Example sentences of "[that] [v-ing] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example Sir Anthony Gray ‘ planchette , trampoline [ Sir Anthony was born in 1917 ] ’ , by which I assume that trampolining at 75 is something of an achievement ; likewise Ivor Ottervein Smith ‘ aerobics [ Mr Smith was born in 1907 ] ’ . |
| 2 | He found that gazing at the CO 's moustache helped . |
| 3 | Mr Dilworth explained that our programmes would form part of the radio services for the troops wherever they were , at home or abroad , that those concerned with broadcast production would be organizing War Bonds and recruiting campaigns , and that keeping at our work would be the best way of serving the war effort . |
| 4 | He also knew that shouting at Lennie was the only way to make him understand . |
| 5 | However , it was said that looking at the employee 's base was not the be-all and end-all . |
| 6 | But in reality the amount and type of support which kin give each other varies with the particular historical circumstances within which family relationships are played out , so that looking at patterns of support at different points in time means that one is not comparing like with like in quite significant ways : there is variation both in people 's need for support and in the capacity of relatives to provide it . |
| 7 | I conclude that looking at the matter from the point of view of expense incurred and not from the point of view of loss to the employer no expense could be regarded as having been incurred as a result of the decision of the authorities of the college to provide this particular benefit to the taxpayer . |
| 8 | We also need meaningful alternatives to measuring performance by averages , and the report argues that looking at centiles ( for example , the time within which 90% of patients were seen ) may give a better view of the situation . |
| 9 | Right th the erm I accept that looking at work carried out , which is what we 've got in a number of instances , like |
| 10 | It may be that looking at the bodies will tell me . |
| 11 | The glare dimmed and outlines of roofs and trees and angles at street junctions , lampposts , signs , doorways , scaffolding and cranes — too molten to look up at at two in the afternoon — calmed into focus , became distinct against the astounding pure clarity of the sky , and later became so sharp and clear that looking at them was like a note you could not hear but only sense within the ear by some change in vibration . |
| 12 | This means that looking at the process in an ex-post fashion , the underwriters made a return of 1.11 per cent . |
| 13 | Connor told Ken that looking at him was like ‘ seeing a mouse in a bag of oats ’ . |
| 14 | But over and above other factors such as the growing disenchantment , after long experience , with the Auld Alliance , and the beginning of awareness that living at peace with the English might be better than suffering the massive destruction inflicted during the Rough Wooing , there was one compelling new element : Protestantism . |
| 15 | I mean Adam 's lucky in that respect , I could n't smoke when I was pregnant , I , it made me feel sick , I could n't stand the smell of it , I had no urge to smoke at all , I went right off smoking , I respect , I was lucky , but I do feel sorry for these people that smoking at present cos it must be ever so hard . |
| 16 | With your eurocheques and eurocheque card , you will find that paying at restaurants , hotels and shops in Europe and the Mediterranean is as easy as using your cheque book in the UK . |
| 17 | He also offered dire predictions to couples ( Graham could n't even consider the possibility they might not be married ) that going at it like knives would lead to ‘ languor , lassitude , muscular relaxation , general debility and heaviness , depression of spirits , loss of appetite , indigestion , faintness and sinking at the pit of the stomach , increased susceptibilities of the skin and the lungs to all atmospheric changes , feebleness of circulation , chilliness , headache , melancholy , hypochondria , hysterics , feebleness of circulation , feebleness of all the senses , impaired vision , loss of sight , weakness of the lungs , nervous cough , pulmonary consumption , disorders of the liver and kidneys , urinary difficulties , disorders of the genital organs , spinal diseases , weakness of the brain , loss of memory , epilepsy , insanity , apoplexy , abortions , premature births , extreme feebleness , morbid predispositions , and an early death of offspring . ’ |
| 18 | This implies that staying at home does not involve work . |
| 19 | In this section we check that starting at any event y in space–time it is always possible to transform to a frame for which locally and where is the Minkowski metric of eqn ( 4.1 ) or ( 4.2 ) . |
| 20 | Perhaps it is the fault of the world in which we live , but people seem to have a great fear of failing , forgetting that failing at something does not mean that one is a ‘ failure ’ at life . |
| 21 | Then there was the barest rustle of wings in the night and Creggan saw that staring at him , from the next cage , was Slorne , quite silent , but her eyes full of a terrible entreaty . |
| 22 | We are taken through all the various stages of recording a simple song on four-track and , along the way , it becomes apparent that recording at this level is nowt but common sense and a basic understanding of the gear you have in front of you . |
| 23 | For example , the bass knob , when pulled , provides an extra dollop of low EQ so that playing at lesser volumes will sound more natural ( having the same effect as the loudness control on a domestic hi-fi amp ) . |
| 24 | Glenn Hoddle says that playing at Wembley can be like making your debut … the sight of the twin towers still gives you a buzz but they 've got to forget all about that and get on and win the game … it 's a wonderful place to play he says and the pitch should suit Swindon but they 've got to concentrate on the job in hand |
| 25 | When he realised that arriving at The Bar meant he was still only just at the start of his wanderings or journey , he ached some nights to be told that he need go no farther than this . |
| 26 | She was adamant that winning at Flushing Meadow this year had been within her grasp . |