Example sentences of "[vb past] [v-ing] at [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They stopped shouting at each other , expecting the Headmaster to burst in on them at any moment . |
| 2 | Stevie , sensitive man that he was , had also picked up the atmosphere , Chris 's unusual silence and the way they avoided looking at each other . |
| 3 | And anyone who came calling at that time today must have more time than sense , because today was Tuesday . |
| 4 | The group was given the go-ahead and began looking at all options . |
| 5 | ‘ All the time I spent looking at that portrait , probably , ’ he mused , his lips curved in a smile of satisfaction . |
| 6 | Jancey and Rachel quit staring at each other . |
| 7 | Rufus started laughing at that and said all the doors in his life were strictly never kept closed . |
| 8 | But Hop + Jump started laughing at this , saying ‘ You 're not Nutmeg ! ’ |
| 9 | We started shouting at each other . |
| 10 | He started looking at some of the nearby pillars and columns , his boots scraping on the glass slabs of the floor as he moved . |
| 11 | We had noticed the week before that er that we had some Penguin biscuits in and er really sort of we kept looking at these Penguins |
| 12 | He kept whistling at all the girls , going shut up ! |
| 13 | Alice stood marvelling at this thought : that only a couple of days ago Mary Williams had seemed to hold her own fate Alice 's — in her hands ; and now Alice had difficulty in even remembering her status . |
| 14 | He straightened up , and they stood looking at each other . |
| 15 | We stood looking at each other for a long moment ; then he walked slowly up to me . |
| 16 | I put my small but suddenly very heavy suitcase down for a rest , and we stood looking at each other . |
| 17 | They stood looking at each other uncertainly , then Carrie made her way to the door and he heard her going upstairs , with considerably more skill than he would be able to muster . |
| 18 | In the few moments they stood looking at each other , both were acutely aware they were cut off from the rest of the world . |
| 19 | They stood looking at each other , and then he cleared his throat . |
| 20 | He went round the table , stepped off the dais and stood looking at all of us . |
| 21 | We sat looking at each other , he still holding my hand . |
| 22 | They sat looking at each other without speaking . |
| 23 | I sat looking at that light for almost two hours , by which time I was desperate . |
| 24 | Carolyn asked , as they sat picking at some smoked ham and coleslaw Alan had found in the fridge . |
| 25 | They stood swearing at each other , both aware that everyone was watching . |
| 26 | Little Billy sat staring at this extraordinary thing . |
| 27 | We remained staring at each other . |