Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adj] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm sure I could find him now , but I have made a vow that I am not going to tell anyone where he is , for the man is innocent and has no hope of proving that at the moment . |
| 2 | Howard sits tensely at his drawing-board , his mouth tight shut , his eyes gazing unseeing at the paper , rigid with anxiety to produce a good big handle . |
| 3 | When he got through and began to speak he cheered up as he laughed and talked away , before becoming depressed at the end of the call . |
| 4 | In a lexicon of only 4,000 words , the most frequently occurring tri-gram at the start of a word only occurs 52 times ( it is the tri-gram pro ) . |
| 5 | ( In 1840 , he was to devise an improved method of lead separation , applying this at the Roughtongill Mine in the Caldbeck Fells , where he was one of the proprietors . ) |
| 6 | And so it was actually becoming dangerous at the same time . |
| 7 | He was mounted on a chestnut thoroughbred who was already becoming over-excited at the thought of the day ahead . |
| 8 | Her mother was becoming suspicious at the amount of time she spent in her room , but Lizzie had told her everyone liked to be on their own at times . |
| 9 | In 18 patients the operation had been a two stage procedure with a covering ileostomy being closed some three months after primary surgery while in five patients a one stage restorative proctocolectomy with ileal reservoir was performed with the ileal reservoir becoming functional at the time of proctocolectomy . |
| 10 | Most of the action would be improvised with two or three scenes happening all at the same time as in a mediaeval play . |
| 11 | Launching APT at the end of November with the Euromark futures contract will reinforce the point . |
| 12 | And bringing his experience of dealing with and understanding those at the front end of retail financial services with him . |
| 13 | Things are becoming intolerable at the club these days and the boot sale is only part of it . |
| 14 | Keeping cool at the Excelsior |
| 15 | With the Amazon Swords , there are lot of very good , very large plants becoming available at the moment . |
| 16 | The Swansea and Neath Society was founded in December 1822 but made no appeal through a public meeting until January 1826 ; the Manchester Society , although becoming active at the beginning of 1824 , issued no report to the public until March 1827 and had only had its first public meeting on 22 March 1826 . |
| 17 | They 're keeping quiet at the moment saying simply that they 've invested a lot in new technology and models , and their cars are doing well against others in the country . |
| 18 | The surface was grooved with the tumult of adversarial currents , the turbid water lapping high at the trunks of willows and alders on the banks . |
| 19 | The demand for another tv series has exceded the number of books Dexter has written so far , though he is writing another at the moment . |
| 20 | After all , he must be pushing forty at the very least to be a consultant in A and E , although he did n't look it by any stretch of the imagination . |
| 21 | I 'm writing this at the start of the war in the Gulf . |
| 22 | I 'm writing this at the home of a friend in Michigan . |
| 23 | She also was looking brave at the prospect of three weeks in the summer without their regular Thursday table at the ‘ Dolce Vita ’ near his office in the City . |
| 24 | He watched her making her way through the crowds on the pavement outside Lewis 's already looking bored at the prospect of spending her grandfather 's money . |
| 25 | It 's looking promising at the moment , we 've had a lot of support from the people of Didcot , er a number of companies have made donations , T N T express have given us a van to er transport the bikes to the start/finish , and Denton Cycles spares for the bikes if we break down , punctures being the worst |
| 26 | ‘ What 'll you have , then ? ’ asked Bill heartily , and then , with his odd alternations of mood on him : ‘ What 'll it be ? ’ quite mournfully , and looking bewildered at the array of bottles . |
| 27 | The unequal distribution of resources in stratified societies enables the better-off to obtain privileged access to educational facilities to have their talent developed , while at the same time disadvantaging those at the bottom . |
| 28 | Looking first at the Labour Party , its doctrine or beliefs are now by no means as clear cut as when the party constitution was adopted in 1918 . |
| 29 | All it contained were the table and two wooden chairs , one of which Hall now gripped the back of , looking first at the policeman then at Scott . |
| 30 | It continues the examination of the behavioural determinants of demand , by looking first at the role and significance of social class . |