Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] at their [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The jaws are as wide as long or slightly wider , the oral plates are bowed only meeting at their proximal tips . |
| 2 | The radial shields are distinct separated or just touching at their distal ends , and irregularly triangular nearly as wide as broad . |
| 3 | If banks are already operating at their minimum prudent liquidity ratio , they must reduce advances ( and hence deposits ) by £1 billion , which will exactly match the £1 billion increase in deposits from the PSBR . |
| 4 | Today the melanistic moths are still thriving in the grimier habitats and , if our cities go on spreading at their present rate , these black ones may well become the common form of the species . |
| 5 | Others keep on staring at their pink plastic cups . |
| 6 | When she had watered them she often sat on the ledge , simply staring at their thin greenness and absorbing the peace of the place . |