Example sentences of "[det] [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 | Susan had no sooner sat down than there was another knocking at the door . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | And what was this squatting at the side of the road ? |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ There have been occasions when there were three different speakers all preaching at the same time , attempting to drown each other out . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Anyway , ’ Sheila went on , ‘ it 's all happening at the universities and colleges , is n't it , Jenny ? |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Now those are all happening at the Holywell Music Rooms . |
| 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 | They are not necessarily all living at the same level on the shore . |
| 20 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 21 | Er another problem we had as well is we had all going at the same time in a very close area as well . |
| 22 | The place was packed with people , all chattering at the tops of their voices . |
| 23 | He was saying , ‘ Now we 'll go over to the bees , ’ and he went over and they were all lying at the bottom . |
| 24 | It is assumed that all trains are of equal length and are all moving at the same speed , so that they each take p seconds to pass the crossing . |
| 25 | And they were all haemorrhaging at the back . |
| 26 | By the looks of 'em , they are all champing at the bit to place their bets . |
| 27 | Having been at the end of a queue of Germans and Austrians all champing at the bit to go heliskiing , it was our turn . |
| 28 | They kept running into one another because they were all staring at the sky . |
| 29 | The audience were all staring at the stage — as though not daring to miss one moment . |
| 30 | So you 're all starting at the same |