Example sentences of "[v-ing] [to-vb] [adv] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not wanting to jump in at the deep end , I hired the school the day before and went with Karen , a friend who wanted to give her experienced but spooky horse an indoor schooling session . |
| 2 | This it does by turning away in a deliberate manner and refusing to look again at the glowering face . |
| 3 | He said , ‘ I 'm going to pull in at the next layby . |
| 4 | ‘ They 're going to come in at the far end . ’ |
| 5 | He left the convent with Amsterdam , not turning to look back at the ancient pile . |
| 6 | Ellie said nothing , deciding to stare down at the polished wood floor instead . |
| 7 | When the bloody offal was slapped onto the concrete path before it , the cat hesitated only briefly before running towards this welcome offering , and beginning to chew greedily at the soft , tasty guts . |
| 8 | It dominates the town from any direction , looking across the river and seeming to peer cautiously at the last limb of the Jura mountains in the distance , a reminder of the days when an enemy might appear in the valley below . |