Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] [be] [v-ing] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | A firm , insistent hand between my shoulder-blades pushed me further into the room ; my feet moved , but my body refused to follow and I realised I was standing at an angle . |
| 2 | I looked across at Mum and found she was looking at Mrs Danby with an expression I did not recognize . |
| 3 | As they uncovered it , they found they were looking at not a human , but an animal . |
| 4 | Instead he found he was looking at a short , rather stout middle-aged man . |
| 5 | Luke found he was staring at Jake Endo 's sandals , wondering how much they could possibly have cost . |
| 6 | He suddenly noticed everyone was looking at him . |
| 7 | I noticed she was looking at me carefully . |
| 8 | Then he realised who was standing at the top of the steps , and ducked behind the table a mere shaving of time before a short black dart sped across the room and thunked into the woodwork . |
| 9 | She started to brush it off , then realised she was looking at a battered Ten Pound note . |
| 10 | Shelley did n't reply to this , and he realised she was smiling at him , teasing him . |
| 11 | When she announced she was leaving at the end of the term , I felt this to be the final betrayal , although I could not blame her , even then . |
| 12 | She thanked him demurely , and he realized she was laughing at him . |
| 13 | But he sensed she was standing at the door looking at him . |
| 14 | Paige sensed he was looking at her , but her mind was centred totally on the pleasure his fingers were creating . |
| 15 | Though his expression was enigmatic , Polly sensed he was laughing at her . |
| 16 | When it hit it was travelling at more than 400 miles an hour : no one expected it , and hundreds of Japanese living along the coasts of Hokkaido and Honshu were drowned . |
| 17 | For three quarters of the race she was within the time for for another British mark , but as she explained afterwards : ‘ Two hard 50-metres just before meant I was lacking at the end . ’ |
| 18 | As she turned to wait for me at the end of the path , I felt I was looking at her for the first time : her face paler than her arms , a blonde shadow on her upper lip , no lipstick . |
| 19 | The first day a tyre burst with such a loud crack I thought someone was shooting at us . |
| 20 | It was no accident , and I knew I was looking at several hundred pounds ' worth of damage . |
| 21 | Well , I called in there today for cigars and I saw this young woman ; and you remember the one that was in the sweet shop , she was so nice and obliging ; well I thought I was looking at her twin . |
| 22 | At first glance I thought I was looking at a cross between a gibbon and a goat . |
| 23 | ( I have to say I was n't in the room with him thought I was working at the Daily Mail at the time . ) |
| 24 | I think she thought I was crying at firs , I think I might have been , but then she started laughing too , with her face all twisted to one side as if she 'd been to the dentist , and she kept gasping and saying , " Ooh , it hurts ! |
| 25 | Graham was standing by his window , staring out over the roof of the Comet Building across the street , and when Mike saw who was sitting at Graham 's desk , he had to make a strong effort not to show his surprise . |
| 26 | Then , as I turned before leaving , I saw she was grinning at me . |
| 27 | He knew she was getting at him — imagine a man like Marc Vila admitting to being foolish ever ! — but if she kept calm like this she could undermine him just as he had tried to undermine her . |
| 28 | She knew she was clutching at straws but nothing would get her up the West End . |
| 29 | She knew she was smiling at him . |
| 30 | ‘ I-I-I thought you were laughing at me , ’ she said . |