Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun sg] [conj] [v-ing] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I see its loss as lying at the root of many current social problems . ’ |
| 2 | To illustrate the conceptual basis of her thinking when arriving at a public relations platform on which to build a campaign for a consumer client , no better example could be found than her approach to the problem of one international manufacturing giant . |
| 3 | But her mother 's letter introduced into her head again that debilitating pressure she had felt in hospital — the feeling which was the opposite of sitting in her watch-tower and gazing at the sky . |
| 4 | She 's in bed now , lying on her back and staring at the ceiling . |
| 5 | ‘ He 's in love with God , ’ said Lydia , rolling on to her back and staring at the sky . |
| 6 | Since she 'd been wearing her seatbelt and travelling at a very slow speed , she was n't hurt , but the shock was enough to make her tremble . |
| 7 | She was biting her lip and looking at the ceiling , as if willing herself awake . |
| 8 | The snow thickened as night fell , piling around their shelter and hissing at the fire . |
| 9 | He put the light on , and the four inmates at the far end set up their whickering and pawing at the prospect of food , as usual . |
| 10 | ‘ I signed a beautiful new actress , ’ he said , leaning on his elbow and gazing at the girl . |
| 11 | A guy next to me was nudging his friend and pointing at the trees . |
| 12 | That horn does n't look too good though , he thought , scratching his head and glaring at the disinterested horse , which had stepped back on it while it was lying with the rest of the dismantled bits on the floor of the shed . |
| 13 | He tries putting them behind his back and looking at the floor , smiling reflectively . |
| 14 | As he spoke , he looked at Ludovico , who was furiously plucking at the strings of his racket and gazing at the ground . |
| 15 | Kelly , for example , can hardly control his incredulity when looking at the mythological world of demons . |
| 16 | Mr Litherland , Labour MP for Manchester Central , said he had drawn attention to the security flaw after a building worker told him of his concern while working at the court building . |
| 17 | ‘ What are those for ? ’ said the boy , turning over on to his stomach and poking at the pile of sticks . |
| 18 | Monks listened with close attention , biting his lip and staring at the floor . |
| 19 | Now he lay exhausted , angry and restless in a vast bed , jogging his arm and pulling at the drip which a nurse kept watching and adjusting . |
| 20 | He knew a little about plants and animals , and he enjoyed walking through the woods around his house and looking at the birds and flowers there . |