Example sentences of "his [noun sg] [conj] [v-ing] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I signed a beautiful new actress , ’ he said , leaning on his elbow and gazing at the girl . |
| 2 | A guy next to me was nudging his friend and pointing at the trees . |
| 3 | That horn does n't look too good though , he thought , scratching his head and glaring at the disinterested horse , which had stepped back on it while it was lying with the rest of the dismantled bits on the floor of the shed . |
| 4 | He tries putting them behind his back and looking at the floor , smiling reflectively . |
| 5 | As he spoke , he looked at Ludovico , who was furiously plucking at the strings of his racket and gazing at the ground . |
| 6 | Kelly , for example , can hardly control his incredulity when looking at the mythological world of demons . |
| 7 | Mr Litherland , Labour MP for Manchester Central , said he had drawn attention to the security flaw after a building worker told him of his concern while working at the court building . |
| 8 | ‘ What are those for ? ’ said the boy , turning over on to his stomach and poking at the pile of sticks . |
| 9 | Monks listened with close attention , biting his lip and staring at the floor . |
| 10 | Now he lay exhausted , angry and restless in a vast bed , jogging his arm and pulling at the drip which a nurse kept watching and adjusting . |
| 11 | He knew a little about plants and animals , and he enjoyed walking through the woods around his house and looking at the birds and flowers there . |