Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] at [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He stood by the fireplace , gazing despairingly at the mouthpiece of the telephone . |
| 2 | ‘ Mrs Wormwood is n't going to thank you for this , ’ the man said as he led her into the sitting-room where a large platinum-blonde woman was gazing rapturously at the TV screen . |
| 3 | Idea now catching on at the double |
| 4 | Claudia obediently washed Dana 's thick hair as she sat in the bath , sniffing appreciatively at the perfume that floated round her twin . |
| 5 | Cley rose to his feet and stood gazing down at the councillor . |
| 6 | The man was standing beside the stream , arms folded , gazing down at the water . |
| 7 | He was leaning against the parapet rail , gazing down at the brick terrace several floors below . |
| 8 | She was gazing down at the town and smiling her private , remembering smile . |
| 9 | Now he must go away and I dare say I shall never see him again , ’ Joan said woefully , lagging behind despite Anne 's grumbles and gazing down at the ring . |
| 10 | She sat , leaning her cheek on her hand , gazing down at the dog , her flaming hair falling untidily down her back , and over her shoulders , and glistening in the light from the candelabrum on the mantel and the glow of the fire . |
| 11 | She frowned , gazing down at the table , she even bared her teeth . |
| 12 | Two respondents indicated that all ordinands in their college have their singing voices assessed during their training , and then receive instruction as necessary , Others offer training in singing only at the request of the ordinand , or the tutor or parish placement supervisor . |
| 13 | To its horror it will find itself slipping and sliding , tumbling down at the mercy of its foes . |
| 14 | Carol had been gazing gloomily at the lake . |
| 15 | Court Four of the Royal Courts of Justice in London was packed with judges and barristers to hear the support lent to Lord Lane , who announced in February that he was stepping down at the age of 73 , 18 months before the compulsory retirement age for judges . |
| 16 | Stepping down at the end , he lay on the bed of nails and rolled across it to the foot of the ladder , which he climbed , pausing on each blade to detach a yellow paper prayer flag and send it fluttering to the ground . |
| 17 | Two days later Horst Teltschik ( CDU ) announced that he would be stepping down at the end of the year as Kohl 's foreign policy adviser at the Chancellery . |
| 18 | These are usually based on removal of attention for inappropriate behaviour like not eating ( extinction ) and on setting the scene for appropriate behaviour by eating only at the table ( discriminative learning ) . |
| 19 | Motherwell ‘ keeper Thomson was at full stretch to smother the youngster 's shot which looked like sneaking in at the foot of the post . |
| 20 | The Ouse takes a slow and meandering course eastwards ending eventually at the Wash . |
| 21 | They were the sorts of contacts that you have when you 're signing on at the Employment Benefits Office , when you 're going to a job interview erm and often these are very negative because the experience of signing on is n't a very pleasant experience at all ; most job interviews , unfortunately , end with a rejection erm so a lot of these non-routine contacts were quite negatives ones for people . |
| 22 | She 'd got the job after being made redundant and signing on at the job centre . |
| 23 | It was Ranald who explained , always keeping on at the massage . |
| 24 | ‘ Are you saying what I think you are saying , Caroline ? ’ he croaked thickly , his lidded gaze devastatingly sensual , a trace of incredulity lurking somewhere at the back of his eyes . |
| 25 | She remained very still , marvelling secretly at the strength of his restraining hands . |
| 26 | He glanced from time to time out of the window , as if to see what was happening down at the jetty . |
| 27 | I know of anything that is happening down at the rear , I can tell you I have a very keen sense of smell . " |
| 28 | I had a kind of ear infection which caused giddiness and I had to come out of the West End play I was appearing in at the time , The Rose Tattoo . |
| 29 | In the coffee bar she and Susan were laughing together at a story in the newspaper . |
| 30 | She only wished she could look forward to that day — instead , she realised , aching inside at the prospect , she was dreading it . |