Example sentences of "[be] [v-ing] at each [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We are gazing at each other , and it never occurs to us to kiss . |
| 2 | Now the allies are tearing at each other in a savage grab for territory . |
| 3 | It seemed incredible to Tug that only five minutes before he had been calling her Ma and they had been grinning at each other . |
| 4 | For a long time now , they have n't been looking at each other . |
| 5 | Mr Campbell said that during the first incident , when Mr Friel and the two younger accused had been shouting at each other in the shopping centre , the lawyer had struck the 15-year-old on the face with the dog leash . |
| 6 | There 's that nice family sitting round the table on the wallchart , they 're smiling at each other while mother does the washing up . |
| 7 | After all , the Central Council of Physical Recreation — of which the Duke is president — and the Sports Council , the two most powerful bodies in British sport , have been sniping at each other for years . |
| 8 | A pair of tysties are displaying at each other on a ledge , their high-pitched calls extending even beyond our human audio range , judging by the soundless opening of vermilion-lined beaks . |
| 9 | Choose one of the four and try to work out what he or she must have been doing at each stage of the carnival . |
| 10 | If you switch sides , the characters , judging by their eyelines , will no longer appear to be looking at each other . |
| 11 | In one year 's time I would be doing At each stage you move backwards through time and ask your unconscious mind to help you see a picture of yourself being highly successful on your way to completion of your objectives . |
| 12 | Memory and imagination were grappling at each other 's throats , and these people would lose if he lay here much longer . |
| 13 | Again the two brothers were pushing at each other and as they all mounted the steps Ellen stepped and walked by the side of her son , something she was in the habit of doing whenever they were in company , and which Joe had been aware of from the time she had recovered after his uncle 's death . |
| 14 | Claire and Kezia were looking at each other and saying nothing . |
| 15 | Dad had turned away , and Mum and Mrs Fry were looking at each other like conspirators . |
| 16 | Circle members were looking at each other with slowly dawning horror and suspicion . |
| 17 | They were looking at each other and touching each other in such a funny way . |
| 18 | They were looking at each other . |
| 19 | The men were in the same position , but now they were looking at each other . |
| 20 | And we were looking at each other . |
| 21 | The teachers were shouting at each other and scrambling up the shelves but getting nowhere . |
| 22 | But the other two Palestinians were shouting at each other in Hebrew . |
| 23 | FitzAlan and de Villiers were glaring at each other across her , but as she made a move to sit up Isabel saw the scowl fade from Simon 's face and he reached down a hand to steady her . |
| 24 | She had turned to him now and they were staring at each other . |
| 25 | We were giggling at each other 's pictures and I started to remember the amount of fun we used to have together . |
| 26 | Claudia could have warned him to beware of Roman when that note entered his voice but Dana and Garry were smiling at each other in mutual satisfaction . |
| 27 | It demands the identification of a coordinator who should ensure that consultation with staff is genuine and that they feel involved ; explain processes clearly from the outset ; help teachers draw up a realistic timetable and ensure that deadlines are met ; provide advice and keep a check on what is happening at each stage ; contact people outside the school who might be brought in to help ; try to ensure that the review and the development are rigorous and systematic ; and make some evaluation of the effectiveness of the GRIDS method after about twelve months . |
| 28 | People are grabbing at each other and pushing , pulling and scuffling , or twisting in the air with imaginary opponents , urging their own version of violence . |
| 29 | The gang was pulling at each other , shouting obscenities , opening windows , smoking , drinking wine , pulling the bell cord and shouting for the bus to get under way . |