Example sentences of "[v-ing] [noun] [conj] [verb] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then he got pen and writing pad and sat at the table . |
| 2 | They sat in the back of the Dacia for the drive from Otopeni Airport to the outskirts of the city , holding hands and staring at the lights flashing past . |
| 3 | I saw women dealing with having kids and working at the same time and the kids were happy because of the closeness with their mother . |
| 4 | In general , the former method of organising by themes and keywords involves you more in doing analysis and thinking at the moment of reading , which is generally a good idea . |
| 5 | For the layout of the building was intended to afford not simply close control over the movement of personnel , stocks and materials : it was also designed to curtail the initiative and discretion of individual occupants by centralising information and control at the top ( Hume , 1981 p 6 ) . |
| 6 | In a chair opposite sat Tom who was drinking tea and looking at a book . |
| 7 | David Greetham , 28 , of Wales Street , Aberdeen , is accused of embezzling £5,135.08 while working at the Dalmahoy Hotel , Golf and Country Club at Kirknewton , near Edinburgh , between 1 February and 8 November , 1991 . |
| 8 | They sat there drinking coffee and looking at the Glovers with detached interest . |
| 9 | When he was certain they were not being followed he darted down a narrow , stinking court and knocked at a door . |
| 10 | The old English folksong demonstrates that they could often be sinister in their intent , waylaying passers-by and snatching at the wind with skinny , white hands : |
| 11 | Do do more writing and trying things and reading at the moment . |
| 12 | They 'll sit in their armchairs safely watching television and smiling at the children , and be eaten away by growths and shot in the heart by the disintegration of their own arteries . ’ |
| 13 | Now they are more likely to spend their time sitting in front of the television , watching videos or staring at a computer screen . |