Example sentences of "people be [v-ing] at [pron] " in BNC.

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1	As Noel Blanc , who has a collection of 20 classic cars , explains : ‘ When I 'm driving down the street in my hot-rod , people are waving at me and giving me the thumbs up .
2	I mean some people are looking at me as though I 've just revealed some dread secret
3	Monica , the nursery nurse , told me : They all know what it 's like to come in and say , " I hate that child , it 's been crying all night " ; whereas they feel reluctant to say that to other people because people are looking at them and their age .
4	We become aware that people are looking at us .
5	And we do n't like it when people are looking at us …
6	‘ People are looking at us , Carter .
7	With respect er I was n't paying too much attention to er to what was being said in as much as this possibly sounds negative but our concern is not for what people are shouting at us our concern is for whether we 've got a threat er in a particular area , in this case the bedroom , and whether we can try and sort that threat out before somebody is injured .
8	When the cat enters the room and looks around , it notices that several people are staring at it .
9	And I know like er there there were lots of things kids there on roller skates going along , walkways , people were shouting at them or you know trying to clear them off .
10	I finally realized something was up because people were yelling at me — I thought they were just trying to get on but then I realized what was up , and I hit the button again .
11	They realised that people were sneering at them .
12	People were looking at him .
13	I felt people were looking at me with my father in mind .
14	It was like people were looking at me and guessing my age and looking to see if I had a ring on my finger .
15	People were looking at you .
16	In front and to each side , people were shooting at him , but they all missed .
17	People were pulling at my clothes .

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