Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv prt] at [adj] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They way he just took my hair in one hand , while we were standing looking up at that God-awful window in the great hall , and turned my head to him , and pulled me close ; tongue down my throat before I knew what was happening , and there was something adolescent and desperate beneath all that working-class directness , but Jesus , I felt wanted … |
| 2 | As I sat looking up at this magnificent bird , especially on a fine day , I used to feel a terrific urge to see a bird of prey flying to a lure , which I 'd read about in my falconry books . |
| 3 | Looking back at these different sets of theories ( outlined in sections 5.3.2 , 5.3.3 and 5.3.4 ) , consider how each of them might explain the restructuring of local government ( discussed in Chapter 4 and referred to at the start of section 5.3 ) which took place in the 1980s ? |
| 4 | Instantly , as if it were a bad oyster , Agnes spat my dick out of her mouth and started shrieking back at this loathed adversary of hers — Agnes 's language , it was unimaginable : even I was grossed out by it . |
| 5 | And Masklin , standing on a branch , climbing through leaves , peering down at little yellow eyes . |
| 6 | There are some posh flats going up at neighbouring Royal Quays which will provide building jobs : ‘ It 's Sun City in the middle of Bantustan , ’ a Labour councillor said to me . |
| 7 | Strange that David should be coming along at that very moment that she 'd emerged on to the main road . |
| 8 | Mr Browning coming in at that very moment ran to his wife 's side and all but hauled her out of the bed in order to get her upright — in a moment , the convulsion was over and she sank back quite exhausted and drained . |
| 9 | For a moment the two gentlemen stared at him in perplexity , as he shook his head , bubbling over at some private joke , until he caught the puzzlement on both faces . |
| 10 | And all I could do at this terrible invasion was to rise and stand mutely , with my hands by my sides , staring up at this tremendous being — whom I now saw clearly for the first time . |
| 11 | Cardiff froze in his tracks , and now the others were right beside him ; all staring back at this impossible sight . |
| 12 | Of the two , Battle is still the better preserved , the triangular market place outside the abbey gates leading into a single high street , with the regular burgage crofts ( or gardens ) running out at narrow right angles from the face . |
| 13 | Sat at the end of the row in front of us , a gentleman whose office we might or might not be standing in at this very moment . |