Example sentences of "[verb] [v-ing] [adv] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He stands looking straight at the judge as the clerk reads out his name and that of his co-defendant , Robert Lopez , who is charged with manslaughter and inflicting grievous bodily harm . |
| 2 | Three or four knights had come hastening in at the sound of their lord 's voice . |
| 3 | PATRIOT GAMES Latest post- Die Hard middle-aged action pic stars Harrison Ford as heroic executive Jack Ryan , a retired CIA man who starts working late at the office again to rescue his family from vengeful IRA man Sean Bean . |
| 4 | Then he tried smiling back at the serious-faced child , for this must surely be a tease . |
| 5 | However , I made my position very clear to the Whaddon and Mitchley Argus sports hack , Mark Crowe , when he came sniffing round at the funeral . |
| 6 | The two friends were last seen sunbathing together at the weekend . |
| 7 | ‘ We 're in luck , ’ said Jonna , as Ned came panting in at the doorway with an armful of heavily-foliaged twigs . |
| 8 | That opinion is absolutely in line with that expressed by the people of Kincardine and Deeside who thoroughly rejected opting out at the ballot box . |
| 9 | Next moment the swirling fog in the alley was suddenly lit to a brilliant white by the head lamps of the car which came roaring in at the far end . |
| 10 | He is seen digging away at the side of the ball with his thumbnail in a blatant breach of the laws of cricket . |
| 11 | Then a car was heard pulling up at the gate ; either the bridal car or their uncle had come . |
| 12 | Opposite them were two or three other characters Robert could not remember seeing before at the school . |
| 13 | They had taken refuge from the insects and the dew when sanity returned , and were lying gazing up at the stars . |
| 14 | ‘ I can still remember standing there at the party when that woman Pargeter told me . |
| 15 | I wanted to buy some blades and socks , but most of all I wanted to avoid arriving back at the flat at the exact time she did , just in case Harvey should be angry at her disobeying him . |
| 16 | ‘ I 'm not sure how high we went but I remember looking down at the surf . |
| 17 | Graham grinned looking over at the two Art School girls , who were now sitting on the floor on the other side of the room , talking to each other . |
| 18 | Normally he enjoyed staying over at the firm 's northern hospitality suite which was situated above their offices — bloody hell , he had treated a few girls to his own style of hospitality there enough times — but tonight it was all wrong . |
| 19 | She picked up one of the crumpled scraps of paper and began staring fixedly at the pictures on it . |
| 20 | Tallis followed glancing back at the huge carvings , their grotesque faces watching her , some compassionately , some with mocking expressions . |
| 21 | Despite ominous clouds hanging over the Malvern Hills , the crowds began arriving early at the Three Counties Showground.The Spring Gardening Show has become the regional equivalent of the Chelsea event . |
| 22 | At once the big yellow dog began digging away at the hole in the bank . |
| 23 | ‘ But I ca n't resist looking back at the history of rock and having this addiction to the great pop music that 's been made , whether it 's T-Rex or Blondie . |
| 24 | The role of the non-executive : Of course , not all of a non-executive 's time is spent looking outwards at the wider world . |
| 25 | The adjustable flashhead is set pointing straight at the aquarium glass and great care is taken in the initial focusing in order to ensure sharp photographs . |
| 26 | At exactly that moment Nigel , at the other end of the room , jumped to his feet and started pointing excitedly at the blackboard and screaming , ‘ The chalk ! |
| 27 | ‘ When I started riding again at the IRTA tests in late February I had not ridden a 500 for five months and that 's too long to be away from a 500 . |
| 28 | ‘ In April , hundreds of runners can be found digging around at the back of the wardrobe , trying to find that old pair of track spikes . |
| 29 | In line with commitment to quality , Burston is in the early stages of BS5750 registration which has also involved looking closely at the way we operate and how services to customers throughout the region can be improved . |
| 30 | I 'm gon na stand looking outside at the garden oh I must do |