Example sentences of "[verb] [v-ing] at [det] [noun sg] " 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	No doubt with a passenger in the back the trim would be sufficient , but the sink rate might need watching at that speed .
3	We sit looking at each other .
4	And if we have n't got a full slate well I mean looking at that list we 're doing quite well .
5	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 .
6	And anyone who came calling at that time today must have more time than sense , because today was Tuesday .
7	Ibn Battuta describes arriving at this place through a succession of now-vanished gates and courtyards , each surrounded by cohorts of trumpeters and guards .
8	Can we keep nibbling at this Chairman , can a letter be written to say that we 're , we 're rather concerned about this methodology , and psychology of this ?
9	Navan Resources , the company which had prospected Tomduff for andalusite was invited to the meeting but refused to attend , saying it would be premature , unethical and grossly irresponsible to discuss mining at this stage .
10	We stand glaring at each other , and I notice the traffic has snarled to a standstill on Lower Road .
11	‘ All the time I spent looking at that portrait , probably , ’ he mused , his lips curved in a smile of satisfaction .
12	Cos I I remember looking at that house years back , you know , when I was a boy walking about you know .
13	Now that Turkish eyes have turned eastward , and Greek ones northward , perhaps the two countries can stop glaring at each other .
14	But companies can stop giving at any time ; under the traditional system of covenants , they were committed to giving an annual donation for four years .
15	Jancey and Rachel quit staring at each other .
16	Then continue walking at this pace until you feel ready to go on to the 30 day walk back to fitness programme later in this chapter .
17	We started shouting at each other .
18	The time taken to reach the highest speed is small compared to the time spent operating at this speed , so a large switching angle is chosen .
19	You must at least conceede that Strach is not going to be able to keep performing at this level indefinitely .
20	Yeah okey dokey , I keep looking at that clock there but it 's wrong in n it ?
21	Dimly , she thought that was n't the romantic kind of thing she 'd envisioned saying at this point , but what did it matter ?
22	The first of the Annual Reports under the new regime is perhaps of special interest and deserves quoting at some length :
23	They were both too conscious that it was the last , the knowledge weighing heavily on them , giving rise to complex emotion each time their eyes met , until eventually they started avoiding looking at each other .
24	Too soon and both parties are left grinning at each other soundlessly for a quarter of a mile , unsure as to what happens next .
25	And he 's a sensible lad , with good prospects , he 'll do well enough when he 's finished studying at that university .
26	She had the air of one who might head for the pavement and start writhing at any minute .
27	Harriet was sitting working at some petit-point on the evening of Monday , June 5th .
28	If you are kept waiting at any airport , hoverport or seaport because the departure of your scheduled aircraft , hovercraft or ship , is delayed from the time specified in your Amsterdam Travel Confirmation of Booking invoice , then you can claim benefit in accordance with the following scale .
29	Boy would sometimes sit staring at this view with a guide to the city open on his lap .
30	They say that a weak , non-fighting force can be effective when the combatants want an excuse to stop shooting at each other and are glad to be separated by a symbolic line of bright blue berets .

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