Example sentences of "[coord] [vb past] down at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We filed into the boxes reserved for the writers and gazed down at the acres of empty seats . |
| 2 | Small mesh stiff netting from the garden centre , suitably stretched and weighed down at the edges is another method . |
| 3 | The trainer leaned over me and peered down at the leg . |
| 4 | Then I opened my fingers wide and peered down at the floor . |
| 5 | The Doctor snapped out of his reverie and peered down at the Cell , still clasped in Bernice 's grip . |
| 6 | Francis stopped and peered down at the complex of buildings . |
| 7 | Once inside the house , Hari lit the candle and sank down at the table , her eyes heavy with tiredness and unshed tears . |
| 8 | In the 50th minute Logan made amends when he burst on to Stewart 's pop-up pass and touched down at the posts for the stand-off to convert . |
| 9 | ‘ Ah , yes , ’ Farouk cut in and glanced down at the notepad in front of him . |
| 10 | Lorton took a Swan Vesta matchbox from his pocket and glanced down at the compass . |
| 11 | Charlotte stepped into the hall and grinned down at the dog . |
| 12 | She wandered into the kitchen , poured some coffee and slumped down at the table . |
| 13 | Masklin relaxed a bit , and looked down at the figures in the sand . |
| 14 | She coughed and looked down at the floor . |
| 15 | The priest rested his elbows on his knees and looked down at the floor . |
| 16 | ‘ We were n't that close , ’ she said softly and looked down at the floor . |
| 17 | Fulke shuffled his feet and looked down at the floor . |
| 18 | The lassitude still on her , she came slowly to her feet and looked down at the boy , who stood up , shifting uneasily . |
| 19 | She opened the door and looked down at the gutter two feet away and then sighed . |
| 20 | Mr Smith , a man of about forty with large soft bags under his eyes , leant over his paper-strewn desk and looked down at the No-Nonsense pen he was fiddling with , Steven watched the pen . |
| 21 | Endill hesitated and looked down at the sea crashing against the rocks . |
| 22 | They sat at a table and looked down at the lights of the shipping in the Tagus . |
| 23 | He wiped the sweat from his eyes and looked down at the automatic in his hand . |
| 24 | She swallowed and looked down at the duvet , twisting its striped design unhappily between her fingers . |
| 25 | Lancaster breathed out slowly and looked down at the table when he realised what he had said . |
| 26 | Mum went over to my window and looked down at the street . |
| 27 | She turned and looked down at the handbag , clutched tightly in her hand , and flung it far across the room . |
| 28 | She moved over to the cot and looked down at the baby . |
| 29 | After a few moments she could stand it no longer , and with an effort she wrenched her gaze away and looked down at the carpet . |
| 30 | His voice trailed off and Ruth looked sharply at him as he lowered his gaze and looked down at the paperwork in front of him . |