Example sentences of "and [verb] at [art] " in BNC.

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1 It means instead the end of childhood and freedom , the beginning of a new life as a slave and chattel at the bottom of a hierarchy in someone else 's family .
2 More surprising , and to Paviour more confounding and conciliating at the same time , was the presence of Gus Hambro , busy with a large clip-board , charting on squared paper the patch of ground to be taken up , and sketching a hurried but accurately proportioned elevation of the exposed vault of the flue .
3 Design Standards for this section will be similar to those for the Colinton Section consisting of dual two-lane carriageways with a central reservation and verges at the shoulders .
4 In spite of being well fed and cared for , some dogs will steal food and scavenge at every opportunity .
5 They are kindly , educated people many of whom have spent their lives helping others and to whom fate has dealt a cruel , unexpected blow , leaving them bereaved and frightened at a time of approaching frailty .
6 She felt infantilised by them , but also felt bitterly that they were not fair , and she was bored and frightened at the thought of remaining bored all her life .
7 She was staring wide-eyed and frightened at the supper room 's open doorway which , like a proscenium arch , framed the Highland dancers and , quite suddenly , now also framed her lover .
8 ‘ Yes , ’ said Gabriel , both excited and frightened at the prospect .
9 I 'm not a social eater and I hate talking and eating at the same time .
10 Here , at close quarters , the fitful , elusive silver congealed into the turgid brown flood she had seen upriver , a silent surge of water looking almost solid in its power , sweeping along leaves and branches and roots and swathes of weed in its eddies , gnawing away loose red layers of the soil along this near bank , and eating at the muddy rim of the path .
11 Owen Glendower , lord of Glyndyfrdwy and Cynllaith , and master of most of North Wales , came south that June into central Wales , his raiding parties materialising like shapes of flashing , thundery sunlight out of the rains and mists of the hills , and eating at the borders of the Mortimer lordships in Radnorshire .
12 These are wrapped around the ball and fastened at the top with a collar through which passed a wire ring for suspension or to pass round the wrist .
13 An arm was slipped under her shoulders , lifting her ; then something was wrapped round her and fastened at the throat .
14 Another design that was to remain a firm favourite was the waterproof snow boot — fur-lined , with suede on the outside and fastened at the front or side with a zip .
15 Write your plans below and evaluate at the next C.P.S.
16 I stood up and gazed at a small pile of my toys which had been thrown to one side of my cupboard .
17 And gazed at the cross
18 As I stood and gazed at the now empty slit trenches , I could n't help a sinking feeling in my stomach as I pictured in my mind those who had occupied the trenches in this orchard , those who had been killed or seriously wounded .
19 Bragg looked up angrily , then walked to the window and gazed at the church tower beyond .
20 Five years ago , the cabinetmaker John Nethercott and his wife Annie stood in the drizzle and gazed at the leprous grey hulk of Upper House , Discoed .
21 Corbett and Ranulf , riding abreast , stopped and gazed at the chaos .
22 There were three or four cinemas round here — I stood and gazed at the pictures outside and thought , ‘ Space , cowboys and sex .
23 He raised the lid and gazed at the brightly coloured pots .
24 He walked into the lobby without a word , entered the kitchen and gazed at the four prisoners .
25 When I made no response he turned and gazed at the far line of coral reef that was marked by a fret of white breaking water .
26 He stuck the candle upright in a socket then sat and gazed at the flame , letting it mesmerize him into memory .
27 A low drone of talk hummed in the hut , and Holly lay on his back on his bunk and gazed at the roof rafters and counted the time between each fall of a water drop to his feet .
28 Victoria , oddly quenched , sat at Aunt Margaret 's feet and gazed at the shifting patterns in the fire , singing to herself a wordless , keening song .
29 Joseph fingered his rifle and gazed at the pretty little muntjac .
30 Carol Jackson rolled onto her back and gazed at the ceiling , aware of the movement from the adjacent room and also of the perspiration that sheathed her body .
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