Example sentences of "was [verb] out [prep] the window " in BNC.

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1 The Woman was gazing out of the window , picking at the hem of the tablecloth .
2 Timothy glanced at the marquis who was gazing out of the window , apparently deaf to the conversation .
3 Marc was gazing out of the window , but he could n't help overhearing her side of the conversation .
4 Nails was looking out of the window as if he had nothing to do with any of them .
5 I asked the officer who was looking out of the window if there was a curfew .
6 Larry Cummins recollected , ‘ I was looking out of the window while seated at my navigator 's table , and I saw a sizeable hole suddenly appear in the left wing .
7 He was looking out of the window at his lovely new garden , at the exquisite magnolia just breaking into its goblet-like , glowing blooms which were , since Monday , also his .
8 One Sunday morning , when I was looking out of the window , I saw Mme Guérigny leave church and walk from the rue de Fleuve along the rue Victorie towards Bluot 's , and return with a box nicely wrapped and tied with gold string .
9 Grace 's mother was in the room now , and she was looking out of the window with her husband and daughter .
10 Anne was looking out of the window at the reds and yellows of the trees , and the silvery blue of the river .
11 She 'd reclined the seat again but she was n't sleeping ; her head was turned aside and she was looking out of the window , not really seeing anything .
12 One was turning the pages of an old copy of Hotel & Caterer , the other was looking out of the window .
13 Her father was looking out of the window , but he turned as she came in .
14 There were no books in the room so all I could do was look out of the window and wait for the quarterly chimes from the Cathedral Clock .
15 Charlie 's only reaction was to stare out of the window because he was n't quite sure what else to do .
16 She was staring out of the window .
17 Bragg shifted uncomfortably in his chair , glancing towards Morton who was staring out of the window .
18 Hendrique , having rejoined the train at the previous station , Vetroz , was staring out of the window behind Graham .
19 He laughed under his breath and looked at her with reluctant appreciation , but Alyssia did n't notice because she was staring out of the window at the passing scenery , keeping her fingers tightly crossed that the car would n't stop wheezing and die completely on them before they reached Nice .
20 She was staring out of the window across the open space of the ‘ tZand when he came in .
21 Beryl was clearing the table ; Francis , with his hands in his pockets , was staring out of the window .
22 Arms on the table , she was staring out of the window with unseeing eyes then , abruptly , she turned to face him .
23 Paddy 's ginger mop was poked out of the window .
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