Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pron] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Padre , consulted as to the propriety of firing them at the enemy , had given his opinion that they could perfectly well be fired and that they , or any other such popish or Tractarian objects , would very likely wreak terrible havoc . |
| 2 | ‘ I shall be seeing them at the weekend . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Hopefully your bloodhounds will be able to run the truants down before Sunday , in which case I 'd appreciate your contacting me at the hotel . ’ |
| 4 | The main duty of the foresters of fee was of course the safe keeping of vert and venison : the Forest rolls show them searching for , arresting and attaching offenders , and indicting them at the Forest Eyre . |
| 5 | Toucans collect them one at a time , throwing them up in the air and deftly catching them at the back of their throats . |
| 6 | Secondly , as the weights are derived from analysis of individuals there is a serious problem of applying them at the level of wards or districts where the information is readily available only in aggregate . |
| 7 | ‘ United have emerged as favourites now and that suits me fine , as long as we are up there challenging them at the end of the season . |
| 8 | Always close the doors at one end before opening them at the other , unless the wind is very light , and never leave both ends open in case a wind springs up later in the day . |
| 9 | He picked up the books one by one , opening them at the title page , watching every movement of her pen as she signed them and commenting on the brilliance of each individual plot . |
| 10 | Ellie cried , as she saw Mike hurling himself at the unprepared Patsy . |
| 11 | The boy rolled over and came on to one knee in a single lunge , and hurling himself at the man , caught him round the thighs with both arms , and swept him with him through the opening . |
| 12 | Instead of upholding one at the expense of the other , Bachelard offers the possibility of a deconstructive history which would reinscribe that which had been excluded ; this could also enable a differential history of science and ideology , accounting for the perpetuation of ideology after the production of science . |
| 13 | The Doc 's patented micro-organisms were beavering away inside , keeping her at the peak of perfection . |
| 14 | Accounting for the use of this form in any context will always imply relating the particular meaning actualized in the context to the permanent potential significate postulated for it in tongue , and will consequently involve : ( 1 ) showing that the common denominator of a before/after sequence is present ( the constant element evoked by to ) , and ( 2 ) showing how the speaker has fit the particular experience he is talking about into this potential by intercepting the operation of actualizing it at the appropriate moment ( the variable element expressed by to ) . |
| 15 | Norman has been an unknown quantity since injuring his right shoulder prior to last year 's Masters , then reinjuring it at the US Open in Minneapolis . |
| 16 | Under the heading ‘ A better quality of life ’ , Labour 's policy review for the 1990s declared that the future of the planet depended on keeping it at the top of the agenda : |
| 17 | ‘ You 're sending it and keeping it at the same time ? ’ |
| 18 | Do n't blame yourself for that choice ; you had reasons for adopting it at the time . |
| 19 | The Eskimos of Alaska were collecting amber and trading it at the late summer fair held at Kotzebue on the north-west coast down to recent times . |
| 20 | They turned on the newly arrived Marines in surprise , and yet with considerable ferocity , hurling themselves at the armed men , who coolly gunned them down , their machetes being no match for rifles . |
| 21 | About a dozen were still milling around , hurling themselves at the fur shop window , almost certainly bullet proof , the rest were arguing or wrestling with about ten policemen who were too busy to tell us to move on even when the lights changed . |
| 22 | ‘ Oh God , ’ I replied , launching myself at the Moroccan fabric , ‘ he has n't blown the gaff on my war wound , has he ? |
| 23 | Constable Perkins , who had been enjoying himself at the fête , ‘ patrolling ’ the exhibits , had only by chance come into the Cookery Tent at the vital moment . |
| 24 | Still , the application of different principles of design at the two ends could be accounted for in one man 's work : either by supposing that he saw and was overwhelmed by the Theseion mural between designing the east and designing the west ; or , perhaps more convincingly , that he felt a traditional , sculptural style proper to the entrance-front while allowing himself at the back to experiment with a new pictorial interest . |
| 25 | Ferdinando was far too old , but only mention the cause and he would be into his old daydreams , seeing himself at the head of a column moving relentlessly on the Austrians . |
| 26 | All in all , it is in no way surprising that Nietzsche should have put them to one side soon after writing them at the turn of the year . |
| 27 | Harvey was there in a red-coat uniform , smiling and doing his neat little dances and pretending to drop plates and saving them at the last minute , and the girls were saying ‘ Ooo ’ and slyly studying each other 's hairdos and shoes . |
| 28 | If I forgive you for being male and cruel and unreasonable , you must forgive me for being female and for carrying another man 's child and wanting you at the same time . |
| 29 | All the other times were just a way of reminding myself of the realities and provoking you at the same time . |
| 30 | We look forward to meeting you at the BBC Good Food Show , which will be held at the Ideal Home Exhibition on March 21–24 . |