Example sentences of "he [be] [v-ing] at [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When a user says ‘ I want to introduce fonts into my document ’ he is thinking at the wrong level . |
| 2 | He is looking at a bewitched forest of crystal trees and jewelled flowers , rooted in black soil , breathing black air . |
| 3 | What I think my colleague is saying is that when the actuary is assessing the commitments of the funds , he is looking at the anticipated increased earnings until the person retires and I think when the calculation is made for somebody who is er a deferred pensioner of leaving er a pension fund to take his money elsewhere a similar calculation or the same calculation should be used , the one that the actuary last used in , in looking forward and saying what the commitments are . |
| 4 | Tibet 's cries are unlikely in themselves to influence the president one way or another ; he is looking at the broad picture of conditions throughout China . |
| 5 | The epitomist himself emphasizes that he is writing at a certain distance from the events because he concludes his story with the words : " From this time Jerusalem has been in the possession of the Jews . " |
| 6 | And since , unlike many wives of city moguls , she 'd had recent experience at the sharp end of business in the City of London , she understood , only too clearly , the problems he was facing at the present time . |
| 7 | At a press conference confirming his promotion to regional inspector of constabulary from April 1 , Mr Dear denied he was leaving at an inappropriate time . |
| 8 | He was looking at a fine for parking too long on a meter at the Pier Head and it was for the staggering sum of £720 . |
| 9 | Instead he found he was looking at a short , rather stout middle-aged man . |
| 10 | He was looking at a beautiful textbook about racehorses that Arthur had laid out on the floor . |
| 11 | Though he did not know it , and never would , he was looking at the blazing jet-pipe of Colonel Bowers ' F-15 Eagle as both men raced on different missions towards the British capital , neither man knowing what it was he carried . |
| 12 | Then he saw that he was looking at the puzzled , desperate face of Ho Chan . |
| 13 | He was speaking at the new driving standards agency in Nottingham . |
| 14 | He was speaking at the official launch of KPMG 's new Gatwick base — the latest location in the firm 's regional network of offices throughout the south-east counties of Surrey , Sussex and Kent . |
| 15 | He was speaking at the official launch of ‘ BackUp ’ , a befriending scheme designed to help Wirral children and young people going through difficult periods in their lives , yesterday afternoon . |
| 16 | His long legs were wrapped round it , and he was clutching at a dangling light fitting . |
| 17 | After all , he was teaching at a Christian school . ’ |
| 18 | He was driving at a steady thirty-five . |
| 19 | A faint smile crossed Lancaster 's face , as though he was laughing at a cruel joke in dubious taste . |
| 20 | He derived some comfort from Rajiv 's habitual elegance ; wearing a suit , shirt and tie that must have cost two months of his salary as an Assistant Under-Secretary of State , he was sitting at the other side of the large , uncompromising desk that the Department provides for its most senior officials , not a hair out of place and his black eyes alive with amusement . |
| 21 | ‘ We ca n't work out how he could have killed his wife while he was sitting at the opposite end of the table , ’ said Constable Bewman näively . |
| 22 | He was gawking at the beautiful red and silver machine which was revealed as the tarpaulin fell away . |
| 23 | What 's is was what he was doing at the main committee anyway . . |
| 24 | He was staring at the double-page for the week beginning Sunday 23 August . |
| 25 | He was standing at the open window in his pyjamas , the shotgun in his hand , staring out at the front field where the black splash of a jackdaw lay on the white ground beneath the ash tree . |
| 26 | He was working at a distinct operational disadvantage , but he reckoned that this could be changed . |