Example sentences of "[v-ing] at [art] wrong [noun sg] " 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 | When a user says ‘ I want to introduce fonts into my document ’ he is thinking at the wrong level . |