Example sentences of "[v-ing] [verb] at [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the Nonconformist minister as well as for the man in the pew , preaching lay at the heart of chapel life . |
| 2 | These oolites were probably deposited as part of the coastal sand-barrier complex as it prograded basinwards , before becoming stabilised at the edge of the platform . |
| 3 | Subsidence during this mature passive margin stage is driven by both thermal subsidence arising from the cooling of the margin as it moves away from the region of mantle upwelling located at the site of rifting , and by the isostatic loading caused by the growing wedge of sediment accumulating offshore . |
| 4 | So at this moment it 's as well to look at your present experience and see how you can help yourself to extend it , before applying to audition at a drama school . |
| 5 | The social composition of admitted solicitors is remarkably similar to the profile of law students , but the socialization process involved in qualifying to practise at the Bar dramatically increases the preponderance of persons from professional and managerial backgrounds . |
| 6 | When the boy , as she had thought of the youth but who was actually seventeen , came into the room he needed no urging to sit at the table ; then grinning at the child , he said , ‘ What 's your name ? ’ |
| 7 | I know it has been done , but when , For Ormskirk we wanted , we were looking to interview at the end of the M fifty eight |
| 8 | I 'm not looking to work at the CFTC issue within the AFBD . |
| 9 | Thus , when the discount houses offer to sell bills to the Bank , the latter is in a strong position to influence rates of interest in the bill market by refusing to buy at the rates quoted . |
| 10 | The House may be interested to know that , because we were seeking to look at the effect of NHS management reforms over the first six months , we did not draw attention to the fact that the number of people who have been waiting for more than one year on in-patient lists is 37 per cent . |
| 11 | It is worth pausing to look at the degree of crowd disorder associated with these sports and the possible reasons for such profiles . |
| 12 | Satisfied , she slipped on her jacket and picked up her handbag , pausing to look at the diary once more and its mysterious entry : |
| 13 | She was pretending to look at the people who were passing in the street , but Burun was not deceived . |
| 14 | The Act buttressed the law on trespass with two new criminal offences : using or threatening violence in order to obtain entry to any premises , and occupying a house or flat and refusing to leave at the request of the rightful occupier . |
| 15 | In December 1630 he was silenced by William Laud [ q.v. ] for not catechizing according to the form laid down in the Prayer Book , and for refusing to bow at the name of Jesus . |
| 16 | Heron shows in his article a deep sympathy with Braque 's work , which , incidentally , was a sort of painting he himself was seeking to practise at the time . |
| 17 | Objectors and supporters wanting to speak at the inquiry were asked to complete forms listing the witnesses they intended calling and roughly how long each piece of evidence would take . |
| 18 | I am writing to protest at the discrepancies between the public statements and the actions of the Scottish Secretary in his dealings with local government . |
| 19 | TYPE in the text to be inset , tapping Enter at the end of each paragraph |
| 20 | ‘ I 'm goin' to look at the story first and then tells it in me own way , like what I done with Noah . |
| 21 | He walked slowly , not daring to look at the drop on his right and becoming ever more aware of the cold , biting wind and eerie sense of loneliness , as if he hung half way between heaven and earth . |
| 22 | Returning to the Rossiya and not daring to look at the men and women who stood and swayed beside him . |
| 23 | The most complete ( fig. 45 ) is a charming picture of a family going to sacrifice at an altar . |
| 24 | I 'm going to retire at the end of this season |
| 25 | ‘ It does seem rather too much of a good thing — going to look at a waterfall in the rain , ’ remarked Lydia . |
| 26 | Anyway , she was only going to look at a cottage . |
| 27 | Also getting a lot of media attention was the National Study of Childhood Cancer , which is going to look at a number of background environmental factors in all children 's cancers during the next five years . |
| 28 | IN THE FINAL part of my series , I am going to look at the subject of wind . |
| 29 | This is the first of a series of programmes in which we 're going to look at the computer and its impact on our lives . |
| 30 | ‘ She made it clear no decision had been taken and she was going to look at the Tomlinson Report with a totally objective view , ’ he said . |