Example sentences of "[v-ing] down at the [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was looking down at the two children , her face animated as she turned the page of the book on her lap . |
| 2 | I stand up there in the pulpit every Sunday mornin' looking down at the upturned faces searchin' for yours , but in vain . |
| 3 | Jess shivered , looking down at the upturned faces that stared at her with idle curiosity . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | ‘ 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 . |
| 6 | Tabitha Jute stood , swaying slightly , at the window of Marco Metz 's penthouse flat , looking down at the determined remnants of the Schiaparelli carnival . |
| 7 | ‘ 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 . |
| 8 | The coroner sat with lips pursed , staring down at the empty platters and dishes as if wishing the food he had devoured would magically reappear . |
| 9 | He sat , slumped back , chin on chest , staring down at the intricate patterns of the carpet , in a seemingly unbreakable silence . |
| 10 | 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 . " |
| 11 | Which was n't saying much , she 'd thought gloomily , glancing down at the brief scraps of material . |
| 12 | 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 . |