Example sentences of "[conj] [v-ing] [pers pn] at [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It must also be remembered that death usually took place in the home , not only because nineteenth century parents preferred it , but also because , before the development of antisepsis in practical nursing in the last quarter of the century , to send a patient to hospital was much more likely to prove fatal than keeping him at home . |
| 2 | Surely this is the moment when the strong west should be able to offer a hand of assistance to those countries , rather than holding them at arm 's length while it completes its own internal workings . |
| 3 | Europa Europa , on the other hand , holds Solomon 's predicament up for our detached scrutiny , rather than involving us at gut level . |
| 4 | ‘ And seeing it at night … ’ |
| 5 | When she realizes that by controlling these cries , and producing them at will rather than automatically , she can influence the behaviour of her parents , she has progressed to the directive function . |
| 6 | ‘ Whatever is it ? ’ shrieked the old lady , shaking her loose and holding her at arm 's length . |
| 7 | You should n't be lifting it up and putting it at back of your head ! |
| 8 | Have chips no more than twice a week and if preparing them at home have them cut very thick . |
| 9 | While watching him at work she impulsively asked to borrow his materials and followed his advice to give her imagination free rein . |
| 10 | ‘ Caroline looked after Queen Of Shannon as well as riding her at home . |
| 11 | It is boring , often done in locations where it is difficult to avoid ‘ bosses ’ , it affords only a limited range of ‘ bluffs ’ or easing techniques , and is looked down upon by regular policemen and women , a view unintentionally reinforced by those sergeants who apologize to regulars when asking them at parade to do sanger duty . |