Example sentences of "was [adv] [v-ing] at a " in BNC.
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| 1 | He followed her eyes but found she was only staring at a door . |
| 2 | They passed a counter above which hung trusses of pigeons , pheasants and other less identifiable but more disturbing birds ; Helen grabbed Edward 's arm to hurry him on but he was already gazing at a row of hares suspended by their feet from a rack . |
| 3 | When Chuck crossed to the cook tent , carrying his rifle for the early start they planned for the final day , his father was already sitting at a table in the open , sipping a steaming mug of black coffee . |
| 4 | Yes , in fact I was just looking at a figure , a four million pound campaign in total is going to be launched , is it not , to persuade Britons to take holidays in their own country . |
| 5 | A survey by Hay Management Consultants estimates that boardroom pay in Britain was still rising at an annual rate of 10–14% in the last six months of 1990 , although profits had long been tumbling . |
| 6 | It became clear that Iran was still aiming at a battlefield victory , posing specific preconditions for an end to the war : reparations and the removal of Saddam and his entire regime . |
| 7 | Maxie was still staring at a half cup of coffee . |
| 8 | His right arm was also lying at a funny angle and was probably dislocated or fractured . |
| 9 | Half way across the field to the ditch where a jeep was now straining at a rope attached to the emerging car , the Substitute lit on a possible solution . |
| 10 | Although the survey vessel was now travelling at a speed faster than light , its occupants experienced no sense of progress other than that which was fed to them through the navigational telemetry . |
| 11 | Instead of breathing heavily into her new hair-style and biting her ear lobe he was now staring at an advert for deodorant with a grim expression . |
| 12 | No I was actually getting at a certain person that works for Trident that does n't think it 's worth extra hassle for a hundred and eighty pounds more a year . |