Example sentences of "[num] [v-ing] at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I turned and looked at the subtly tarted , much breathed-upon 300 sitting at the kerb , then made a show of sizing up Yvonne . |
| 2 | The industry 's crisis led to a nationwide blockade of ports by UK fishermen in 1981 protesting at the importing of foreign fish . |
| 3 | When we went into the foyer , there was a uniformed porter on duty at the desk and a small dark man in his early fifties standing at the window looking out at the rain , a cigarette dangling from the corner of his mouth . |
| 4 | He had a young man in his twenties working at the company . |
| 5 | Yes , I 've got four going at the moment , actually . |
| 6 | Yes , I 've got four going at the moment actually , it 's rather ludicrous really . |
| 7 | The running , the effort , is there but the finishing touches — that extra bit of class -is missing at the moment and United have got to do something about it . |