Example sentences of "staring down [prep] the [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With a slight nod , Dora directed her glance towards the opposite side of the pool , where Dieter Erdle stood staring down at the water as if engrossed in his own reflection . |
| 2 | There are few more pathetic sights than aggrieved bowlers staring down at the popping-crease after being no-balled , craning neck insinuating that the umpire was in error . |
| 3 | ‘ Humph … ’ the policeman grunted , staring down at the notes before him . |
| 4 | You lose their attention if you keep staring down at the papers in your hand . |
| 5 | The families gathered round in a circle , staring down at the remains of their menfolk . |
| 6 | The boy rose to his feet , still gripping the banisters and staring down at the figure in the doorway . |
| 7 | When his father was absent , he would come here himself and stand beside the pool , staring down into the water as if emptying himself into its depths , letting his thoughts become the fish , drifting , gliding slowly , almost listlessly in the water , then rising swiftly to breach the surface , imbued with sudden purpose . |
| 8 | A private party in some high-rise apartment block ; looking down into the city from the forty-second floor , it was like being inside a radio , one of those old valve radios , and Jed almost told Creed what he thought , he almost blurted something Creed would n't even have understood , You must 've had radios thrown away some time , did n't you ? but the rush blew over and he was still staring down into the forest of lit buildings and he still had n't spoken . |