Example sentences of "she was [verb] [adv prt] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was looking down at the water , which was only inches deep . |
| 2 | She was looking down at the two children , her face animated as she turned the page of the book on her lap . |
| 3 | I thought she was staying up at the villa to rest ? ’ |
| 4 | I turned to share the wonder of it , but she was gazing up at the bloom of flame surging from the chimney 's mouth , and beyond where the evening-star glittered against the deepening blue sky . |
| 5 | She was gazing down at the town and smiling her private , remembering smile . |
| 6 | She was staring down at the undulating ground . |
| 7 | Ruth whirled round and faced Fernando who 'd appeared from nowhere as she was peering up at the house . |
| 8 | She was sitting down at the table ; he thought she really was looking very ill and wretched but his tender pride kept him silent . |