Example sentences of "[pn reflx] [v-ing] at [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We 've also found ourselves looking at other aspects , like eldercare , which is increasingly becoming a problem for people who work . |
| 2 | Even worse , you could not , predict when , since you could find yourself re-emerging at any time , past or present . |
| 3 | And if you remember I said that , because of its concern for security , the state creates a capacity for violence in the world of states , its , its environment and since this is er erm a characteristic of all states , however large or small the resources , they all create this capacity , they all have a defence policy er there is a consequent competition and this competition , far from resolving the problem of security , in fact exacerbates it , it makes it worse , and so states find themselves competing at different levels er competing particularly in the creation of military capabilities and the consequence of this is a more or less sustained and permanent arms race which frequently er produces armed struggles and war . |
| 4 | You can catch sight of yourself looking at other things than your own reflection , wearing unselfconscious expressions of interest and curiosity . |
| 5 | I followed the line of the shadow along the sand , over the rocks , and found myself looking at little Paul , splashing happily about in a pool , slapping the water with a great flat bit of wood almost as big as he was . |
| 6 | The momentary confusion it caused in their reaction , meant that Satan and Baal missed their swiftly moving target by inches , as they found themselves snapping at empty air in mid-leap . |
| 7 | Certainly depth-perception and rapid reflexes in adjusting what is seen standing still to oneself moving at great speed , is essential : that corner in Monaco must have appeared to Jackie exactly as it was : such-and-such a distance away , to be approached at such-and-such an angle , such-and-such a speed and so on . |