Example sentences of "staring down at the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He sat with his arms folded , staring down at the fancy tablecloth and when he did speak again he was so quiet that they could hardly hear him , so they had to listen seriously — even Sean and Michael , who were never , or rarely serious . |
| 2 | Staring down at the dark head bent over his work , Laura had found herself swept by diametrically opposed emotions . |
| 3 | " You 're so lucky , you 're so lucky , " I murmured , staring down at the rocky Rockies or the Smokies or the Ropies through cloud-cover made of snow and contour tracing … |
| 4 | She was staring down at the undulating ground . |
| 5 | Cameron floundered , staring down at the checked tablecloth , drinking from his glass , checking hers . |
| 6 | ‘ Yes , I do realise that , ’ she muttered , staring down at the brown liquid in the cup . |
| 7 | The coroner sat with lips pursed , staring down at the empty platters and dishes as if wishing the food he had devoured would magically reappear . |
| 8 | More tequila arrived and Rodriguez sat there staring down at the yellow-green liquid in his glass . |
| 9 | She stood staring down at the fresh earth of the new grave , at the wooden cross bearing her mother 's name and she could not believe that this nightmare was real . |
| 10 | He sat , slumped back , chin on chest , staring down at the intricate patterns of the carpet , in a seemingly unbreakable silence . |
| 11 | And Clara , overcome by the wonderful , felicitous acceptability of his offer , an offer so familiar to her , so marvellously manageable , trembled only most slightly as she said , staring down at the limp arrangements of her hands , " Oui , surement . " |