Example sentences of "[noun sg] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The sun was streaming in at the windows of her room . |
| 2 | The judge was summing up at the end of the Old Bailey trial of PC Peter Anderson , 41 , based at Surbiton police station in Surrey , who is accused of raping the woman on 4 April last year . |
| 3 | The girl was staring up at the two of us , wondering what was going on . |
| 4 | Carrie was eager to tell her mother how business was picking up at the dining rooms but she was interrupted by footsteps on the stairs outside and a key being inserted in the lock . |
| 5 | Bacci and the Marshal were staring in at the uncurtained window below the steps that led to the front door . |
| 6 | It is a replacement , we were losing that money erm because the , the water meter was going round at a pound an hour . |
| 7 | His father was pointing down at the rocks . |
| 8 | Meanwhile behind him John Thorne was desperately trying to provide some company , for Spartan Missile was running on at a tremendous rate . |
| 9 | Almost immediately it became clear that the river was kicking back at the abuse it was receiving . |
| 10 | Not only did the train travel fast , it spread fast and soon the world was opening up at a pace not previously imagined . |
| 11 | At the beginning of the thirties it must have seemed as if the world was opening up at an astonishing rate , but by the end of the decade it had closed to all but those on active military service . |
| 12 | That grievous bodily harm thing was coming up at a special court this morning , but that ought to be all wrapped up in half an hour . |
| 13 | But with the industry in recession , and record sales dropping , the hitherto dependable cashflow was trickling down at an alarming rate . |
| 14 | The dandelion quiche was curling up at the edges and the semolina pudding congealed into a wodge you could use as Polyfilla . |