Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [v-ing] [adv prt] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They had taken refuge from the insects and the dew when sanity returned , and were lying gazing up at the stars . |
| 2 | The Prince and McPhee had walked on to the top of the bank and were standing looking down at the river . |
| 3 | Then a car was heard pulling up at the gate ; either the bridal car or their uncle had come . |
| 4 | I stared at him because he sounded so cold , but he was sitting looking down at the glass which he held on his knees and I could n't see his face . |
| 5 | Marcus was standing looking down at the woman . |