Example sentences of "[vb past] down at the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | The oriental gazed down at the broken body of his defeated enemy . |
| 3 | In an uncomfortable silence Nathaniel Sherman and the others gazed down at the dead buffalo cow . |
| 4 | The Sphinx of Giza gazed down at the red velvet couch . |
| 5 | I gazed down at the reclining form . |
| 6 | Witcher gaped down at the smoking hob in his chest . |
| 7 | She peered down at the dark water in the basin below . |
| 8 | ‘ Mummy will be cross , ’ she murmured , wrinkling her nose as she peered down at the long tear . |
| 9 | Then she paused and peered down at the writhing thread . |
| 10 | MacAirth squinted down at the wine-stained table and muttered to himself . |
| 11 | The little plane came down at the old airport , south of the town . |
| 12 | She gestured down at the pale lilac , close-fitting , long-sleeved light wool jersey dress she was wearing . |
| 13 | Ashley frowned down at the little boy . |
| 14 | Whitlock noticed the holster affixed to the guard 's belt , then glanced down at the leashed Doberman sitting obediently beside him . |
| 15 | Tom stopped at the corner of the small road near the corset shop and glanced down at the tiny alleyway where the artist 's shop stood . |
| 16 | As they reached the door she glanced down at the small flower bed which gardeners in the congregation were trying to cultivate with more optimism than success in the unrewarding soil at the side of the path . |
| 17 | He glanced down at the mechanical bird caged at his feet . |
| 18 | But even then , when she was standing upright beside him , he made no attempt to release her hand and Rachel was only too aware of his appraising glance as he glanced down at the wet jade swimsuit tightly moulded to her slight , almost boyish figure before abruptly she snatched her hand away and walked quickly to the changing-rooms . |
| 19 | She glanced down at the empty hearth , where the crumpled page had fallen and partly unfurled . |
| 20 | Galvone glanced down at the wall-to-wall shag carpet , shrugged . |
| 21 | Paige glanced down at the steaming billy that she had balanced over two rocks . |
| 22 | She stared down at the disgusting mass as it came away in her hand for a moment and then she marched after him with pursed lips and a determined gleam in her eyes . |
| 23 | When Coleby had gone , Peter leaned against the wall and stared down at the worn linoleum . |
| 24 | Connon stared down at the young man in the picture as if he was looking at a stranger and trying to analyse what made him seem vaguely familiar . |
| 25 | Crouched in the shadows at the curve of the banister , Frankie stared down at the dark jungle of coats and jackets hanging from a row of wall-hooks in the lower corridor . |
| 26 | She stared down at the scattered glass shimmering in the blackened water , remembered stories of people drowning in only inches of water and acknowledged her condition with a sinking heart . |
| 27 | She collapsed on to the window-seat and stared down at the spectacular landscape spread out below . |
| 28 | Someone kicked his washing-bag over and stared down at the spilled shirt sleeve , the maroon-edged handkerchief . |
| 29 | He stared down at the slow-moving water , seeing a vague , bearded reflection . |
| 30 | Bodie stared down at the spread-eagled figure , then reached out to close the staring eyes . |