Example sentences of "watching [pers pn] [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They did n't notice Farquhar , walking just behind with the hounds , watching them carefully and listening very intently for their half-lost whispers . |
| 2 | so they 're trying to corner it and it 's munching on grass quite happily , you could see it was watching a minute , but it was watching them away and I think er any minute it 's looking out the corner of its eye and then it 's just gon na go when he sees it getting closer . |
| 3 | You were watching me steadily as I talked , listening , not saying very much . |
| 4 | There he was , Prince Nicolo Sabatini , standing at the rear of the showroom , completely alone , his arms folded over his chest , watching her exactly as he had the first time she 'd set eyes on him , with such a fierce blend of desire and anger that her heart leaped into her throat . |
| 5 | ‘ You may do the article , ’ he condescended , watching her intently and surprising her yet again . |
| 6 | He was watching her intently and she looked away . |
| 7 | Fearon was watching her too and looking concerned . |
| 8 | As he stared down at his half-empty glass Billy became aware of Freddie watching him closely and he looked up at the schemer suddenly , fixing him with a cold stare . |
| 9 | ‘ Do I detect a faint reservation in your attitude towards Doreen ? ’ she asked , watching him closely and wondering if he would confide in her . |
| 10 | She was watching him closely and she was talking too much . |
| 11 | By the time he reappears in the kitchen Millie is watching him closely and Anne is frowning slightly ; they have seen immediately that there is something different about him . |
| 12 | Emily walked into the sitting room , let the coat fall to the floor and sat down on the couch , crossing her legs as she had in the wine bar , and watching him coolly as he stood there in the doorway . |
| 13 | She picked up her coffee and sat on the far end of the wide bunk , feet curled under her , watching him speculatively as she sipped her drink . |
| 14 | The child , watching him hopefully but without understanding , shone with reflected eagerness . |