Example sentences of "[noun sg] when [v-ing] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | These might now be labelled ‘ fundamental principles ’ and it is important to bear them in mind when looking at the limitations of the legal aid scheme ( Pollock , 1975 ) : |
| 2 | Some of them have spent more terms in schools than others — which must be borne in mind when looking at the position of an individual pupil — but all those factors even out in the local authorities . |
| 3 | Reg Akehurst 's charge was a firm favourite for that contest and gave his backers not the slightest hint of a scare when leading at the furlong pole to score by a length-and-a-half. way off the pace makes an accurate assessment of his progress very difficult for the handicapper , but this observer is convinced there is significant improvement still to come . |
| 4 | Foinavon had been trained by Tom Dreaper in Ireland for Arkle 's owner Anne , Duchess of Westminster , but while in Dreaper 's charge had been notable mainly for his extraordinarily laid-back demeanour : in a chase at Baldoyle he was in the lead when falling at the third fence , throwing Pat Taaffe well clear , but Foinavon did not bother to scramble to his feet , preferring to remain on the ground and pick quietly at the grass beside him . |
| 5 | Its high register gives brilliance and point when doubling at the octave phrases allotted to other wind instruments or to the violins . |
| 6 | Bregawn swept over the third fence from home and made his way into the straight , Pursued by Captain John ( who had lost ground when blundering at the third last ) , Wayward Lad and Silver Buck . |
| 7 | Kelly , for example , can hardly control his incredulity when looking at the mythological world of demons . |
| 8 | If the subject can only read the 24m line when standing at the 6m distance from the chart , vision would be recorded as 6/24 . |
| 9 | One sees more of the bowl and stem of the Picasso Compotier , for instance , than one would in normal vision if one assumed the same high viewpoint when looking at the top of it ; and the gourd behind is painted as though in silhouette or directly at eye level . |