Example sentences of "[v-ing] [verb] at [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I hang around for a bit , pretending to look at some writing on the board . |
| 2 | Corporate bodies are in continuing tension with legality , seeking to arrive at some accommodation with attempts to regulate their own affairs and to exploit its possibilities for defending or advancing their own interests against rivals . |
| 3 | Willy Russell 's story of a hair-dresser seeking to learn at any price via her reluctant and sozzled tutor continues to stand the test of time . |
| 4 | Graham and Laidlaw remained motionless , not daring to look at each other . |
| 5 | Can I suggest that those members of the General Purposes Committee who are going to look at that area anyway , also have a look at the me the problems of , of this bank side , which is actually collapsing , er due to the weight of , of people . |
| 6 | If you knew that a friend was going to look at that magazine shortly after you , and that the friend would see which answer you had marked , would you seriously tick a ) or b ) ? |
| 7 | Next week we 're going to look at another facet of education — should girls be treated in school any differently from boys ? |
| 8 | Er today we 're going to look at this Policy E two , the op open countryside , and there are presented to you for the discussion three matters . |
| 9 | Nor shall you be told of David Owen 's yearning to excel at any kind of team game ; selflessly drawing the best from all the other members and making sure he ran a truly happy dressing room . |
| 10 | Interacting with the television is the only sort of intercourse you 're going to get at that age . |
| 11 | Getting raped at that age — Jesus , it must be the last thing you need . |
| 12 | Writing the software was somewhat tedious , but having to work at this level did help the designers to get away from preconceptions about interaction which they might have had if they had been working within the input/output facilities provided by a conventional mini or mainframe operating system ( for example , that it needs a RETURN to terminate user input or that the operating system can properly handle the echoing of characters to the terminal ) . |
| 13 | If the beneficiary dies after the passing of the Finance Act , 1975 , then of course for CTT purposes any determination or disposal of interest which has taken place since 25/3/74 has constituted a transfer of value and in addition if he is entitled at his death to a beneficial interest in possession in any property remaining in settlement that property falls to be included in the aggregate of the estate immediately before his death , a transfer of value of which he is treated as having made at that time . |
| 14 | Robyn has a vivid mental image of the girl before her , now so pleasantly and comfortably dressed , sheathed in latex and nylon , the full fetishistic ensemble of brassiere , knickers , suspender belt and stockings with which the lingerie industry seeks to truss the female body , and having to parade at some fashion show in front of leering men and hardfaced women from department stores . |
| 15 | do n't you remember me saying look at this bugger , when we used to go up , the Lerrick not the Odeon |
| 16 | ‘ Though if he 's not selected , I shall downgrade him and Sally Newcombe will ride him because continuing to compete at that level is such an emotional strain on him ’ . |
| 17 | This is commonly known as " slewing " operation because the rotor is moving continuously without coming to rest at each equilibrium position . |
| 18 | Having arrived at some form of equilibrium , Bukharin was concerned that this should not be equilibrium with ‘ negative indications ’ , but one that would have mobile growth without cataclysmic consequences . |
| 19 | The air raids failing to materialise at that time , 152 of these were transferred to the Orchard London County Council Hospital in Dartford . |
| 20 | The high heels of Mrs Stych 's new , mink-trimmed bootees were now sinking into the Frizzell lawn and threatening to snap at any moment , so she knew she must be quick . |
| 21 | Having explored at some length the categorisation and determinants of inter-country bargaining structures it is also necessary to look at some of the implications of these structures for the conduct of industrial relations . |
| 22 | They were both too conscious that it was the last , the knowledge weighing heavily on them , giving rise to complex emotion each time their eyes met , until eventually they started avoiding looking at each other . |
| 23 | Harriet was sitting working at some petit-point on the evening of Monday , June 5th . |
| 24 | After a period of time you 'll feel that things have improved a bit in that area ( we hope ! ) , so flick through the book again and start trying to work at another area . |
| 25 | But otherwise it 's basically I think it 's , it 's all there , all you 're trying to do at this stage is , is to give , your aim here is to get is to get firstly , first of all , to get it on the diary , on the picture editor 's diary for your picture , and also to get the basic information in so that somebody can write a few cards as an advance to say it is going to happen . |
| 26 | ‘ I was planning to look at some rock formations , ’ she said wearily . |
| 27 | This would avoid them needing to move at some point . |