Example sentences of "[conj] [v-ing] at [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But in poor families , many youngsters spend Saturdays earning money or helping at home , which prevents them attending such classes . |
| 2 | Now I mentioned that this was Chest Week and it 's the first time that the er Chest , Heart and Stroke Association have had a , a , a week specifically aimed at people with chest problems , or , or looking at chest problems . |
| 3 | Many books deal with women at work , perhaps focusing briefly on their dual role at work and home , or looking at housework , but not exploring the extent to which women work and contribute to the work process . |
| 4 | Somehow or other one has to make flattery , or playacting at agreement , more dangerous than argument . |
| 5 | There had been no buying or selling at Seamer for very many years , but in 1987 hundreds of gypsies arrived with the intention of reviving the horse trading which used to take place . |
| 6 | Standing stones on their own , in groups , or in circular henge patterns often seem an integral part of the rocky landscape , growing out of the earth itself or lying at ease upon it ; but the work of human hands can be detected in the cup-and-ring decorations on some , the geometrical arrangement of others . |
| 7 | They have then concluded that going on to further education or staying at school are better options . |
| 8 | So is not smoking or drinking at night . |
| 9 | I do not feel therefore , there is any crime for the trade union role in , in the constitutional procedure of the Party , whether it be selecting candidates or voting at conference , indeed I feel it is the strength of the movement . |
| 10 | There 's more of the giant baby who has a neat vocabulary but still ca n't manage to stay upright , more discussions and observations on life in general , and yet another head-to-head where talking at cross purposes is turned into an art form . |
| 11 | However , since there had been open and vigorous debate about what everyone wanted , it had been possible for her to exercise considerable discretion on the department 's behalf when ordering , or selecting at book suppliers . |
| 12 | Her favourite was listening to jazz , either live at one of her regular haunts , Ali 's Alley or the Village Vanguard , or sitting at home with the headphones on , listening to the likes of David Sanborn or the Yellowjackets . |
| 13 | The islanders are industrious ; they are either out at work or working at home . |
| 14 | The government 's priority is to construct more coal and geothermal plants as soon as possible , rather than looking at energy efficiency and alternative strategies . |
| 15 | Right th the erm I accept that looking at work carried out , which is what we 've got in a number of instances , like |
| 16 | But over and above other factors such as the growing disenchantment , after long experience , with the Auld Alliance , and the beginning of awareness that living at peace with the English might be better than suffering the massive destruction inflicted during the Rough Wooing , there was one compelling new element : Protestantism . |
| 17 | I mean Adam 's lucky in that respect , I could n't smoke when I was pregnant , I , it made me feel sick , I could n't stand the smell of it , I had no urge to smoke at all , I went right off smoking , I respect , I was lucky , but I do feel sorry for these people that smoking at present cos it must be ever so hard . |
| 18 | ‘ And it 's better than living at home . ’ |
| 19 | This implies that staying at home does not involve work . |
| 20 | The brochures claim it can be cheaper than staying at home . |
| 21 | It would have been better than staying at home but I did not want to wear a school uniform . |
| 22 | Worst match I 've ever seen ? losing away to Frickley Athletic in a pre-season friendly aa few years back — even worse than losing at home to Chester in the league/milk/littlewoods/whatever cup |
| 23 | But Jan said it was better working than sitting at home watching the dust settle , even if it was working with a bunch of loonies . |
| 24 | Fig 4 is chenille woven on to a backing of Bramwell Silky using the same design as Fig 1 and knitting at tension 6 . |
| 25 | With grit and determination she makes it in a man 's world by hiring and firing at will . |
| 26 | Well I had learnt shorthand and typing at school but erm the money was necessary at home you see , and er with my sister working there , at H and T Hornes , er she spoke for me and er I had an interview and and they put me up in the nursery , we used to call it the nursery see because we were all fourteens up there and er then they called it the cylinder shop and er my foreman was a fella name Archie and erm everything was very very strict indeed , we could not move away from our board you could n't speak to the next one that was working by you , and er there was a fella named Mr and he was he , I did n't work for him I worked for Mr , but some you cou you were afraid to move because of this man and he he he 'd stare at you and he 'd look at you and anyway erm they put me assembling and it was very interesting indeed , there was a tall stand on , we called it the bench , a tall stand with a screw on the top and then to as begin to assemble the locks you had to take what we would call the body , screw it into the er little on the stand and then we had tweezers , there were , in the body there were five springs and then you had to have five breast pins and when you got the springs in you .. we have to have a plug at the back so as we could put each pin and push the plug over that a dummy plug we called it and so that was five pins were in and then there was a ball er when that , when we came to put it in our vice , we had to put the V I C E not V O voice . |
| 27 | Mr Stevens said that PC Hay of Gateshead , who is married with two daughters , was extremely distraught and resting at home . |
| 28 | The fragmentary precept of Childebert I is likewise concerned with religious matters , with the destruction of idols , and sacriligeous behaviour , including drunkenness , scurrility and singing at Easter and Christmas . |
| 29 | The report quotes recent research by the Transport and Road Research Laboratory which suggests that experienced drivers are more likely than newly qualified ones to make mistakes such as racing away from traffic lights , signalling with the car headlamps and speeding at night . |
| 30 | He was received by old Mrs Ferrar and Nicholas , to whom he spoke frankly of how he had heard of ‘ their watching and praying at night , of their altar richly decked with plate , tapestry and tapers , of their adoration and genuflections on entering therein , which might savour of superstition and popery ’ . |