Example sentences of "[verb] down at the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It should have calmed her , gazing down at the burbling river , should have helped her to think about the problem uppermost in her mind ; but it was impossible to concentrate , knowing that he was close by . |
| 2 | He paused only the once , gazing down at the burnt meat that had been his friend and comrade for so long . |
| 3 | In the classical theory of general relativity one can not predict how the universe would have begun because all the known laws of science would have broken down at the big bang singularity . |
| 4 | They gazed down at the innocent football being kicked back and forth against the wall outside , the thwack of the ball booming in the street amongst the traffic noise . |
| 5 | The oriental gazed down at the broken body of his defeated enemy . |
| 6 | In an uncomfortable silence Nathaniel Sherman and the others gazed down at the dead buffalo cow . |
| 7 | The Sphinx of Giza gazed down at the red velvet couch . |
| 8 | I gazed down at the reclining form . |
| 9 | Three times through the winter , Cascade had been within days of being fully formed , only to fall down at the last minute . |
| 10 | Witcher gaped down at the smoking hob in his chest . |
| 11 | She peered down at the dark water in the basin below . |
| 12 | ‘ Mummy will be cross , ’ she murmured , wrinkling her nose as she peered down at the long tear . |
| 13 | Then she paused and peered down at the writhing thread . |
| 14 | He was intended to come down at the wrong moment , disappear , do the same again , then go shooting through the roof when the mechanics of the wire go wrong . |
| 15 | He glances down at the final layer of glasses . |
| 16 | This means that even if there were events before the big bang , one could not use them to determine what would happen afterward , because predictability would break down at the big bang . |
| 17 | Louise gave an exclamation of displeasure , and Edouard rose to his feet , Grégoire remained absolutely still , looking down at the smashed cup . |
| 18 | " You know the one I mean , " Graham said , looking down at the blocked-off fireplace and snapping his fingers . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | They both stood looking down at the poor sufferer , neither speaking . |
| 22 | Shutting the door softly behind her , Theda tiptoed to the bed and stood looking down at the still figure in some alarm . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | She stood looking down at the tiny fireplace . |
| 25 | The others , grouped around him , stood in silence looking down at the stricken man . |
| 26 | He lifted her up on to the parapet of a little bridge , and she screamed , looking down at the dark water below . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | It must have been an automatic reaction because he was looking down at the motionless figure and shouting , ‘ Harriet ! ’ |
| 29 | David sat looking down at the empty wine glass that he was turning round and round between his hands . |
| 30 | ‘ I 'm glad for you , ’ Jenna snapped , standing and looking down at the angry face . |