Example sentences of "[conj] [be] [v-ing] at the " in BNC.
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| 31 | Doggett had taken out his own glass and was staring at the French . |
| 32 | Topaz did n't have a chance to reply because Timothy Amsterdam had walked up to them and was staring at the marquis in blank amazement . |
| 33 | Emily had turned onto her back to save her strength and was staring at the sun . |
| 34 | I said I did n't know , and thought no more of it and it was n't until David returned and was performing at the Arts Lab on the Sunday night that I remembered and said to David , ‘ Oh , by the way , while you were away I had a message — your father is not very well ’ . |
| 35 | She had followed us and was standing at the door . |
| 36 | But Merrill had backed away and was standing at the door . |
| 37 | I went to Southport and was waiting at the hotel for Lee when I saw him roll up . |
| 38 | By the time she reached the bottom he had the saloon deck hatch open and was sitting at the table . |
| 39 | By investing a few million pounds into the anti-poaching forces of Kenya and Tanzania , as is happening at the moment , we will probably reduce and even stop the poaching problem for the time being but the long-term survival of the elephant in eastern Africa is going to depend ultimately on those countries ' abilities to incorporate wildlife and wild area protection into an overall land use policy . |