Example sentences of "[v-ing] at [adj] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This translates as ‘ Why are you marvelling at this exceptional house . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'm sure he would be proud of you , ’ Merrill said slowly , still marvelling at this new-found empathy . |
| 3 | Beginning on June 13 the estimated 200,000 troops and 250,000 militiamen belonging to the three guerrilla factions — of which the Khmers Rouges was the largest — and the Vietnamese-backed Phnom Pehn government were due to begin assembling at 95 UN-controlled regroupment areas . |
| 4 | He burst out laughing at this strange expression , then said : ‘ The days are hot , but at night stars as big as sovereigns make silver holes in the sky . ’ |
| 5 | Constance watched Ludo and Gioella laughing at some private joke , and hated them both . |
| 6 | As Rincewind stared in horror a courting couple , laughing at some private joke , walked straight through the apparition without appearing to notice it . |
| 7 | The cycle of modification starting from one agreed baseline and ending at another agreed baseline will be used to explain the operation of DCs . |
| 8 | The cycle of modification starting from one agreed baseline and ending at another agreed baseline will be used to explain the operation of DCs . |
| 9 | She seldom asked for advice and never took it , but Mona knew how to disguise mere advice by scoffing at any other conclusion but her own . |
| 10 | Carolyn asked , as they sat picking at some smoked ham and coleslaw Alan had found in the fridge . |
| 11 | However , latest th er Microfit not only gives you the test statistic but gives you erm the significance level , probability value er which erm that test statistic is significantly different from zero right so if we are looking at that serial correlation test statistic of two point zero eight right we would accept the null hypothesis of er no serial correlation , right , or would n't be able to reject it strictly . |
| 12 | Something crossed very bad time looking at that brief picture , who would n't you invite to a group training session on skill six ? |
| 13 | I remember we sat there all afternoon looking at that wonderful picture and planning our poem in our heads . |
| 14 | And er , you know , I know we 're looking at one particular committee . |
| 15 | they would allow me half now erm I 've been looking at one particular church , one denomination er , which is the Methodist Church , although it has been said already here this afternoon , or this morning rather there are an overall erm joint style with Methodist and with United Reform Church and erm I have personally the Methodist of last year , last September where it gives and also erm , mileage recommendations . |
| 16 | That you 're not just in isolation , looking at one little thing , because you can miss a lot . |
| 17 | He was looking at outdoor cold stress and we were able to tell him about the extent of the particular housing problem in Scotland and how people could only afford to heat one room . |
| 18 | Drying off after a shower , I stood looking at two framed movie posters on the bathroom wall . |
| 19 | I mean we 've er the working party 's actually been around the country looking at various other swimming pools in the areas and er just to get an idea on what we thought Didcot would really like . |
| 20 | Jim Cowan , the RGU group secretary of the MSF , said his union was also looking at possible industrial action , but would await the ballot of the entire ULA membership before taking a final decision . |
| 21 | It is worth looking at each key word or phrase in turn . |
| 22 | We estimated the count er by looking at each individual section at low power and collecting the three most vascular areas . |
| 23 | However , whereas educational technologists are , in theory , uncommitted design consultants , looking at each educational unit and set of objectives and then ( and only then ) prescribing suitable methodologies and media , Library-Collegians give the immediate appearance of preferring " their " answers . |
| 24 | He starts by looking at longer-term human evolution over the past five or more million years , showing rightly that this is not a simple progressive ladder but a series of adaptive radiations . |
| 25 | It was just like , just like looking at any ordinary cup standing in the black ebony stand , and er lions head in each side with rings in it 's mouth . |
| 26 | On a purely practical note , once you have assessed your opponent , avoid looking at any particular part of him . |
| 27 | Perhaps I can remember what each individual achieved without looking at any written work . |
| 28 | Standing here , looking at this unremarkable apartment , I wonder what is the point of these pilgrimages ( to Belcourt , to Haworth , to Wessex ) ? |
| 29 | We should beware of supposing that , if Pound from the shades is looking at this present occasion , he is unreservedly gratified by what he sees . |
| 30 | Restoration by a small team led by Terry Sykes started in 1988 and looking at this dainty locomotive now in all her glory , their efforts have been well rewarded . |