Example sentences of "and [v-ing] at [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They pecked at some dead creature on the moorland verge , squabbling over which of them should have it , wheeling and darting at each other like terrible shadows in the mist . |
| 2 | ‘ Right ! ’ said the Old Stager , leaning back and gazing at some passing clouds . |
| 3 | First , the ‘ Thatcherite ’ myth of a leaner , fitter economic structure , engendered via market forces , and producing at some unspecified future date a buoyant economy with full employment , has been exposed as a myth , from numerous ideological standpoints . |
| 4 | Everyone was beaming and weeping at this display , this proof of human richness . |
| 5 | Drums began pounding , and several seemingly frail old men launched into a frenzied war-dance , prancing and stabbing at each other with their kerises . |
| 6 | The cycle of modification starting from one agreed baseline and ending at another agreed baseline will be used to explain the operation of DCs . |
| 7 | The cycle of modification starting from one agreed baseline and ending at another agreed baseline will be used to explain the operation of DCs . |
| 8 | I took off at speed with the flimsy boards flexing and bouncing at each stride . |
| 9 | Frozen foods are stored at — 18°C throughout distribution and there is no possibility of bacterial cells growing and multiplying at that temperature . |
| 10 | He was up and about and shouting at all and sundry . |
| 11 | And looking at that in relation to cultural policy . |
| 12 | and looking at that programme always , only have to be , pretty engaging months and years , just the only job they back , they would and the nineteen ninety five might be what federal just |
| 13 | Restoration by a small team led by Terry Sykes started in 1988 and looking at this dainty locomotive now in all her glory , their efforts have been well rewarded . |
| 14 | And looking at this I think obviously , if this is the level they 're going to assess at , |
| 15 | Published in association with English Heritage , Robert Adam : Architect of Genius by Julius Bryant offers an introduction to Adam 's architecture by exploring the thoughts and personal ambitions behind his designs , and looking at some of the sources of his inspiration . |
| 16 | Up until this moment of opening the door of Dad 's house and looking at these three men , I had experienced very little prejudice in life either . |
| 17 | Rushing about the Rante , attached like Siamese twins by a synch-pulse cable , tripping over and swearing at each other , burying our heads for mysterious minutes in black film-changing bags , endlessly sticking our noses into other people 's business was a cause for considerable levity amongst the participants . |
| 18 | Lasting impressions so far : the sun ( miraculously ) shining on the slopes of Dalwhinnie , far in the north , on the first leg of the journey ; stumbling across Drew from the World Cup holiday in a motorway café somewhere in England in the middle of the night ; breakfast and mineral water with Claire ( oh , it was good to see her ) in an Italian cafe near London Victoria ; people throwing up all over the joint on the Seacat crossing to Boulogne ( and me staggering about , legs way out of control , on the deck , getting soaked by the spray , saltwater taste in the mouth , and a rainbow arcing on top of the water behind the catamaran ) ; complaining English and American tourist ( ‘ It 's ridiculous that we have to go through customs — why do we have to go through customs anyway ? … ) ; terrible fatigue on the train to Paris , and temperamental French men shouting and swearing at each other in the aisle ; relief at finding Angela 's flat in Paris ; difficult negotiation of the very narrow stairwell , finally finding her way at the top on the 6th floor ; food , and wine , and a shower , and a bed-settee for the night ; Japanese tourists at Notre Dame , and a man announcing his state of poverty and homelessness on the Métro — ‘ ‘ . |
| 19 | These people believe they are entitled to vent their frustrations by shouting , ranting , threatening and swearing at any person involved in a match because they pay their entrance money , and not suffer any reaction from the targetted individuals . |
| 20 | Bottlenose dolphins have a heart rate of 80–90 beats per minute just after ‘ blowing ’ , slowing within a few seconds to 33–45 beats per minute and remaining at that rate until the next blow . |
| 21 | They talked until the horses , squealing and nipping at each other , turned away to hurry purposefully across the field and stand afar , clouds of their breath plumed against the winter air . |
| 22 | Two goats will circle head to tail in a display of strength , tossing their heads and posturing and grunting at each other . |
| 23 | Not so , according to Alan Freedman and Christopher Tarling , who open Freedman and Tarling at this month . |
| 24 | Insofar as they intruded on the very different trade in superior goods which Britain and Germany and USA could make better than they could and for which these and other countries had established legitimate mark[et]s and insofar as this intrusion was achieved by methods of subsidy and selling at less than cost it was an illegitimate trade and very disruptive in world trading circles . |
| 25 | By the time English had situated itself as a centre of learning and teaching at all universities in the early 1930s , its ethos and evaluative criteria were those associated with a masculine profession , rather than with a programme of national cultural intervention . |
| 26 | Learning and teaching at all levels |
| 27 | Village Inn The new season is up and running at this venue with packed houses every Thursday night . |
| 28 | The small leaves are bright green , up to 6ins ( 16cms ) long and 1½ins ( approx. 4cms ) wide , lance-shaped , sometimes oval , and tapering at both ends . |
| 29 | I once knitted almost half of the front of a sweater in tuck stitch , continually dropping stitches and muttering at all the time I was spending picking them up . |
| 30 | The dog reared on his hind paws , his wide open mouth almost gripping my face , his front paws scrabbling and scratching at both of us . |