Example sentences of "be [adj] [v-ing] at [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By the looks of 'em , they are all champing at the bit to place their bets . |
| 2 | Now those are all happening at the Holywell Music Rooms . |
| 3 | ‘ And I 'd like to make the money myself , I mean , I could , easily , at the Quindale garage , but I have n't time because of A levels and the others are all going at the beginning of July . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ It would have been much better if I could have been happy working at the forge . |
| 5 | And they were all haemorrhaging at the back . |
| 6 | He was saying , ‘ Now we 'll go over to the bees , ’ and he went over and they were all lying at the bottom . |
| 7 | ‘ Taki told me they were all sitting at a table telling jokes over dinner when suddenly there was a royal command — a spoon tinkling on a glass . |
| 8 | The authors put the materials together while they were all working at the University of Strathclyde , primarily on the Programme in Literary Linguistics . |
| 9 | We were all shooting at the crowds , as if the guns were not loaded , and only meant to frighten them . |
| 10 | They kept running into one another because they were all staring at the sky . |
| 11 | The audience were all staring at the stage — as though not daring to miss one moment . |
| 12 | For a moment they were both looking at the gold band on Emilia 's wedding-finger . |
| 13 | Sophie Mitchell , whose brothers Tim and Nick were both riding at the meeting , went to the Llangibby and won on Pernickety . |
| 14 | Doyle and the Harewoman were both staring at the boy . |
| 15 | The head deals with the first , class teachers with the second , and there is little blurring at the edges . |
| 16 | What 's that twiddling at the end of the bed ? ’ |
| 17 | O K , first of all I 've got company obligations up here , and you might think well what 's that doing at the top of the list . |
| 18 | They are , I mean there 's only usually two or three there at a time , but you see it 's all bricking at the present |
| 19 | ‘ Anyway , ’ Sheila went on , ‘ it 's all happening at the universities and colleges , is n't it , Jenny ? |
| 20 | And the big band sound of the Alfreton dance orchestra , it 's all happening at the Leisure Centre Alfreton this Friday , eight till twelve , tickets are four quid , you can get 'em on the door , all organized by Rotary . |
| 21 | It is worthwhile looking at the advantages and disadvantages of copyright at a time when it has achieved worldwide acceptability . |
| 22 | But there was little understanding at the time of how much work was required to develop high-quality screenplays . |
| 23 | Susan had no sooner sat down than there was another knocking at the door . |
| 24 | And what was this squatting at the side of the road ? |
| 25 | Her father was busy looking at the Evening News , as he did every evening after tea . |