Example sentences of "looking down [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Louise gave an exclamation of displeasure , and Edouard rose to his feet , Grégoire remained absolutely still , looking down at the smashed cup . |
| 2 | " You know the one I mean , " Graham said , looking down at the blocked-off fireplace and snapping his fingers . |
| 3 | But today Tilda was alone , looking down at the slanting angle of the decks as the cables gave or tightened , the passive shoreline , the secret water . |
| 4 | She walked one last time down the rickety boardwalk in front of the cabins , and stood for a long time looking down at the sleeping lodge , the moody lake beyond it . |
| 5 | They both stood looking down at the poor sufferer , neither speaking . |
| 6 | Shutting the door softly behind her , Theda tiptoed to the bed and stood looking down at the still figure in some alarm . |
| 7 | Li Yuan stood with his father at the centre of the viewing circle , looking down at the great globe of Chung Kuo , one hundred and sixty thousand li below . |
| 8 | She stood looking down at the tiny fireplace . |
| 9 | The others , grouped around him , stood in silence looking down at the stricken man . |
| 10 | He lifted her up on to the parapet of a little bridge , and she screamed , looking down at the dark water below . |
| 11 | Now the police , the ambulance crews , the crowd , the reporter , were approaching the pit , looking down at the grey shard that was all that was left of the Kershaw Worm . |
| 12 | It must have been an automatic reaction because he was looking down at the motionless figure and shouting , ‘ Harriet ! ’ |
| 13 | David sat looking down at the empty wine glass that he was turning round and round between his hands . |
| 14 | ‘ I 'm glad for you , ’ Jenna snapped , standing and looking down at the angry face . |
| 15 | Five minutes later they stood on the grassy bank looking down at the brown water . |
| 16 | ‘ Certainly , miss , ’ said Bob , looking down at the brown paper parcel and the little box that Charlie had left on the floor by his side . |
| 17 | He shook his own head sadly , regretting past days , looking down at the limp form of Midnight sleeping stretched out on his stomach on the patched-up bed of hay and horse blankets . |
| 18 | Kathleen Lavender started and , looking down at the spreading carpet of white beads , felt that it must be her fault . |
| 19 | And , looking down at the still-outstretched arm , the glazed and open eyes , the great scarlet pool soaking into the earth , she knew that it was a body , that he had gone for ever , that there was nothing she need fear from him ever again . |
| 20 | Looking down at the dead man Wycliffe felt guilty because he was experiencing a sense of mild elation . |
| 21 | The three grown people stand looking down on the sleeping infant whose soft breathing seems to have spread the tawny bloom over its ivory skin . |
| 22 | So did Sean and Michael and the family and most of the congregation , except old Emmet , who was still asleep and Jock , who sat in the choir balcony with his arms folded , looking down on the Latin mumbo-jumbo with Presbyterian disapproval . |
| 23 | And Jackdaws Castle which sits high on the Cotswolds is now looking down on the racing world … |
| 24 | When the old man came into the yard she pointed towards the coalhouse ; the next minute , looking down on the bloodied form , he said , ‘ God in heaven ! ’ |
| 25 | Moonlight was pouring over the valley , black and silver , and presently Lugh was standing at the edge of the forest , looking down into the shallow dip that sheltered the great Manor of Tara . |
| 26 | Looking down into the aromatic liquid , she cleared her throat . |
| 27 | She was standing just beyond the bridge , looking down into the tiny stream , one hand raised to her neck , the other holding her folded fan against her side . |
| 28 | The two men made their way silently along the roof , until they were seated on either side of the skylight looking down into the deserted corridor below . |
| 29 | Ruth , looking down from the upper deck , her hand clasped around Anna 's , lifted her clear soprano voice with the rest , though it was difficult to sing because of the tight aching in her throat and the tears which pricked at her eyes . |