Example sentences of "[v-ing] what was going on " in BNC.

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1 Sally stared at the curtains wondering what was going on behind them .
2 The girl was staring up at the two of us , wondering what was going on .
3 As one day followed another the garrison could not help wondering what was going on behind the Collector 's closed door .
4 Amsterdam looked over the rim of his coffee cup , wondering what was going on inside the head of his august relation .
5 Patrick looked wide-eyed at Collins , wondering what was going on , by the big man smiled genially and nodded .
6 He frowned , wondering what was going on .
7 Behind him the boy looked out , wide-eyed , wondering what was going on .
8 I stared at him , wondering what was going on in that complex mind of his , what his real motive was in pushing north by car when we could have had a good night 's sleep and flown up in daylight .
9 ‘ So I see , ’ Alyssia replied in a stiff voice , wondering what was going on in Piers 's head at this masquerade .
10 In the semi-darkness she studied his profile , letting her gaze wander over the hard-boned features , absorbing the line of his jaw , wondering what was going on inside his head .
11 Anyone who imagines that a British Chancellor of the Exchequer could , wholly independently , determine interest rates here without considering what was going on in a Europe with a single currency , with all the other member countries belonging to it , is totally wrong .
12 The first Apache , not even knowing what was going on , raised his glass .
13 I was still in pain and still in shock and not really knowing what was going on .
14 The code was designed to prevent outsiders from guessing what was going on .
15 Her right knee was raised to form a screen that prevented Dennis from seeing what was going on , but she made no attempt to conceal it from me .
16 Every weekend there was some little reference to the danger of someone realising what was going on , and last Tuesday night too , when I had to come and see for myself if you were all right because the first reports of the earthquake were so horrifying .
17 So you actually found yourself not trusting what was going on .
18 When Humphreys was making his study of homosexual activity in public lavatories in the USA , there was no way in which he could have simply stood around watching what was going on .
19 I wanted the viewer to feel he was there , six inches high at the bottom of the pond or river , watching what was going on .
20 Ace glanced back and saw him , instantly realizing what was going on .
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