Example sentences of "peer down " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am not precise on depth because there is no great temptation to hang over the hole and peer down . |
| 2 | From this vantage you peer down into the crater lake , its surface green with the fresh growth of ‘ totora ’ , a reed otherwise known only in the Andes . |
| 3 | Great heads with green , multi-faceted eyes peer down at her . |
| 4 | She peered down into the water but was aware only of her own reflection and that of the branches of the beech trees . |
| 5 | The man peered down in mock confusion . |
| 6 | ‘ Mummy will be cross , ’ she murmured , wrinkling her nose as she peered down at the long tear . |
| 7 | As she peered down at him she saw him pause and look quickly round . |
| 8 | At the same time as trying to knot the heavyish material he peered down at his stomach . |
| 9 | He peered down at Mrs Fletcher 's crumpled list . |
| 10 | Tom leaned over their heads and peered down . |
| 11 | He peered down at me and scratched his head as he replaced his cap on his bald head . |
| 12 | Then I opened my fingers wide and peered down at the floor . |
| 13 | The man had picked up the ball , and peered down at Nick through dark-rimmed , bleary eyes . |
| 14 | The windows of the five-storey buildings , with ornate wrought-iron balconies , peered down condescendingly at the passers-by , smug in their classic mantles of ivy and flowering creepers . |
| 15 | Grinning as he peered down , my husband wished me a ‘ Happy New Year ’ . |
| 16 | The old man peered down at him . |
| 17 | Francis stopped and peered down at the complex of buildings . |
| 18 | He handed down the cane and the bicycle lamp and she waded away into the shadows as the curious faces of the villagers , the anxious face of her father , peered down at her . |
| 19 | She grabbed hold of it and peered down the microscope again . |
| 20 | Not for a moment did his eyes sweep around the mountain heights which everywhere peered down on this upturned basin of ancient civilisation . |
| 21 | He ran over and peered down . |
| 22 | The Doctor snapped out of his reverie and peered down at the Cell , still clasped in Bernice 's grip . |
| 23 | Alexei peered down the range and shook his head . |
| 24 | He rubbed his eyes and peered down from the top bunk . |
| 25 | The man looked at Clinton indifferently and peered down into the vat . |
| 26 | The tall man opened the hold and Hitch peered down into it , glancing at dozens of crates all of roughly the same size . |
| 27 | Lifting it , she peered down into the blackness below , feeling the first rung of a rickety ladder as she dangled her foot into the yawning gap . |
| 28 | Donna took a step closer to the top of the steps and peered down . |
| 29 | Dyson peered down into the darkness after it , driving the car steadily out across the white line in the middle of the road . |
| 30 | She peered down at it , noting that a white smock , like a hospital gown , clothed her from throat to ankles . |