Example sentences of "[conj] [v-ing] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It takes effort on the part of the parent but can sometimes help them see that their child is eating more than they thought or eating at the wrong times of day . |
| 2 | Encourage the patient to do the types of activities recommended for him , and try to prevent him from sitting idly , or gazing at the television . |
| 3 | Continuing on the subject of getting involved , the committee are always delighted to hear from anyone wishing to help in any way ( half an hour once a year on a stall or helping at an open coffee morning would be tremendous ) . |
| 4 | ‘ And I could n't see , so we could n't do any more the things we used to — just little things , like watching the sunset , or laughing at a holopic when we turned out the lights in bed , or me reading a poem to her . |
| 5 | He buried himself in work , while she filled every hour of the day playing tennis or golf at the Royal Club , or discoing at the Key or the Cheminée with a group of friends . |
| 6 | If anyone starts talking about sex or looking at the Indian women , someone always says , ‘ Riddled with diseases I 'm sure . ’ |
| 7 | Extending the curriculum to include a range of applications which more adequately than at present represents the kinds of human endeavour where mathematics is used would be another such change , with fewer examples involving ballistics and war , for instance , and more involving such activities as working with fabrics , designing appliances for the disabled or looking at the school canteen 's queuing problems . |
| 8 | When you are actually sort of writing er , say if you are , when you are doing your project or doing your work it 's not just sufficient to say always T ratio is greater than two , therefore , it 's statistically significant , you must calculate the er correct critical value you use , right , for th for each T ratio and also if you are looking at any diagnostics or looking at the significance of the regression which is an F statistic right you must give the five percent or ten percent whichever you choose . |
| 9 | And whether you are dining in the restaurant or relaxing at the bar , our helpful staff want to make sure you really enjoy your visit . |
| 10 | I have enjoyed reading ZZAP ! since early 1987 ( issue 25 ) and have seen many Editors come and go ( I do n't know whether I 'm coming or going at the moment — Ed ) . |
| 11 | He suggested that the Government were engineering or conniving at a high level of unemployment . |
| 12 | On the first day of his reappearance he contented himself with walking about , avoiding people 's eyes , or shovelling at the still melting ramparts like a man with a crime to expiate . |
| 13 | Everyone knew the tales of rabid dogs : how they suddenly went wild and uncontrollable , spinning round in circles , and rampaging through a village scattering chickens , or baying at the moon and running with the jackals . |
| 14 | Illegal uses often include shopping trips , collecting spare parts for the garage or calling at a public house along a journey . |
| 15 | If you feel that you might benefit from using the Counselling Service you can make arrangements to see a counsellor by telephoning , writing to , or calling at the campus office . |
| 16 | However , each limb can now attack , clawing or kicking at the adventurers . |
| 17 | And although a green glow that is weaker than it ought to be might mean that some of the cells in the area are turning malignant , it might also mean that the operator has the end of the bronchoscope too far from the target , or pointing at an awkward angle . |
| 18 | Now they are more likely to spend their time sitting in front of the television , watching videos or staring at a computer screen . |
| 19 | She thought of it first when she spent her two nights on the Embankment , which was littered as soon as dark fell with sad , wild men and women stuffing bread into their mouths out of brown paper bags or staring at the barges on the river . |
| 20 | 1807 " The Meeting having revised the Consideration of last year 's resolution respecting the Restriction as to the Liquor … now think that this restriction is not necessary … the Constables shall also be prohibited from Eating or Drinking at the Expence of the Publick . " |
| 21 | In the event of a second conviction for a like offence , a member is liable , in addition to the penalties already named , to be adjudged to be for ever incapable of holding any public office , and to be incapable for five years of being registered as an elector or voting at an election either of members to serve in Parliament or of members of any public body . |
| 22 | If one has poor eyesight or hearing at a younger age , then an appeal against jury service is likely to be upheld . |
| 23 | As we moved along I could n't help feeling apprehensive as I looked for newly disturbed ground that could contain a box mine , or glancing at the trees and hedges for signs of booby-traps . |
| 24 | Going to work for a young musician may mean days spent rehearsing — getting songs down on tape , producing a demo on a front-room recording unit , or playing at a pub gig . |
| 25 | When back pain and arthritis are the problems it can help to take short rests or breaks from a long stint in one position — say sitting at a desk or standing at an ironing-table . |
| 26 | We believe that every asylum seeker , whether in-country or arriving at the ports , should have access to good free legal advice . |
| 27 | A few years ago , the paedophile , strolling through the shopping mall , or sitting at a quiet table in Salad Binge or Just Desserts , might have coordinated his assignations — his intergenerational trysts — by mobile telephone . |
| 28 | Colonel Peter Young was a popular officer , well liked by everyone , always seemed to be of the same temperament , in action , or sitting at the bar in a country inn . |
| 29 | Schooldays , for Wigglesworth , were not , curiously , filled with concert-going , or sitting at the baton-end of the great . |
| 30 | Whereas another horse may show annoyance also by putting its ears back , or pawing at the ground , or by grinding its teeth , or swishing its tail , and so on . |