Example sentences of "[noun] kept [v-ing] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lucy kept looking at her watch . |
| 2 | Mum and Dad were all tight and not saying much and Annie just chatted away to me in the back and Simon kept licking at the suitcase like it was a bone or summat . |
| 3 | The jockey merry-go-round kept whirring at a fierce pace as Adrian Maguire , who rode Cool Ground to win the Gold Cup , joined the rapidly-growing casualty list at Liverpool after falling with Sibton Abbey in the Perrier Jouet Handicap Chase . |
| 4 | A suspicion kept niggling at the back of her mind , but she kept pushing it away as more than she could deal with . |
| 5 | William was nervous because he 'd been here before and he knew what was going to happen next , but his father kept smiling at him cheerfully , a strong , reassuring presence by his side . |
| 6 | Jack kept looking at his watch ; time seemed to move painfully slowly and each minute was like an hour . |
| 7 | The ships then set out to return to base at speed of 10km/h. at 8 p.m. the cutter increased speed to 20 km/h while the launch kept going at 10 km/h . |
| 8 | Harvey kept looking at his legs . |
| 9 | He went on to tell Sadat that the US ambassador kept looking at his watch at the airport , 'saying that every minute I delayed was not in , my interest nor in the interest of Iran . " |
| 10 | Peter kept looking at his watch because he was on duty at midnight . |
| 11 | The scene of crime officer kept looking at him , as if he found him in the way but did not know how to say so . |
| 12 | For ages afterwards all these letters kept arriving at Denmark Street from the Scientologists . |
| 13 | Some strike leaders were already there and others kept arriving at intervals . |
| 14 | The Wisharts resumed their reading , Mrs Wishart kept glancing at the old lady — she could n't help admiring her dress , it was so Victorian and really out of place in 1945 . |