Example sentences of "[v-ing] at [art] wrong [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If you 're looking for a Messiah or a missionary , you 're looking at the wrong man , ’ says one of John Major 's close friends , irked by the relentless calls for leadership and vision . |
| 2 | I do n't really , oh I 'm looking at the wrong bit . |
| 3 | All those wankers obsessed with the shape of Ms Zeta Jones ' num-nums are looking at the wrong asset . |
| 4 | For either student , going at the wrong pace can well mean not learning as much as the average , or not learning at all , and this is true for the highly intelligent student as well as the one with learning difficulties . |
| 5 | Poor seed-beds , dry conditions and spraying at the wrong time or the wrong rate could all explain the appearance of the yield-sapping weed . |
| 6 | After the Palestinian militancy of Lebanon , it was like staring at the wrong side of a mirror : Palestine through the looking glass . |
| 7 | Was silly old Eli sitting at the wrong gate ? |
| 8 | It takes effort on the part of the parent but can sometimes help them see that their child is eating more than they thought or eating at the wrong times of day . |
| 9 | When a user says ‘ I want to introduce fonts into my document ’ he is thinking at the wrong level . |