Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv prt] at the [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And this year you 're crazy about Maria Luisa , ’ Ruth murmured , gazing down at the fingers she had been wringing till they were red and hot . |
| 2 | And a call … ’ he wiped his hand across his face , looking down at the moisture he rubbed off and laughing almost ironically . |
| 3 | Looking down at the fish we lose sight of its great depth and instead see how thin it is across the back . |
| 4 | ‘ The C & D category societies ( the smallest ) have picked up a lot of savings business by offering high interest rates , but that money has to be lent out and the sort of mortgage business they have been picking up at the rates they charge looks very doubtful to me . |
| 5 | While Greg was living up at the farm she forgot to bring down milk for the cat . |
| 6 | Looking up at the stars I thought of the goddess Nut , her breasts spangled with constellations . |
| 7 | Almost immediately it became clear that the river was kicking back at the abuse it was receiving . |
| 8 | There 's like two pieces sticking out at the back you could ge get your foot on it and pull a a this hundred weight er piece of coal off ran up with it ! |
| 9 | ‘ When can I see my father ? ’ she demanded , still staring out at the city she had been born in , and feeling waves of love for its brash life force , its moneyed pavements and its frantic race against time . |
| 10 | He stopped abruptly and gazed round , staring back at the throng they had pushed through . |
| 11 | On the day of his death he had done some clearing up at the home he shared with his mother , and refused tea before going out of the house unnoticed . |