Example sentences of "he [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Richard 's face was bleeding and she knew he was shouting up at the people . |
| 2 | But it was n't the camp reactions he was troubled about at the moment , it was Mrs Robson 's . |
| 3 | At the storming of this fortress on 19 January he was blown up at the head of his brigade when a French magazine exploded , killing 108 men . |
| 4 | He was looking up at the sign over the door . |
| 5 | He was looking down at the pavement outside the house . |
| 6 | It must have been an automatic reaction because he was looking down at the motionless figure and shouting , ‘ Harriet ! ’ |
| 7 | When they had gone , Maria glanced at Luke , but to her relief he was looking down at the photos Florian had left behind , his expression inscrutable . |
| 8 | He was gazing up at the stars , probably communing with the Mother Ship and receiving new instructions . |
| 9 | Court Four of the Royal Courts of Justice in London was packed with judges and barristers to hear the support lent to Lord Lane , who announced in February that he was stepping down at the age of 73 , 18 months before the compulsory retirement age for judges . |
| 10 | By day 22 he was getting up at the ‘ correct ’ time ( that is , his morning and real morning coincided ) , but had lost a whole day . |
| 11 | She turned around , groping for the door-handle , and saw he was staring up at the small terraced house with interest . |
| 12 | He was staring out at the great dark sweep of the Edge , above the dale . |
| 13 | With his sister Norma , who now lives in Newton Aycliffe , he was brought up at the hotel during the Second World War . |