Example sentences of "[adv prt] at [art] [adj] [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | The Woman loomed over the group , tall and brown and smiling down at the two mops of black hair — one over a quizzical smile and the other over a scowl . |
2 | She looked down at the broad flags of the terrace they were crossing . |
3 | He turned away , apparently satisfied , then pushed the glasses back into his pocket , flashed the torch briefly down at the rough stones of the pier , and went away with long strides in the direction of the house . |
4 | Although the formwork was quite heavy , we pegged it down at the four corners as a precaution . |
5 | Turning her head towards him , Laura glanced down at the rumped sheets on the mattress beside her . |
6 | Melissa glanced down at the powerful fingers with the powdering of sawdust round the nails and then up into the fierce black eyes , and her heart began to thump . |
7 | Corbett looked down at the fearful remains of a young man who , the last time they had met , had been a vigorous young soldier interested in clearing his own name . |
8 | Tabitha Jute stood , swaying slightly , at the window of Marco Metz 's penthouse flat , looking down at the determined remnants of the Schiaparelli carnival . |
9 | He looked down at the copious notes in front of him and cleared his throat again . |
10 | He sat , slumped back , chin on chest , staring down at the intricate patterns of the carpet , in a seemingly unbreakable silence . |
11 | Which was n't saying much , she 'd thought gloomily , glancing down at the brief scraps of material . |
12 | 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 . " |
13 | She drew away to the balcony over the lobby , feeling incapable , looking down at the bawling men in dinner jackets far below and the women with stiff hair . |
14 | Guido ripped free the dangling drunken door like a man putting out of its misery a fatally wounded animal , and looked down at the broken pieces in his hand . |
15 | He had , as Dalgliesh knew , grudgingly respected Kate 's ability to look down at the butchered bodies in St Matthew 's vestry and not be sick , but he had n't liked her the better for it . |
16 | ‘ That 's him , ’ said Sergeant Comstock , looking down at the slow rivulets of storm-water trickling down out of clothing and hair to wind their way thankfully through the grass back to the river . |
17 | When she got to the large graph that shows the state of the church-roof appeal , she stopped and looked down at the waiting crowds as if she was a victorious politician looking down on her compliant voters . |
18 | The opening episode of ‘ The Daleks ’ , ‘ The Dead Planet ’ premiers the use of Inlay in Doctor Who for one of the most historic shots in the programme 's history — the awesome moment when the Doctor , Ian , Barbara and Susan first look down at the glittering towers of the Dalek city , gleaming , some miles distant , in the rays of the setting sun . |
19 | He looked down at the drenched figures of the boy and dog . |
20 | ‘ What the hell has Marissa got to do with any of this ? ’ he demanded brusquely , frowning down at the flushed cheeks of the girl sitting on the sofa . |
21 | ‘ Yes , I most certainly do ! ’ he told her before turning back to stare down at the flushed features of his wife . |
22 | She looked down at the patterned rugs on the floor and edged in more closely behind Gloria , gripping her skirt . |
23 | Broussac , on our way home , stopped to jeer in at the lighted windows of Master Ferrebourg 's office . |
24 | Outside two young men peered in at the lighted women with their bottles and Jonquil 's cans of Carlsberg . |
25 | We stopped off at a few cafes on the way so that we could stretch our legs . |
26 | Shell Expro 's main office at Altens and the head office of Elf Caledonia at Bridge of Don also had to be cleared after a warning to the police that bombs would go off at the four sites at 9am . |
27 | Shell Expro 's main office at Altens and the head office of Elf Caledonia at Bridge of Don also had to be cleared yesterday after a warning to the police that bombs would go off at the four sites at 9am . |
28 | And in fact prices would seem now to be levelling off somewhat throughout the country , slowing down in the North and levelling off at the current levels in the South . |
29 | Lucie lay back on his bed and stared up at the cobwebbed planks under the thatch . |
30 | Julia lay against the hard , red velvet back of the bench , staring up at the painted walls around her . |