clothes . |
| 7 | Almost immediately it became clear that the river was kicking back at the abuse it was receiving . |
| 8 | There 's like two pieces sticking out at the back you could ge get your foot on it and pull a a this hundred weight er piece of coal off ran up with it ! |
| 9 | ‘ When can I see my father ? ’ she demanded , still staring out at the city she had been born in , and feeling waves of love for its brash life force , its moneyed pavements and its frantic race against time . |
| 10 | He stopped abruptly and gazed round , staring back at the throng they had pushed through . |
| 11 | On the day of his death he had done some clearing up at the home he shared with his mother , and refused tea before going out of the house unnoticed . |