Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] [adv] [prep] the main " in BNC.

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1 She paused a moment , looking worriedly across at the main entrance , and then she crossed the road .
2 Selkirk and four soldiers , well-armed , carrying picks and shovels , were waiting rather self-consciously near the main gate .
3 Work was also going on independently among the main groups of professional care staffs to determine the future pattern of psychiatry within the area .
4 The hall , settled in the lee of two gentle slopes on a narrow road leading westward out of the main street is not in the least unassuming !
5 A deathly hush fell , in which the sound of someone talking too loudly behind the main stand could clearly be heard .
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