Example sentences of "[noun prp] was [adv] [v-ing] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By 1850 , Abel was still assisting at the college , whereas Mansfield was preparing his naphtha fractions elsewhere and was eagerly looking for socially useful outlets for his products . |
| 2 | Edward was now looking at the river with great intensity ; he leaned forward a little , as though to see something better . |
| 3 | Robert whirled round on his mother , suspecting her of some collusion with the child , but , with the wistful fondness of a woman who has finished with childbearing , Mrs Wilson was still gazing at the Twenty-fourth Imam of the Wimbledon Dharjees . |
| 4 | A year later Sharon was still living at the hostel and had managed to stay clear of drugs . |
| 5 | A survey by Hay Management Consultants estimates that boardroom pay in Britain was still rising at an annual rate of 10–14% in the last six months of 1990 , although profits had long been tumbling . |
| 6 | I believe Smeeton was then serving at the Admiralty , he was not a member of 800X Squadron . ’ |
| 7 | It became clear that Iran was still aiming at a battlefield victory , posing specific preconditions for an end to the war : reparations and the removal of Saddam and his entire regime . |
| 8 | Bedford was already bursting at the seams with refugees of all kinds . |
| 9 | Mitch was also looking at the Alhambra and taking a few more shots . |
| 10 | Miss Honey was still gazing at the child in absolute wonderment , as though she were The Creation , The Beginning Of The World , The First Morning . |
| 11 | Pascoe was still grinning at the story as he rang the doorbell of Arthur Evans 's house . |
| 12 | John Heminges said they were dark , cruel plays , and that Will was only looking at the black side of people . |
| 13 | Rachel was still staring at the paper . |
| 14 | John was still looking at the photograph . |