Tom was admiring my new car at the time the truck crashed into it.
Annette was getting lots of admiring looks/glances in her new red dress.
I cannot help admiring your new car.
I was just admiring your roses. They're absolutely gorgeous. "Oh, I'm flattered. Thank you."
I cannot help admiring his appetite.
An admiring fan once asked Christopher Columbus how he managed to procure funding for all of his amazing journeys. Columbus then took the fan to an abandoned alley, took out a pistol, and said "That's how".