Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] [noun pl] at [det] " in BNC.

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1	Some of the directors present were opposed to pressing for charters at that stage .
2	Nor was she amused by helicopters with flashing lights landing like fireflies at all hours , nor the deafening boom of all-night recording sessions .
3	The group which needs donations also gives advice on looking after pets at all ages throughout their lives .
4	Mothers tend to be less indulgent and more demanding with daughters at this age than with sons , and fathers to be similarly favourably inclined towards their daughters .
5	The inner waiting-room recreated the central space of the baths of Caracalla with grand staircases on all four sides , rising through colonnades at each end under immense arches framed by Corinthian columns .
6	Both aerobic and anaerobic bacterial decomposition contributed to nutrient recycling in lakes at all nutrient levels ( Ellis-Evans , 1982 ; Hawes , 1985 ) ; the role of anaerobic bacteria is enhanced in winter when the water is static under its ice cover .
7	The curtains swished open , gathering in swags at each side of a small stage , arranged as a grotto in a hushed , expectant woodland , with cardboard rocks .
8	A mother of three said she had tried to comfort her very frightened eight year old son , and this is a quote , ‘ he turned round and said ‘ but how can everything be all right , mum , people are going to start letting off bombs at each other , are n't they ? ’
9	We followed lamblike , dropping like ninepins at each turn .
10	Dealing with drivers at this tender age obviously sparked an interest in transport which has developed over the years .
11	And though previous Starlings singles were pretty much pallid takes on the Mary Chain 's one wonderful trick , the screwed-up-sex prowl of ‘ Sick Puppy ’ radically twists — and improves — on old attempts by pushing the ominous bass and sliding beat upfront and not really bothering with guitars at all .

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