Example sentences of "[verb] [v-ing] at [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may need hosing at high pressure to get rid of any surface slime . |
| 2 | They stopped shouting at each other , expecting the Headmaster to burst in on them at any moment . |
| 3 | No doubt with a passenger in the back the trim would be sufficient , but the sink rate might need watching at that speed . |
| 4 | Mr Ebbert warned that the company would have to continue operating at reduced output levels for the immediate future even though he saw a modest improvement in total UK new car sales this year perhaps up about 7pc to 1.7 million . |
| 5 | Mr Ebbert warned that the company would have to continue operating at reduced output levels for the immediate future , even though he expected a modest improvement in total UK new car sales this year — a rise of perhaps about 7 per cent to 1.7 million . |
| 6 | We sit looking at each other . |
| 7 | And if we have n't got a full slate well I mean looking at that list we 're doing quite well . |
| 8 | Stevie , sensitive man that he was , had also picked up the atmosphere , Chris 's unusual silence and the way they avoided looking at each other . |
| 9 | And anyone who came calling at that time today must have more time than sense , because today was Tuesday . |
| 10 | Ibn Battuta describes arriving at this place through a succession of now-vanished gates and courtyards , each surrounded by cohorts of trumpeters and guards . |
| 11 | Can we keep nibbling at this Chairman , can a letter be written to say that we 're , we 're rather concerned about this methodology , and psychology of this ? |
| 12 | Navan Resources , the company which had prospected Tomduff for andalusite was invited to the meeting but refused to attend , saying it would be premature , unethical and grossly irresponsible to discuss mining at this stage . |
| 13 | We stand glaring at each other , and I notice the traffic has snarled to a standstill on Lower Road . |
| 14 | ‘ All the time I spent looking at that portrait , probably , ’ he mused , his lips curved in a smile of satisfaction . |
| 15 | Cos I I remember looking at that house years back , you know , when I was a boy walking about you know . |
| 16 | All the animals began shouting at poor Anabelle . |
| 17 | Now that Turkish eyes have turned eastward , and Greek ones northward , perhaps the two countries can stop glaring at each other . |
| 18 | But companies can stop giving at any time ; under the traditional system of covenants , they were committed to giving an annual donation for four years . |
| 19 | I remember arriving at public school , and we were ushered into the housemaster 's study , and he said , ‘ Well , sex is a thorny subject . |
| 20 | Jancey and Rachel quit staring at each other . |
| 21 | Indeed the anonymous reviewer of the Pope and Weiner edition went on to propose that ‘ if the police staff college is to fulfil its task [ of producing a major project ] with any credibility , it must encourage its academic staff to go out into the field to study policing at first hand ’ . |
| 22 | Then continue walking at this pace until you feel ready to go on to the 30 day walk back to fitness programme later in this chapter . |
| 23 | We started shouting at each other . |
| 24 | The time taken to reach the highest speed is small compared to the time spent operating at this speed , so a large switching angle is chosen . |
| 25 | Central Office was able to keep going at full capacity through 1915 and 1916 , but here again there was a falling off in 1917 . |
| 26 | You must at least conceede that Strach is not going to be able to keep performing at this level indefinitely . |
| 27 | Try circling at low speed and reversing the turn to get the feel of the ailerons . |
| 28 | Yeah okey dokey , I keep looking at that clock there but it 's wrong in n it ? |
| 29 | using last year 's bills as a guide if you still have a record of them ( try looking at old cheque book stubs ) , or trusting to memory , estimate how much you think you will have to pay in the coming year . |
| 30 | In this case , try feeding at one end of the tank and then , while the bolder fish are busy , feed the timid ones at the other end . |