Example sentences of "was looking at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He was looking at the marks of a ladder just under her window . |
| 2 | Over his shoulder she was looking at the derelict house . |
| 3 | The Department of the Environment said it was looking at the legal position of local authorities wanting to control parties . |
| 4 | He was looking at the board at the end of Philip 's bed that had his swimming certificates pinned to it . |
| 5 | Although she had never shown even the remotest sign of lameness I was looking at the worst case of hip dysplasia I had seen for some time . |
| 6 | Biff was looking at the brutal contraption rather more dubiously . |
| 7 | During the few moments in which she paused in her ascent to the church she reflected that now she was looking at the view the other way round ; now she was in one of the overcrowded little alleys visible from San Martino as merely a crack in a vast expanse of roof tiles and crumbling masonry and noticeable from that lofty vantage point because of the fluttering of the washing hung out on poles over the street to dry . |
| 8 | Oh , dear me ! ’ — she was looking at the casserole dish — ‘ stewed mutton and dumplings . |
| 9 | She was looking at the gentleman , and he was looking at her now and as he inclined his head he said , ‘ Thank you for your service . ’ |
| 10 | My surgeon was looking at the past , not the present . |
| 11 | Dad was looking at the fireplace . |
| 12 | For the first time in her life she felt as if the veil had been stripped from her idol and she was looking at the real person who hid away inside a beautiful body , seeing her through the eyes of others who had no family love for her to colour what they saw . |
| 13 | Then he saw that he was looking at the puzzled , desperate face of Ho Chan . |
| 14 | Georgia was looking at the bracelet the same way she used to look at the hill when she was five , she was in awe of it , it might be too strong for her . |
| 15 | He was looking at the ground , he seemed to be concentrating ; he might 've been trying to remember something . |
| 16 | ‘ I was looking at the sky . ’ |
| 17 | So I was looking at the slide sitting on the strings , and looking at the major third on the fretboard , and then I said , ‘ If only I could get this note here . ’ |
| 18 | Though he did not know it , and never would , he was looking at the blazing jet-pipe of Colonel Bowers ' F-15 Eagle as both men raced on different missions towards the British capital , neither man knowing what it was he carried . |
| 19 | They radioed that , at the Bunbeg bus turn-about and taxi stand on the Glen Road , they had seen a man with a revolver accompanied by two other men , one of whom was looking at the nearby mountain through binoculars . |
| 20 | The senator was looking at the sun-reflecting sea . |
| 21 | Then a voice spoke , and he realised , incredulously , that Dinah Asshe was here before him , and he had not seen her because he was looking at the dog . |
| 22 | Doyle was looking at the shop which sold oriental bits and pieces . |
| 23 | Harriet glanced at Meredith and saw that she was looking at the picture . |
| 24 | Maggie was looking at the corporal standing at the other side of the counter as she said , ‘ Sorry , no sandwiches left ; only wads , I 'm afraid . ’ |
| 25 | We went to this very flash restaurant and I was really nervous , you know the feeling — anyway blood was rushing , and I was looking at the menu — my French is pretty good — and I thought I 'd fancy a pork cutlet . |
| 26 | These birds come from America , so they are difficult to get hold of and I had the added problem that I was looking at the end of the breeding season . |
| 27 | ‘ Passed up a couple of total certs to come to your bloody bun-fight , ’ she complained , though she was looking at the poor child all the time , with her eyes half-closed and tossing her head so the sockets would catch the light . |
| 28 | In other words , the designer was looking at the effect of the tucking when knitting in one colour , rather than concerning her or himself with the effect when striped . |
| 29 | In the yard Constable Fenwick was looking at the pile of tins ; and , as she approached him , she said , ‘ Goin' cheap : a penny a score . ’ |
| 30 | I was looking at the vectors on either side of him to see if he had any friends and when I came back he was gone . ’ |