Example sentences of "be [v-ing] [adv] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Harris and his colleagues are looking specifically at the charred remains of cereal grains , identifying the different characteristics of wild and cultivated grains . |
| 2 | we 're getting there at the right time |
| 3 | Ewen Mackay had been staring hard at the other man while they talked . |
| 4 | And by the evening editions every hack in town will be sawing away at the other end . ’ |
| 5 | But auditors will be looking carefully at the precise wording of the legislation and of the related guidance . |
| 6 | The Clinton administration is said to be looking again at the tangible objectives underlying the federal government 's support for research ( see page 776 ) , while the British government , in the shape of the Department of Trade and Industry , is seeking a more direct ( if a more avuncular than the American ) role in fostering industrial competitiveness . |
| 7 | I 'm looking outside at the lovely trees changing the colour . |
| 8 | Muhtarram , who finished fourth , looked to be travelling well at the three-furlong marker but had no answer to the first two when the pressure was applied . |
| 9 | The way I look at it is that if I was scoring goals for Juventus we might be conceding more at the other end because I have other responsibilities now . ’ |
| 10 | no no the starlings seem to be pecking away at the top slabs are getting dry so I do n't know , er you see that man 's still up there , I wonder what he 's doing up there at the side |
| 11 | A new oral drug has been selected for clinical trials which are progressing well at The Royal Marsden Hospital . |
| 12 | At the time when both troupes were staying together at the English Girls ' Club in Paris , although the Johns were convinced there was a rule that they should not mix , it never entered the others ' heads . |
| 13 | She turned to find that the Doctor , Francis and Elaine had followed her , and were staring glumly at the fourfold choice of paths . |
| 14 | They were standing together at the very edge of the platform on which the morning room was constructed . |
| 15 | It has expanded into Africa , Hong Kong and New Zealand , and it is looking closely at the early moves towards privatisation of British Rail . |
| 16 | While much of the UK is looking gloomily at the dark clouds of a major recession , it seems poetic justice that for at least some of Belfast 's population , the future looks better than it has for many years . |
| 17 | This page and View from City Road , page 33 Pay rises : Two surveys show that pay is rising faster at the top end of the scales than at the bottom . |
| 18 | Putting the ‘ corpse ’ down , she gave up and was gazing sadly at the small body when , about two minutes after its ‘ death ’ , it suddenly took a few very deep breaths and started to move about . |
| 19 | Chris was gazing wistfully at the passing landscape . |
| 20 | It was he who introduced me to the doyen of all Tibetan experts , Sir Charles Bell who , because of the war , was living quietly at The Old Charming Inn near Victoria while writing his last book . |
| 21 | " There 's been a death in his family , " Tom said to the barman who was looking curiously at the pale , wide-eyed young man . |
| 22 | Mr Brunhead , who represented Thames Transit Limited stated that the City Council could just be proud of what it had done , for public transport , and he was aware that the city council was looking again at the balanced transport policy , and ways of making the city centre more viable for bus and for public transport . |
| 23 | Kermit-like , he was peering disapprovingly at the massed ranks of his political opponents , a stare that was returned , by those who caught his eye , with surprise tinged with disapproval . |
| 24 | Kallicharran took nearly two and a half hours over 34 , while Fredericks was grafting away at the other end . |
| 25 | He was staring across at the distant mountains ; he seemed to be in a reverie , unaware of her presence , and she hesitated for a moment before saying , ‘ Could I have a word with you , please ? ’ |
| 26 | I really thought we was going to end with erm , , cos he was sitting right at the top branch , you know sawing merrily through . |