Example sentences of "[v-ing] [to-vb] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So at this moment it 's as well to look at your present experience and see how you can help yourself to extend it , before applying to audition at a drama school . |
| 2 | The social composition of admitted solicitors is remarkably similar to the profile of law students , but the socialization process involved in qualifying to practise at the Bar dramatically increases the preponderance of persons from professional and managerial backgrounds . |
| 3 | ‘ Ratany plant , ’ he 'd say , dismounting to peer at the tiny , magenta petals . |
| 4 | When the boy , as she had thought of the youth but who was actually seventeen , came into the room he needed no urging to sit at the table ; then grinning at the child , he said , ‘ What 's your name ? ’ |
| 5 | I know it has been done , but when , For Ormskirk we wanted , we were looking to interview at the end of the M fifty eight |
| 6 | When we redesigned the bathroom in our Victorian terrace , we fitted a shower in one of the bedrooms , to allow dismantling and fitting to proceed at a more leisurely pace . |
| 7 | I 'm not looking to work at the CFTC issue within the AFBD . |
| 8 | If they made the bead taste bitter , by dipping it in alcohol , or quinine , or the pungent methylanthranilate , then the chick would peck once , show disgust by shaking its head vigorously and wiping its beak on the floor of its pen , and then back away , refusing to peck at a similar but dry bead offered any time from a few seconds to a few days subsequently . |
| 9 | She climbed up again , and , refusing to look at the dangerous beams , began soberly to close the trunks , tidy up a little . |
| 10 | Thus , when the discount houses offer to sell bills to the Bank , the latter is in a strong position to influence rates of interest in the bill market by refusing to buy at the rates quoted . |
| 11 | The House may be interested to know that , because we were seeking to look at the effect of NHS management reforms over the first six months , we did not draw attention to the fact that the number of people who have been waiting for more than one year on in-patient lists is 37 per cent . |
| 12 | Satisfied , she slipped on her jacket and picked up her handbag , pausing to look at the diary once more and its mysterious entry : |
| 13 | It is worth pausing to look at the degree of crowd disorder associated with these sports and the possible reasons for such profiles . |
| 14 | She was pretending to look at the people who were passing in the street , but Burun was not deceived . |
| 15 | The Act buttressed the law on trespass with two new criminal offences : using or threatening violence in order to obtain entry to any premises , and occupying a house or flat and refusing to leave at the request of the rightful occupier . |
| 16 | In December 1630 he was silenced by William Laud [ q.v. ] for not catechizing according to the form laid down in the Prayer Book , and for refusing to bow at the name of Jesus . |
| 17 | Heron shows in his article a deep sympathy with Braque 's work , which , incidentally , was a sort of painting he himself was seeking to practise at the time . |
| 18 | Objectors and supporters wanting to speak at the inquiry were asked to complete forms listing the witnesses they intended calling and roughly how long each piece of evidence would take . |
| 19 | I am writing to protest at the discrepancies between the public statements and the actions of the Scottish Secretary in his dealings with local government . |
| 20 | ‘ I 'm goin' to look at the story first and then tells it in me own way , like what I done with Noah . |
| 21 | Returning to the Rossiya and not daring to look at the men and women who stood and swayed beside him . |
| 22 | He walked slowly , not daring to look at the drop on his right and becoming ever more aware of the cold , biting wind and eerie sense of loneliness , as if he hung half way between heaven and earth . |
| 23 | The most complete ( fig. 45 ) is a charming picture of a family going to sacrifice at an altar . |
| 24 | ‘ And most likely going to sit at the next table . ’ |
| 25 | THERE 'S been a revolution in media over the last few years and it 's going to continue at an ever-increasing pace for sometime to come . |
| 26 | I 'm going to retire at the end of this season |
| 27 | Using a proper name for a subject search may be easier for the user than attempting to guess at an appropriate subject heading , particularly if the object is to extract a class number to pursue subject searching at the shelves . |
| 28 | Is he guaranteeing to tell us where everyone of the cooks is going to come at the next Policy Meeting . |
| 29 | I think that it was during this visit that Peter Duval-Smith tacked on to us when we were going to dine at the Turkish harbour . |
| 30 | Anyway , she was only going to look at a cottage . |