But the stories were painful to read, and so he stood for several more minutes examining the medallion on the carpet.

Tom had been standing wistfully examining the multitude of faces thronging around him, for one whom he would wish to call master.

I trudged down the stairs and stood on the sidewalk examining my car.

When he parked outside a row of shops, he stood for a moment examining the passing traffic.

He did not sit down, but stood examining the place with the unhurried curiosity of an expert.

Ayla stood just inside the cave entrance examining her repair work and the condition of the hide.

Groups of people stood appreciating and examining, many of them teachers with their students.

She stood examining them with interest; they looked nice people.

Later in the evening General Snowdon stood examining the antique screen.

On the engineer's other side, Data stood examining the tricorder readouts.