Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] [prep] the windows " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But I think it is a pointless exercise , ’ said Floy , somewhere towards morning , a thin , cold light filtering in through the windows to where he sat at a great desk , his black hair tumbled , hollows in his cheeks , his face white with fatigue . |
| 2 | So he looked at Matron , tight-faced and armored in starch , at Miss Guttner sitting lumpishly beyond her , her glasses shining blankly as they picked up the overhead light that filled the room with a necessary illumination against the heaviness of the sky pressing grayly against the windows . |
| 3 | The little scene concluded , she walked aft , looking inward through the windows , searching for someone , who in fact turned out to be me . |
| 4 | She stood on the pavement looking up at the windows of their kitchen on the third floor . |
| 5 | Then Bunny , battling his way against the flow of the children , appeared in the hall and halted for a moment , the belt of his mackintosh undone , looking up at the windows of the rehearsal room . |
| 6 | ‘ Yes , ’ he replied , looking up at the windows of the house . |
| 7 | He did not say that a week ago the boy had been standing under the monkey-puzzle in the middle of the night , looking up at the windows of the house . |
| 8 | She said she wanted Timothy Gedge to stop looking up at the windows of the house . |
| 9 | " You mean the bears bursting out of the house , shouting out of the windows , chasing the little girl away ? |
| 10 | On looking out of the windows , one saw on the opposite side of the street a bakery displaying a variety of pastries , a chemist 's shop and a barber 's . |
| 11 | At first , they enjoyed looking out of the windows , but then they became sleepy . |
| 12 | Slowly struggling up from the depths of deep unconsciousness , Laura flicked open her eyelids , only to shut them firmly again as she winced at the brilliant sunshine flooding in through the windows of the bedroom . |
| 13 | Damian stood against the sunlight flooding in through the windows , his hands thrust in his grey trouser pockets , the silver watch-chain across his powerful chest reflecting light . |
| 14 | He made his way round the side of the house , peering in at the windows , noting that some dishes , though washed , had been left on the draining board . |
| 15 | He seemed to see men in winged helmets lounging around Frost 's , the late-night delicatessen , or peering oafishly into the windows of Sturgis , the estate agent . |
| 16 | All Robert could hear was the wind , shouldering vainly against the windows of the headmaster 's study . |
| 17 | Kate was peering out of the windows as they bumped their way on to a farm track and back to the house . |
| 18 | When Rosalind and Philip first moved in , it was in a pretty parlous condition , with , amongst other nightmares , an elder tree with its roots in the great hall and its branches spreading in through the windows . |
| 19 | The wind cartwheeled , slamming up against the windows , resting awhile before starting again . |
| 20 | We were following a long , straight road in visibility of about twenty yards , all of us hanging out of the windows in a vain attempt to spot landmarks , when a ghostly figure loomed up , saluted , and announced in long-suffering tones , ‘ Excuse me sir , Mr Mills , you 're on the main runway ! ’ |
| 21 | Theda came to herself to find that she lay in a large four-poster bed , with the curtains drawn back , and the weak autumn sun coming in at the windows . |
| 22 | Afterwards I sit with him in the room at the back , the late afternoon light still coming in through the windows . |
| 23 | Soon Downes had reached the last carriage , in front of the diesel locomotive , staring quickly through the windows of the compartment as the few doors still remaining open were banged shut and a whistle blew , and with a slight chug and then with a mighty heave the long , north-bound train began slowly to move forward , gradually picking up a little speed , before moving out and away along the curving stretch of line that led to Banbury . |
| 24 | I knew the neighbours complained that the pigeons grew used to coming close to the windows , but I did n't care . |
| 25 | And now , Ian Wharton , now that you are no longer the subject of this cautionary tale , merely its object , now that you are just another unproductive atom staring out from the windows of a branded monad , now that I 've got you where I want you , let the wild rumpus begin . |
| 26 | The only reliable way to see them was to pass in front of the building and turn left into the road to the cemetery : from that side some of them could be seen craning out of the windows and waving . |
| 27 | The displays are shown in Victorian cases housed in a long , narrow gallery running parallel to the windows onto Chambers Street . |
| 28 | The September sun was shining brightly into the windows of 221B Baker Street , and London was enjoying a beautiful late summer . |
| 29 | Wall-to-wall carpeting , luggage racks running lengthways above the windows , supplemented by space for cases and bags between the seats , provide an uncluttered spaciousness to give a relaxed atmosphere on the longest of journeys . |
| 30 | Last month I tried to convince you that it 's worth knowing more about the Windows INI ( initialization ) files . |