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Der Chef sieht ihr dabei tief in die Augen.

Der Chef sieht ihr dabei tief in die Augen.
The boss looks (while doing this) deeply into her eyes
dabei (while doing this) refers to the sentence before. What was he still doing?

Sie unterhalten sich... they were talking. So while talking he looks deep into her eyes.

From Lesson 35:Die Geschichte des kleinen Mannes -Teil 8·German
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dabei (while doing this) refers to the sentence before. What was he still doing?

Sie unterhalten sich... they were talking. So while talking he looks deep into her eyes.

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