Example sentences of "[v-ing] [to-vb] at a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | THERE 'S been a revolution in media over the last few years and it 's going to continue at an ever-increasing pace for sometime to come . |
| 2 | Using a proper name for a subject search may be easier for the user than attempting to guess at an appropriate subject heading , particularly if the object is to extract a class number to pursue subject searching at the shelves . |
| 3 | There were very few birdwatchers , about sixteen in the county , and it was quite different in those days — there was none of this rushing around the countryside , 2,000 people going to look at a rare bird . |
| 4 | We also going to identify at an early stage the financial resources that will be in next year in order to meet our obligation with identifying worthwhile all the time and then by a course of are reserved er to , to support |
| 5 | Nevertheless , I am entitled to take all these circumstances into account in attempting to arrive at a just decision concerning injunctive relief . |
| 6 | Not only the Bolsheviks but their ‘ worst enemies ’ , wrote Zinoviev , were convinced that ‘ socialist revolution on a world scale was going to develop at a mad gallop ’ . |
| 7 | indeed , was beginning to increase at an alarming rate — the resources to meet the challenge were simply not to hand . |
| 8 | I thus set about preparing for the days ahead as , I imagine , a general might prepare for a battle : I devised with utmost care a special staff plan anticipating all sorts of eventualities ; I analysed where our weakest points lay and set about making contingency plans to fall back upon in the event of these points giving way ; I even gave the staff a military-style ‘ pep-talk ’ , impressing upon them that , for all their having to work at an exhausting rate , they could feel great pride in discharging their duties over the days that lay ahead . |
| 9 | Any kid will tell you that the worst part of moving house is having to start at a new school where you do n't know anyone , and I was scared stiff . |
| 10 | After Canterbury we took the old Roman Road into Hertfordshire , planning to stop at a royal manor , but the weather turned cold ; blustery rain clouds sped in from the sea and we were forced to break our journey at one of the great taverns just outside Canterbury . |