Example sentences of "[coord] listening to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Americans helping them , or listening to them , include a mixture of officials and academics , particularly from Harvard . |
| 2 | But anything of a bigger scale that involves attracting the public or rallying the faithful or listening to a guest speaker does need forethought and care if it is not to be a shambles . |
| 3 | Many people can not think of playing music or listening to it until six o'clock in the evening . |
| 4 | talk to the teacher and each other about the books and stories they have been reading or listening to ; |
| 5 | By careful planning of schemes of work to integrate programmes of study for speaking and listening , reading and writing , teachers should be able to foster the writing development of their pupils , helping them to develop an ear for language through reading or listening to works in a wide variety of styles written by really fine authors . |
| 6 | Such celebrations of our art should not be limited only to honouring great architects and their buildings , or listening to occasional lectures and debates , but should be a continuous function of our institute . |
| 7 | The Argentine night came down like a blind , but , when it was too dark to ride , he seldom took a siesta , struggling instead through Martin Fierro , Don Quixote , or El Cid with the aid of a Spanish dictionary , or listening to music , mostly Mozart . |
| 8 | A time-honoured method for allowing intuition to blossom is to meditate regularly — whether this means taking an inner journey , dancing , walking in the woods or listening to music . |
| 9 | The cloth and thread to be used are then sent to the outworkers who very often work in the open air with their friends , talking , watching the world go by or listening to the radio . |
| 10 | For about three weeks I sat constantly for about four hours a day with Dawn perched on my fist , watching TV or listening to the radio , quietly trying to make it seem as if this were the most natural thing in the world for a boy and his owl to be doing . |
| 11 | He attends junior camps when he is not following his hobbies of reading biographies or listening to music , and he is a Board Member of KidSports Foundation , which aims to teach the positive side of sports to youngsters . |
| 12 | Dr Mumby said , ‘ It would be a waste of time taking Mr Royan 's blood pressure or listening to his chest . |
| 13 | Or spend an afternoon watching Brighton & Hove Albion or listening to the sound of leather on willow at the Sussex County Ground . |
| 14 | He is not the sort of child usually considered open to the notion of writing , reading , or listening to poetry . ) |
| 15 | If you are watching some highly developed dance form , or some elaborately staged drama , or listening to highly developed music , or looking at highly developed sculpture or painting , you have at least some given mode of access to each art . |
| 16 | He produced his remarkable output in four hours a day — he found it too exacting to do more — in the mornings , with afternoons and evenings often spent walking or listening to records . |
| 17 | Can you imagine opening a daily newspaper , and finding that on every page , there was the same message from God ; or can you imagine watching breakfast TV — or listening to the Today programme — and finding that every feature was a message from God , with different emphases , but always the same message . |
| 18 | She looked forward rather selfishly to a quiet evening at home surrounded by familiar objects , perhaps reading or listening to a concert on the wireless . |
| 19 | It was a great feeling to be a competitor , just to get the pleasure of so many people looking at our installation or listening to the quality of sound . |
| 20 | We returned to our chamber and spent the rest of the day preparing for the banquet or listening to Doctor Agrippa . |
| 21 | ( 21 ) Performing or listening to period music . |
| 22 | These may include information gathering , problem solving , participation in workshops , completing a task sheet , taking part in practical activities , creative work , handling and touching museum objects , looking at related documents or pictures , listening to music or participating in a tape recorded tour , or listening to a talk from an education officer . |
| 23 | He was happy telling his own stories or listening to Orton 's . |
| 24 | Watching it or listening to it on the |
| 25 | Sky T V so they were either watching it on their own or being very neighbourly with their neighbours or listening to it on the radio or as you say , up in Liverpool . |
| 26 | I was at a wedding & listening to the R5 commetary during the speeches ( I do n't really like the guy who was getting married … he 's an old friend of my wife , so … anyway ) . |
| 27 | Good supervision can prevent pilots developing careless habits , and students can learn by watching and listening to the instructor 's comments about good and bad launches . |
| 28 | He was leaning against the sink and listening to what she said . |
| 29 | Actors in travelling companies used to set up their stage in a town or village , mix among the inhabitants , watching and listening to the local news , gossip and scandal . |
| 30 | That evening is I crouched at the back of the slit trench , swatting the mauses and listening to the sound of shells passing over and the rain dripping steadily in through the entrance to the trench , I stared at the pool of water getting larger and hoped that the rain would soon stop , if it does n't I 'm in for an uncomfortable night . |