Example sentences of "[v-ing] at the [noun sg] of [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 Finally , the additional time taken to read words occurring at the end of clauses and sentences might reflect the time taken to carry out syntactic processing of that particular clause or sentence .
2 There was also a form of opposition to perestroika that stemmed from outdated patterns of thinking and the self-interest of those who had become used to living at the expense of others .
3 In the yard Constable Fenwick was looking at the pile of tins ; and , as she approached him , she said , ‘ Goin' cheap : a penny a score . ’
4 Its significance can be gauged in part by looking at the range of objections to the theatre as a place which subverted metaphysical fixity .
5 I will therefore be looking at the range of measures on offer to ensure that as we come out of the recession they offer unemployed people practical and effective help in getting back to work . ’
6 The extent to which the organisational changes affected referral patterns was first investigated by looking at the proportion of referrals which crossed district boundaries before and after the implementation of the reforms in the two groups of practices ( table II ) .
7 The first is an analysis of the relationship between the national economy and the industrial property market in different parts of the country , and the second an interview survey looking at the influence of premises on firms ' growth , efficiency and corporate strategies .
8 I 'm just looking at the selection of flowers .
9 It is , therefore , all the more important to round off this discussion of the privileging of the gaze by looking at the work of critics who positioned themselves outside the psychoanalytical framework .
10 ‘ The trouble with you , ’ Doone said with disillusion , looking at the column of negatives , ‘ is that you have n't met enough murderers . ’
11 If we 're looking at the question of services coming together to deal with the emergency erm obviously I suppose the army and that will come in on a voluntary basis which but it might be necessary to see where someone could be authority to coordinate the services and bring it whatever is required .
12 Because we were specifically looking at the assessment of children who presented to hospital with vomiting and a possible diagnosis of pyloric stenosis we excluded children admitted for other conditions who subsequently developed symptoms in hospital that led to a diagnosis of pyloric stenosis .
13 An individual facilitator 's performance can be viewed by looking at the percentage of ideas that move successfully from one stage to the next ( see Figure 2 ) .
14 So far we have been looking at the type of grave-clothes provided for the very wealthy .
15 This chapter begins by looking at the formation of groups , and the emergence of roles , norms and control devices .
16 You looking at the majority of clients are all gon na be ,
17 Looking at the behaviour of costs as we increase all outputs proportionately along the ray we have a picture like figure 2.5a .
18 In looking at the size of endowments for these houses it is important to recognize the wider benefits that are secured .
19 A useful way of looking at the development of groups was made by B. Tuckman in 1965 .
20 ‘ They are on a special Premier League committee looking at the development of youngsters .
21 This exercise would be especially useful if it was used in work looking at the development of castles , from motte and bailey , to stone keep , to sophisticated fortress .
22 Just looking at the kind of programmes you 're getting on television now , erm Sunday evening there 's programme about emotions , ‘ Okay Two ’ is n't it called ?
23 And also er looking at the kind of rewards that erm an employee might benefit .
24 Looking at the location of authorities , it appears that County , Inner London , Metropolitan , Northern Ireland and Outer London libraries carry out more training than libraries in Wales and Scotland respectively ( see Table 3 ) .
25 Another way of looking at the usefulness of tests is to evaluate the productivity of employees selected on the basis of a test , as compared with those applicants that would have been selected without the test , ( 1950 ) first demonstrated that the expected increase in output is directly proportional to the validity of a test .
26 Although they were looking at the clump of bushes from a different angle now , she knew it was the same clump they had seen from the gate .
27 The statistical resemblance is measured by comparing mean values and ranges of actual and simulated sequences , as well as looking at the distribution of runs of wet or dry days .
28 However , just as basic systems theory suggests that every system begins and ends with the individual and , therefore , that all systems are circular , there is good reason to believe that a common policy for education can only be arrived at by looking at the array of experiences of different individuals instead of others ' perceptions of these experiences .
29 Sitting looking at the array of functions before me , now that I have fax credibility ( but what is " Polling RX " ?
30 So , this method of measuring the conservatism of DNA , by looking at the number of changes that have actually occurred during geological time , compounds genuine copying fidelity with the filtering effects of natural selection .
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