Example sentences of "[adj] [v-ing] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But there was little understanding at the time of how much work was required to develop high-quality screenplays . |
| 2 | The head deals with the first , class teachers with the second , and there is little blurring at the edges . |
| 3 | Remember to keep these screws well back , to be hidden by the frame , because although the Faithful kneeling at the altar are meant to have their minds on other things , this is professional woodwork and we do n't want them peering up the legs of our fixings . |
| 4 | Susan had no sooner sat down than there was another knocking at the door . |
| 5 | Actually it must be quite interesting looking at the development of language as time goes on . |
| 6 | The dry slope was dotted with rabbits — some nibbling at the thin grass near their holes , others pushing farther down to look for dandelions or perhaps a cowslip that the rest had missed . |
| 7 | And what was this squatting at the side of the road ? |
| 8 | I turned and looked at the subtly tarted , much breathed-upon 300 sitting at the kerb , then made a show of sizing up Yvonne . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | With a deep breath , she opened her bedroom door to see her sister-in-law half standing , half crouching at the top of the stairs , the perspiring pallor of her face telling its own alarming story . |
| 11 | Erm looking at the employ sorry looking at the output side er the question looking at trends and output over the last four months shows that in all the four regions manufacturers say that output has increased over the preceding four months . |
| 12 | ‘ Nipples do n't twinkle — you must have fallen asleep looking at the fairy lights on the Christmas tree , ’ she scoffed . |
| 13 | SunSoft president Ed Zander was probably ill-advised suggesting at the announcement that serious changes would be made . |
| 14 | SunSoft president Ed Zander was probably ill-advised suggesting at the announcement that serious changes would be made . |
| 15 | She said most of it was it was n't the actual looking at the hole it was that she was hurting him pushing it in . |
| 16 | The Draft provides for the service of documents required for the purpose of a civil proceeding at the request of a tribunal ( defined to include courts , and administrative agencies engaged in the exercise of judicial or quasi-judicial functions ) of the state of origin . |
| 17 | Angelica 's eyes were just visible staring at the wall , unblinking . |
| 18 | Nothing much doing at the pond , they had set the rods up and were wandering around , looking for frogs and newts , then they returned to their rods ; nothing stirred , so around 10pm they decided to call it a day . |
| 19 | There was much national rejoicing at the jubilee to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II 's reign since 1952 . |
| 20 | There was no incredible bulging at the centre ; no cracks , no jagged patches where plaster might have fallen under the strain . |
| 21 | This was a time of very rapid warming at the end of a little ice age and if we can understand how the climate changed at this time , we 're much better able to predict future climatic perturbations as the earth warms up due to the addition of greenhouse gases . |
| 22 | On race day , after all-night working at the factory , a solitary car turned up and the stewards gave special permission for driver Raymond Sommer to do three exploratory laps . |
| 23 | What it did for David was have the same mushrooming effect , creating this balloon image of star power — all that staying at The Plaza and The Beverley Hills Hotel did . |
| 24 | That has much to do with the bringing together of all participants in the one place — all staying in the same hotel , all competing at the same venue , all joining in the same events , culminating in the Barbarian Easter Tour-style tradition of each nation providing a ‘ cabaret ’ turn at the farewell banquet . |
| 25 | When speeches are made after seated dinners at lengthy , formal wedding receptions , they begin after all eating at the formal meal has finished , and are preceded by the announcement from the toastmaster , ‘ Ladies and Gentlemen , you may now smoke . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ There have been occasions when there were three different speakers all preaching at the same time , attempting to drown each other out . |
| 27 | In saying that an event c caused an event e , or that e was the effect of c , we typically have in mind but do not say that a set of things including c , but not necessarily all occurring at the same time , was required for e . |
| 28 | ‘ We were a jolly party , ’ wrote Beatrice Webb , wife of the President of the Board of Trade , ‘ all laughing at the joke of Labour in Office . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Anyway , ’ Sheila went on , ‘ it 's all happening at the universities and colleges , is n't it , Jenny ? |
| 30 | 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 . |