Example sentences of "be [v-ing] [adv] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And by the evening editions every hack in town will be sawing away at the other end . ’ |
| 2 | But auditors will be looking carefully at the precise wording of the legislation and of the related guidance . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . ’ |
| 6 | 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 |