Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] [v-ing] at [adj] " in BNC.

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1 What these men gained in return was the prestige and professional recognition that came from practising at one of the teaching hospitals .
2 Joining Welch and Taylor was Lt Sanders who led a flight of four Pā€“40s up through the clouds to attack six Japanese bombers , Sanders hit one aircraft while another of his men , Lt Sterling , closed on a two-seater , Sterling 's engine was hit and caught fire , but he carried on in pursuit , another Japanese closed in on his tail and the three flew on firing at each other , then Sanders joined in to attack the second Japanese , only Sanders survived this ordeal .
3 ā€˜ I went into teaching at 21 because I liked working with children .
4 To add to the insult the phone took to ringing at odd intervals .
5 Whether they converted many outside of the city of Rochester is not known or whether a Saxon church stood in Halling at this time .
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