Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv prt] [adv] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But I do n't think either ourselves or Forest will be struggling down there at the end of the season . ’ |
| 2 | She peered out into the office , winding down now at the end of the first day : at the two constables scribbling notes at their desk , at another sitting at the HOLMES computer , at a WPC glancing through the actions book . |
| 3 | All the time he had this great bursting feeling of utter incredulity inside him ; it kept exploding , he kept laughing out loud at the memory of the amazing appearance before his very eyes of this whole new life ; the shock of it would not fade . |
| 4 | At ten-thirty next morning Captain Maestrangelo stood at the window in his office looking down intently at the street . |
| 5 | Domino hurtled past him , tail wagging madly , looking up expectantly at the stranger . |
| 6 | Although he kept looking up eagerly at the sky , it was obvious that he could see nothing . |
| 7 | It is probably best to take this piece seated , to suggest a character looking back reflectively at the events recalled . |
| 8 | ‘ Sit , girls , ’ she said , looking round severely at the rows of pupils . |
| 9 | We 've got too much going on here at the moment . ’ |
| 10 | That was fun , compared to what is going on now at the NEA . |
| 11 | The rosy colour faded from Brenda 's cheeks as she thought what might happen if the van went rushing on unawares at the bridge . |
| 12 | Peering down dubiously at the envelope , Monica departed to the bus-stop in the main road , and Alice went in to join the others around the table . |
| 13 | However I 'm going out there at the Lord 's command and my trust is in Him . |
| 14 | In a slowly-run affair , Highbrook was given a lot to do and was staying on strongly at the death . |
| 15 | I think he 'll be , I think he 'll be moving out probably at the end of the , I told him I wanted a week 's notice . |
| 16 | He had used new tactics against the Moors , riding out suddenly at the head of a force of heavily armoured and mounted knights . |
| 17 | And when he thrust at her , still yelling , ‘ Get up into that house , there ! ’ and almost pushed her onto her back , the young fellow sprang forward and grabbed her ; then , with one arm around her and the other fist doubled , forefinger pointing out straight at the man , he cried at him , ‘ You lay another hand on her like that , mister , an' that 'll be the last thing you do . ’ |
| 18 | Henry Cecil 's colt proved himself a thorough stayer when running on strongly at the end of the 1 ¾ miles of the St Leger on rain-softened ground at Ayr , but the Champion is run over half a mile less . |
| 19 | He gave Tina a sideways look and was surprised to see her staring up intently at the Monument . |
| 20 | no no the starlings seem to be pecking away at the top slabs are getting dry so I do n't know , er you see that man 's still up there , I wonder what he 's doing up there at the side |
| 21 | If it does n't happen this year it 'll happen next spring you see , and of course er one lady who had been with her aunty er over in the Germany , she says when they went into , she knew they were accumulating theirs , she had some friends in Germany and of course they , she said they were hoarding up just at the borders of Poland I think it would be then . |
| 22 | The promotion race in the first division and coming up tomorrow at the County Ground , it is Swindon against Tranmere Rovers . |
| 23 | dad , dad we 're not giving up just at the moment |
| 24 | Joseph was sitting quietly on his cot , his chin in his hands , staring out thoughtfully at the jungle . |
| 25 | Emily stood in the centre of the shop staring round happily at the crowd of curious customers . |
| 26 | The scene of scrabbling around at the top of the stairwell and the subsequent scene of ED 209 's lashing about furiously at the foot of the stairs , unable to regain its footing , were then animated , the latter mostly using back projection and maximum blurs — almost literally hands-on , with the animator waggling the legs with wires during the one- or two-frame takes . |
| 27 | The Welsh miners are upset about something , hanging about menacingly at the pit gates . |
| 28 | Dark , olive-tinged skin , with a hint of almost Mediterranean swarthiness … thick , dark hair , straight and standing up slightly at the front , swept back and cut short round the ears … a long , wide , ‘ boxer 's ’ sort of nose . |