Example sentences of "was [adv] [v-ing] at [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was just looking at that tree , the way it 's stunted up there , I have n't really noticed before . |
| 2 | All of us in the team knew that we were totally dependent on the Lord for any ‘ success ’ — but it was still reassuring at each crusade when Walter would murmur to me as he surveyed the huge first night crowds — ‘ Well , Harvey , that 's your job safe till the next one . |
| 3 | And William George of course was still practising at that time . |
| 4 | The post of chief whip was exceptionally demanding at this time because of the constitutional crisis following the Lords ' rejection of the 1909 budget , and the Liberals ' dependence on the Irish party . |
| 5 | Prof Lindemann ( later Lord Cherwell ) was also looking at this state of affairs and originated a study of some 600 aiming-point night photographs to be analysed of our best results to date . |