Example sentences of "[vb infin] [prep] [v-ing] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | They would n't count in running at night . |
| 2 | In this chapter we will concentrate on looking at reactions to and of dying children , and also at old people and their reaction to death . |
| 3 | Parents should concentrate on looking at other ways of increasing their children 's self-esteem , not just through their weight , shape and appearance , ’ he said . |
| 4 | I do n't know without looking at it |
| 5 | ‘ Hey , Phil , ’ he called , ‘ did you ever think of dying at all ? |
| 6 | At one extreme , there are species that live in the sea and never move , such as bivalve molluscs , and others that do move , such as starfish , in which the sexes do not really associate for breeding at all . |
| 7 | As I say , she was on her way home , but what she will do after calling at Bilbao , I do n't know . " |
| 8 | Do you ever feel like changing at all ? |
| 9 | The matter is discussed in detail in Chapter 9 , where it is suggested that the quality of stock on the shelves can only be maintained through extensive stock revision , and that most public library authorities would at present benefit from allocating at least 40% of their bookfunds to stock revision . |
| 10 | ‘ I 'm not suggesting a wholesale restructuring , merely that a few of the top ladies could benefit from participating at a higher level of competition ’ . |
| 11 | It sounds like you may benefit from looking at some time management strategies for coping more effectively at work , and also looking at how you could be more assertive in order to limit the demands colleagues make on you . |
| 12 | A personal view , for what it is worth , is that most British public libraries would benefit from spending at least 40 % of their bookfunds on stock revision . |
| 13 | More reactive metals are more abundant in the earth 's crust as one can see by looking at the grass . |
| 14 | Let's begin by looking at what happened in the past , as it will give some insights into what took place in Utah in 1989 and help us understand better why people reacted in the ways that they did . |
| 15 | Let's begin by looking at a well-known poem — William Blake 's ‘ London ’ . |
| 16 | We may begin by looking at what the two terms ‘ marked ’ and ‘ unmarked ’ mean . |
| 17 | Propagating roses by seed is more involved , so we will begin by looking at the less complicated vegetative methods favoured by a majority of amateur gardeners . |
| 18 | Parents to children I shall begin by looking at support which flows from parents to children , examples of which can be found in all the categories which I have listed , although personal care in a sense is the least important because most adult children do not need it . |
| 19 | As we are particularly interested in the influences on women who choose science , we shall begin by looking at the women 's experiences of single-sex education . |
| 20 | As in Chapter 4 , however , we shall begin by looking at the ‘ official ’ view of English and communications . |
| 21 | Let's begin by looking at how to connect the Macintosh and the PC together in the first place . |
| 22 | Alternatively work could begin by looking at how time can be measured . |
| 23 | According to Austrian negotiator Michael Reiterer , the working group will begin by looking at less controversial subjects such as existing national environmental regulations , packaging and labelling . |
| 24 | Let us begin by looking at the word ‘ around ’ , where the stress always falls clearly on the last syllable and the first syllable is weak . |
| 25 | We will begin by looking at intonation in the shortest piece of speech we can find — the single syllable . |
| 26 | The pause after the first shot making sure they 'd killed him which is n't easy to do with a heart shot but they could n't go for the head because the sight line would n't fit with shooting at the President 's head — ’ |
| 27 | Even if you marry Benedict , you can not skulk in hiding at the Lodge , you know . ’ |
| 28 | I do know that at Low Birk Hatt , after finishing working in the fields all day , he would set to joinering at night , and made several of the doors and gates . |
| 29 | Of course , Miss Kenton can not hope by returning at this stage ever to retrieve those lost years , and it will be my first duty to impress this upon her when we meet . |
| 30 | More than we can gain from looking at the grade and the stage . |