Example sentences of "[vb past] watching [pers pn] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She continued watching him for a moment , then stepped out into full view . |
| 2 | The others were trying to drive the protesters away , and a fight seemed likely to break out at any minute , until a pair of uniformed police constables appeared , and stood watching them from the other side of the street . |
| 3 | Without a backward glance at Brooklands or the woman who stood watching them from the doorway , she pulled out into the flow of traffic , her tyres squealing on the loose gravel drive . |
| 4 | As I stood watching him for a few seconds and looking at the damage to his farm buildings and the dead and wounded cattle around the orchard , I thought to myself . |
| 5 | Annie stood watching him for a few moments . |
| 6 | Shelley stood watching him for a while before he noticed her , and he came down to greet her . |
| 7 | They stood watching us at the door . |
| 8 | She sat watching him for a moment , hoping he would look around and smile ; but he kept his back turned to her and continued to gaze abstractedly out the window . |
| 9 | Curly Top sat watching him from a chair , a mischievous grin on his face . |
| 10 | After that she said nothing for a while , only sat watching me in a broody way . |
| 11 | He sat watching her from a deep armchair , legs crossed at the ankles , hands lightly clasped . |