Example sentences of "[adv prt] at the [adj] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Standing in front of him , she glared disagreeably down at the tousled brown hair .
2 She stared down at the living dead face .
3 She looked down at the spotless white surface of the table .
4 Looking down at the pathetic little body lying so still on the table , she said , ‘ I 'd better leave him like this for Dawn to see .
5 Mitch sat down at the small round table in the corner .
6 Mary found herself looking down at the small dapper figure of Sidney Watkins , manager of the Berkeley Chase for the last ten years .
7 Each line of script represents one second of running time and the words are written down at the normal speaking rate of three per second .
8 They were looking down at the new Japanese car factory , Sakata , which had just opened in Humberside .
9 Looking down at the long fair hair flowing over her shoulders , at the skimpy dress , the unlived-in face , he felt immeasurably old for not wanting to sweep her off there and then and make passionate love to her .
10 He picked up the wine cup and sipped from it and then sat on the bed next to Sir John , staring down at the great wooden bed posters .
11 Allowing herself a moment of pity , Theodora gazed down at the vulnerable sleeping figure .
12 He looked out of the aeroplane window down at the warm blue sea below .
13 True to his word , Tom Warner had located an immense 8-wheeled transcontinental locomotive , not yet cooled down at the divisional changing point , assembled a crew of engineer and fireman , loaded the engine with coal and water , and attached the engine to the Divisional Superintendent 's own private railway coach .
14 She stared down at the frothing white surf that slid past the ship 's side and fell into a reverie in which imaginings of her future life became mixed with memories of past days at Ballingolin .
15 Alexandra sat down at the huge scrubbed table at which she had watched twenty years of bread and pastry being made .
16 She looked down at the bold black signature and the printed words below it : ‘ Damian Flint , Chairman . ’
17 ‘ Oh , she 's exquisite , ’ Ruth breathed ecstatically , looking down at the little dark-haired mite swaddled in a delicate white lace shawl , ‘ absolutely lovely . ’
18 Dr Neil looked down at the bent blue-black head , and some idea of the enormous concession she was making to him struck home .
19 Jonathan gaped down at the neat little hole in his chest .
20 Tiptoeing over to the crib , he looked down at the red wrinkled face of the sleeping child .
21 She felt cold , and folded her arms across her chest as she walked slowly back to the house , looking down at the bloodstained front step .
22 Corbett squinted down at the faded blue-green ink .
23 At the head of the Colca Canyon behind Cabanaconda , I gaze down at the snaking brown river , at crazy paths that fall through the smoky green evening light .
24 ‘ Yes , speak of him , ’ said Llewelyn , looking down at the heavy ashen head that lay so still upon his arm .
25 He dropped in at the still extant Paperback Shop .
26 This splendid achievement was due of course to exceptional wind conditions thrusting them along at the remarkable average speed of ninety miles per hour .
27 Kathleen looked over at the square cardboard box she had just brought back from Dorothea .
28 There was a healthy balance for nineteen ninety three and this was mainly due to members supporting raffles and the fact that we have not put the show stand off at the British Aquarist Festival for a couple of years .
29 She looked up at the flawless blue sky , dotted with a few drifting white clouds .
30 To look up at the towering medieval universe is much more like looking at a great building .
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