Example sentences of "watching [pers pn] [prep] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rachel wrenched herself out of his embrace , aware of the barman watching them with an indulgent smile , as though they were lovers , not enemies . |
| 2 | She had met her connection in the usual place but the moment the deal was struck they were busted by three plainclothes policemen who had been watching them from an unmarked car on the opposite side of the road . |
| 3 | The others were trying to drive the protesters away , and a fight seemed likely to break out at any minute , until a pair of uniformed police constables appeared , and stood watching them from the other side of the street . |
| 4 | When I turned to close the door behind me she was watching me with a faint smile . |
| 5 | I held Elizabeth close , and as I held her , I saw the monster watching me through the open window of the room . |
| 6 | After that she said nothing for a while , only sat watching me in a broody way . |
| 7 | ‘ I was watching you through the net curtains — how 's that for snooping ? |
| 8 | He had been watching her for a long time before she realised he was awake . |
| 9 | Claudia drifted back slowly to see Roman watching her with a closed expression that sent shivers running through her , banishing the ecstasy of his lovemaking . |
| 10 | Her eyes were adjusting to the darkness , and now she could see that he had folded his arms over the enticing broadness of his chest and was watching her with a challenging glitter in his eyes . |
| 11 | He was watching her with a strange look on his face , half amusement , half something else , and she felt herself bristle . |
| 12 | His voice was low , and she glanced up and saw that he was watching her with a strange kind of intensity . |
| 13 | And , ’ he went on , leaning back and watching her with a hooded gaze , ‘ considering the effort you put into Rob 's party — which , incidentally , was voted a huge success — it was the very least I could do . |
| 14 | ‘ In fact dull , ’ Bob went on , watching her with a cynical smile . |
| 15 | Then she took up the discarded tray and looked back at him where he stood now , leaning against the wall between the French windows , his silver flask of brandy open as he sipped defiantly , watching her with a black scowl on his face . |
| 16 | When she looked back at Petion , she saw that he was watching her with a sympathetic expression . |
| 17 | All right , she said to her mother , who trailed Helen once more , watching her with an impassive stare , all right — you win . |
| 18 | He sat watching her from a deep armchair , legs crossed at the ankles , hands lightly clasped . |
| 19 | For a time DeVore simply watched her , following her every movement with the hidden cameras , switching from screen to screen , zooming in to focus on her face or watching her from the far side of the room . |
| 20 | Josey was watching her from the other side of the fireplace . |
| 21 | ‘ Just one of those late-night conversations , ’ he drawled , watching her in the darkened interior as the car shot along the motorway . |
| 22 | He had to — they were doubtless watching him on the closed-circuit television . |
| 23 | Then he saw a wonderfully pretty girl who had obviously been watching him for a long time . |
| 24 | Rose , watching him across the shining mahogany table , guessed what he was wondering . |
| 25 | It was a film made some years ago in black and white , but , despite the difficulty of watching it in a foreign language , the power of the drama gripped them both , Sarella because she was a professional and was impressed by the intensity of the acting , and Marc because it seemed to strike some deep chord within him . |
| 26 | As Woodroffe recounts , he was watching it from the opposite bank of the narrow stream and was so close that he was worried the vole would hear his receiver pulsing loudly . |