Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] [indef pn] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | because er , when they say how old are you and you say forty nine , they say oh well we , we , we were really looking for somebody a bit younger |
| 2 | LOOKING for something a bit different ? |
| 3 | This can be achieved by a variety of teaching strategies , which could include : ( 1 ) starting from the local area ; ( 2 ) using resources related to the locality ; ( 3 ) finding a local example of the general theme ; ( 4 ) use of a " topical peg " , some current event of interest from which work can proceed , or with which analogies can be drawn ; ( 5 ) the enquiry-based approach ; ( 6 ) encouraging " learning through doing " ; ( 7 ) capitalising on something a pupil has brought into school ; ( 8 ) capitalising on an out-of-school visit ; ( 9 ) inviting a visitor into the classroom . |
| 4 | Her expression was one of utter distaste , as though she were looking at something a dog had done in the middle of the floor . |
| 5 | Culdub Oakapple opened his mouth to say that acclaim was all very well in its way , but they had been hoping for something a bit more financial than that , but the two Gnomes on each side of him trod on his foot to stop him , because you could not always trust the Oakapple to be tactful . |