Example sentences of "[v-ing] [to-vb] [pron] [noun pl] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most of all , by writing poetry and seeking to enhance his skills at it . |
| 2 | Thousands of football fans have been queueing to book their seats at one of the biggest matches in their club 's history . |
| 3 | The 1975 Act contained various provisions to limit parental rights , the effects of which were to increase the likelihood of parents losing touch with their children and to encourage quasi-adoptive fostering exclusive of natural parents , while no extra community resources were provided to prevent children having to leave their parents at all . |
| 4 | And , if you 're travelling solo , no one 's going to compensate you for having to change your plans at the last minute . |
| 5 | The Federation Against Software Theft ( FAST ) has issued a warning to deter would-be software pirates hoping to ply their wares at ever-popular car-boot sales . |
| 6 | When the party eventually broke up Ross merely lifted her hand to his lips , before leaving to join his parents at their hotel , some miles away . |
| 7 | Shareholders can protect themselves from hostile takeovers and leveraged buyouts by not agreeing to sell their shareholdings at a discount . |
| 8 | They were typical of part of what it was like to be homeless — having nowhere to go ; having to avoid all representatives of authority ; feeling tired and generally run-down ; and needing to have my wits at their sharpest at a time when they had become critically undernourished . |