Example sentences of "[conj] [v-ing] [pers pn] [verb] at " in BNC.
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1 | So , for the moment , if you want a higher resolution page printer it really is a case of going to find it rather than having it thrust at you . |
2 | It gave her a rush of reeling noble , which on balance hurt less than letting her dismay at Xanthe 's poise work its sharp point into her . |
3 | If you intend to insert subtitles at a later editing stage ( rather than superimposing them live at the time of shooting ) , you will need to reserve space for these on the tape by shooting overlength material which can subsequently be erased and over-recorded by the insert . |
4 | ‘ This is all quite fascinating , ’ he said , drawing his umbrella from his starsuit and using it to point at the terminal entrance . |
5 | Walker and McKinnon also deny stealing the car that night and Walker denies driving it recklessly and causing it to brake at speed . |
6 | When walking the fine line between bad taste and biting satire , offending your audience and getting them to laugh at themselves , Wayans is guided by only one credo : ‘ It 's our own imperfections which make us funny . |
7 | There were big baskets of flowers everywhere and waitresses were giving everyone sparkly drinks and asking them to sit at long tables in the dining room . |
8 | A notice apologising for keeping visitors waiting and inviting them to look at the booklets adds the finishing touch . |
9 | This decision , to cease teacher training at the Polytechnic while allowing it to continue at West Glamorgan seems to have been based on political rather than educational considerations . |
10 | A discussion in our house on ( let's say ) the necessity of buying a new fridge will move swiftly to the education system ( via the rival claim of school fees to the purchase of the fridge ) and whether a move to another area might obviate the need for paying them , taking in a quick discourse on the immorality of contributing to the divisive education system in this country anyway ; this will lead to the if-we-sold-our-suburban-villa-we-could-buy-a-Georgian-manor-house-in-the-country conversation ; which will in its turn move on quite quickly to the horrors of British Rail and the greatly increased subjection to them that such a move would entail ; then we get to leaving all our friends behind , and to debating whether having them to stay at the weekends would not be perfectly satisfactory ; which will remind us that two or more of them are coming to dinner that very night and we 'd better get down to the off-licence ; then it 's shall-we-get-Muscadet-or-the-Chardonnay- again and for-heaven's-sake-get-enough which will get us back to the fridge , on account of last time we got the Chardonnay , I did n't put it in it soon enough . |
11 | We take them out at about six months to get them used to travelling on buses and trains , as well as teaching them to stop at kerbs , listening for traffic and avoiding any obstacles . |