Example sentences of "[be] [v-ing] at [pers pn] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Almost every part of my infuriating body seemed to be nagging at me for some sort of attention . |
| 2 | He sent her a glare that was full of suspicion , then demanded abruptly , ‘ You would n't be laughing at me by any chance ? |
| 3 | Everyone in Rosington seemed to be laughing at him behind his back . |
| 4 | Everybody will be looking at them as scabs , wherever they go . |
| 5 | Write in and let us know what you think about the new law changes — we will be looking at them in greater detail in next month 's issue . |
| 6 | That was a bit far fetched I suppose but erm you wo n't be looking at it for it is believable or not . |
| 7 | It 's now been handed over to the District Council I think they should be looking at it as a . |
| 8 | What would I be looking at it with ? |
| 9 | But it is an option that I certainly would n't want to discount at this particular er stage erm because it depends on so many er factors , it depends for example whether er the site that er has been identified for up to two thousand and six , and which is developed up to two thousand and six , has the physical capacity to expand beyond two thousand and six , and I think that that ought to be one of the considerations perhaps that we ought to look at as we move towards the identification erm er of the new settlement , conversely , it could well be that ought to be looking at a second new settlement in a different location , erm I ca n't give an answer , a definitive answer , what I can say is , coming back again er to Mr Brook , this sort of issue er will not be picked up in nineteen eighty eight or nineteen eighty nine , er if we are all alive and kicking in North Yorkshire and the District Councils we will be looking at it regularly , we 'll be looking at it in two years time , one years time , erm erm that 's the way we work in Greater York , and it 's basically worked very successfully . |
| 10 | Probably were n't I do n't know but they seemed to us I may be looking at it from a child 's eyes but er that 's how they seemed to be to me . |
| 11 | ‘ Because all the old cats will be sniggering at him behind his back , that 's why . |
| 12 | It was rather like going down into a horrid , dark , earthy hole , where dull crimson firs burned and where grinning creatures might be peering at you from the shadows . |
| 13 | And he certainly did n't expect the said Britton to be pointing at him in a manner usually affected by people like Darth Vader or Banquo . |
| 14 | Driving through unfamiliar London streets had been nerve-racking enough — vehicles and flashing lights seemed to be coming at him from all angles — but with two kidnap victims in the back , his brain refused to function rationally . |
| 15 | The eyes seemed to be staring at him with peculiar intensity , as though he were a rare specimen whose every move must be observed . |