Example sentences of "was [adv] [v-ing] [adv] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ By the mid-Fifties , ’ said Heston , ‘ That was all coming apart at the seams . |
| 2 | A grey car , immaculately clean , was just pulling up at the gate and a big man in a plain grey suit was getting out to open it . |
| 3 | When he arrived at the shop , Oliver was still kicking wildly at the cellar door . |
| 4 | I was still looking down at the girl in the grass . |
| 5 | At press time Sun was still chipping away at the price of the Tsunami Classic , so named because Sun expects it to become the standard by which all others are judged . |
| 6 | Fabia was still staring witlessly at the door after he had quietly closed it behind him . |
| 7 | ‘ Now is the best time , ’ Athelstan replied , drawing closer , whispering into Sir John 's ear , conscious that Lady Maude was totally absorbed in the pageant before her whilst Benedicta , distracted , was still staring back at the admiring gallant . |
| 8 | But in these cases it is necessary to know what was really going on at the time . |
| 9 | He had turned to fly around the eastern edge of the island 's encircling reefs and was now staring intently at the houses , searching for any signs of danger , but it seemed as though Murder Cay was deserted . |
| 10 | By the time they met , Leonard was indeed pushing hard at the doors of his own individuality — in one sense he had been doing that for years . |
| 11 | In the 690s Aethelred granted land in Hwiccian territory to Oftfor , bishop of Worcester , seemingly without reference to any local prince ( CS 76 : S 76 ; CS 75 : S 77 ) ; Aethelbald was certainly doing so at the beginning of his reign in 716–7 ( CS 137 : S 102 ) . |
| 12 | Wh what , what was actually going on at the tenants ' group then ? |