Example sentences of "[conj] [v-ing] [pers pn] at [noun] " 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 These payments are calculated on 8.75 per cent of the sales value of production from 8.62608 per cent of the Ninian field [ 50 per cent of the Group 's interest in the field ] after deducting Government royalties and operating costs incurred in extracting the oil and conveying and treating it at Sullom Voe .
8 You should n't be lifting it up and putting it at back of your head !
9 Have chips no more than twice a week and if preparing them at home have them cut very thick .
10 He attacked her and threw her to the ground before turned his attention to the pub , picking up pool balls and throwing them at bottles of spirits behind the bar .
11 ‘ Holiday acted like a raging bull , picking up a chair , smashing it on a table and throwing it at bottles behind the bar , ’ he said .
12 To determine how to improve drill bit efficiency for the 12 ¼″ well section , Fear recently spent two months gathering data and processing it at BPXC .
13 I know how gutted the Leeds players must feel , but beating them at Elland Road was the best result of my career . ’
14 While watching him at work she impulsively asked to borrow his materials and followed his advice to give her imagination free rein .
15 When sentencing him at Oxford Crown Court today , Judge Leo Clarke described it as a motiveless and shocking attack .
16 ‘ Caroline looked after Queen Of Shannon as well as riding her at home .
17 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 .
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